Ingredients for - Old Fashioned Apple Cream Pie

1. Pie crust, baked 1 (9 inch)
2. Thinly sliced apples 4 cups
3. White sugar 2 tablespoons
4. Lemon juice 2 tablespoons
5. Butter ¼ cup
6. Cream cheese, softened 1 (8 ounce) package
7. Milk 1 ½ cups
8. Instant vanilla pudding mix 1 (3.5 ounce) package
9. Lemon zest 1 teaspoon
10. Apricot preserves ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Old Fashioned Apple Cream Pie

1 . Stage

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 . Stage

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 . Stage

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