Quick Blackberry Pie

Description
Fruit & Vegetable Recipes I by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, public domain government resource—original source of recipe

Ingredients

 * 1 cup fresh blackberries
 * 1 (3 oz) pkg. cream cheese
 * ½ cup sugar
 * 3 tbsp milk
 * ¼ tsp salt
 * 1 graham cracker crust
 * ¼ cup water
 * 1 pint fresh blackberries
 * 1½ tbsp cornstarch
 * strawberry halves
 * ¼ cup cold water
 * fresh mint
 * 1½ tbsp lemon juice

Directions

 * 1) Wash blackberries thoroughly.
 * 2) Place washed berries on paper towels and pat gently to remove excess moisture.
 * 3) Place 1 cup blackberries, sugar, salt and water in medium size saucepan.
 * 4) Bring to a boil and cook 3 minutes.
 * 5) Mix cornstarch with cold water; stir cornstarch mixture into blackberries.
 * 6) Cook, stirring constantly, until thick.
 * 7) Stir in lemon juice.
 * 8) Beat cream cheese and milk together.
 * 9) Spread cream cheese mixture in bottom of graham cracker crust.
 * 10) Cover cheese mixture with half blackberry glaze.
 * 11) Arrange 1 pint blackberries over glaze.
 * 12) Spoon remaining glaze over top layer of blackberries.
 * 13) Chill for 2 hours.
 * 14) Just before serving, garnish with strawberry halves and mint.