Blackberry Ribbon Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs (about 35-40)
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 (3 ounce) package blackberry fusion gelatin
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 cups fresh blackberries, can use frozen too
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine the wafer crumbs and butter. press onto the bottom and up the sides of an un-greased 9-10 inch pie plate. bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
• 2 in another bowl, dissolve the gelatin in boiling water. add the sugar, 1 cup of the blackberries and lemon juice. refrigerate until partilly set. about 40 minutes to an hour.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and confectioner's sugar until smooth. add the vanilla and salt.
• 4 in another mixing bowl, beat whipping cream until stiff peaks form. fold into the cream cheese mixture. spread 3/4 cup over the bottom of the crust.
• 5 spread 1/2 cup blackberry mixture over the top. repeat layers. refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight before serving. garnish the pie with the leftover blackberries and whipped cream.