Dried Cherry Cream Cheese Spread

1 cup rehydrated cherries
1/2 cup Amaretto or Grand Marnier liqueur
16 ounces cream cheese
1 tbs sugar (or more to taste)
1 cup toasted chopped almonds

Cover and rehydrate cherries with liqueur and refrigerate for 24 hours. Drain.

Beat cream cheese until fluffy; add sugar and cherries.

Taste and adjust sweetness to your personal taste.

Chill mixture and form into a ball. Cover ball with almonds (or mix into cream cheese mixture).

Serve with plain crackers.