Old Fashioned Apple Cream Pie

 

INGREDIENTS

• 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

DIRECTIONS

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. In a small saucepan, heat preserves until runny. Using a pastry brush, lightly coat apples. Refrigerate pie for at least 1 hour before serving.