Old Fashioned Apple Cream Pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
• 4 cups thinly sliced apples
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1/4 cup apricot preserves

Recipe

• place sliced apples in a large bowl and toss with sugar and lemon juice. melt butter or margarine in a large skillet over medium heat. add apples to skillet and saute until tender. allow to cool.
• in a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. gradually beat in 1 cup milk, pudding mix, and lemon rind. add remaining 1/2 cup milk, and beat until smooth. spread mixture into pastry shell. arrange apples over cream cheese layer.
• in a small saucepan, heat preserves until runny. using a pastry brush, lightly coat apples. refrigerate pie for at least 1 hour before serving.