Cherry Cheese Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
    1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
    2 egg whites, beat stiffly
    1/2 c. sugar
    1/2 tsp. vanilla
    1 lb. cherries, pitted
    few drops food coloring (red) (optional)
    1/4 c. sugar
    1 Tbsp. cornstarch
    graham cracker crumb pie shell (recipe follows)
Preparation
    Beat the cream cheese (11 ounce) until light and fluffy.
    Blend in 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla.
    Add in the egg whites.
    Spoon it into pie shell.
    Bake at 350\u00b0 for 25 minutes or until the filling is settled.
    Drain cherries (reserve 1/2 cup of the juice). Combine the juice and food coloring, 1/4 cup sugar, cornstarch in a saucepan.
    Cook over medium heat until its thick (let it cool). Arrange cherries over cheese filling.
    Spoon over the cherries. Chill until its time to serve.

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