Cheese Pie
- Title
- Cheese Pie
- Subject
- vanilla wafer crumbs
- margarine
- sugar
- salt
- cream cheese
- eggs
- vanilla
- sour cream
- Description
- Cheese Pie Serves 6
Recipe from the kitchen of Sue Plummer
Crust: Combine —
1 1/4C vanilla wafer crumbs
1/4C margarine
1T sugar 1/8t salt
Press in 9" pie pan. Bake at
350° 6 min. Cool 10 min.
Filling: Combine & beat 'til
smooth — 1lg & 1sm cream cheese
2eggs — 3/4C sugar — 2t vanilla
Bake 15-20 min at 350° (over)
Back:
Topping: Mix well — 1C sour cream
3 1/2 T sugar, 1 t vanilla — Pour
over pie after just baking. Bake
another 10 min. Remove from
oven & chill at least 5 hrs.
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# Cheese Pie
*Recipe from the kitchen of Sue Plummer — Serves 6*
## Crust Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
- 1/4 cup margarine
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
## Crust Instructions
1. Combine crust ingredients.
2. Press into a 9" pie pan.
3. Bake at 350° for 6 minutes.
4. Cool 10 minutes.
## Filling Ingredients
- 1 large & 1 small package cream cheese (12oz total)
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
## Filling Instructions
1. Combine cream cheese, eggs, sugar, and vanilla; beat until smooth.
2. Pour into cooled crust.
3. Bake at 350° for 15–20 minutes.
## Topping Ingredients
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3 1/2 Tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
## Topping Instructions
1. Mix sour cream, sugar, and vanilla well.
2. Pour over pie immediately after baking.
3. Bake another 10 minutes.
4. Remove from oven and chill at least 5 hours.
Editors Note: For cream cheese, "large" = 8 oz, "small" = 3 oz; standard Philadelphia Cream Cheese retail sizes of the era. 12 oz total is an acceptable modern substitution. - Creator
- Paula Guffey
- Source
- RCA0003 - VTG LG Wood Recipe Box Dove Tail w/Metal Hinges Full Of Recipes & Handwritten (eBay)
- Date
- 1950s
- Contributor
- Sue Plummer
- Rights
- Personal/Family
- Format
- Handwritten on printed card
- Identifier
- RCA0003-20260513-0136
- Coverage
- Indiana, US
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Citation
Paula Guffey, “Cheese Pie,” Recipe Card Archive, accessed August 28, 2026, https://www.recipecardarchive.com/items/show/717.