Old Fashioned Apple Cream Pie Recipe

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

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.