Cherry Cream Pie

This would make a beautiful dessert for Christmas and it is extremely good.

Crust:
1 cup flour
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
1/2 cup softened butter
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
Filling:
1 pkg. (8oz.) softened cream cheese
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 tsp. almond extract
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
1 can (21oz.) cherry pie filling

In a small bowl, combine the flour, walnuts, butter and brown sugar. Transfer to a 13 x 9 baking pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 min, stirring once. Set aside 1 cup of crumbs. While warm, press the remaining crumbs into a greased 9 in. pie plate, firmly pressing onto the bottom and up the sides. Chill for 30 min.

In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and almond extract until smooth. Spread over bottom of crust. Gently fold whipped cream into the pie filling; spread over cream cheese layer. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs. Chill for at least 4 hours before serving.