Old Fashioned Apple Cream Pie recipe

1 servings

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

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.