Apple Cream Pie

By Bean4bella

Ingredients

• 4 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1-1/2 cups cold milk, divided
• 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 1 pastry shell (9 inches), baked
• 1/4 cup apricot preserves or strawberry jelly, melted

Preparation

Step 1

In a large skillet, saute apples, sugar and lemon juice in butter until apples are tender. Cool.
In a bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth; gradually beat in 1 cup milk, dry pudding mix and lemon peel. Add remaining milk; beat until thickened. Spread into pastry shell. Arrange apples over filling. Brush with preserves. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving. Brush with additional preserves if desired.