Old Fashioned Apple Cream Pie

Name: Old Fashioned Apple Cream Pie
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked; 4 cups thinly sliced apples; 2 tablespoons white sugar; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 0.25 cup butter; 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 1.5 cups milk; 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix; 1 teaspoon lemon zest; 0.25 cup apricot preserves

Recipe by Karen Bush from allrecipes.com

Dessert

Ingredients

8 servings

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1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
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4 cups thinly sliced apples
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2 tablespoons white sugar
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2 tablespoons lemon juice
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0.25 cup butter

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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
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1.5 cups milk
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1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
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1 teaspoon lemon zest
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0.25 cup apricot preserves

Instructions

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.