Apple-Cream Cheese Pie

Contributed byLaura Dureska
Apple pie with cream cheese filling, topped with toasted almonds, on a white plate with fresh apples.

Ingredients

  • Pastry for 9-inch pie
  • 4 cup apples (peeled, thinly sliced )
  • 1 package cream cheese, softened (8 oz.)
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg (beaten)
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds
Yield: 12 Servings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 12 minutes

Instructions

Line a 9-inch pie plate with pastry and trim excess from around edges; flute. Prick bottom and sides of pastry shell with a fork; bake at 425° for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool on rack. Arrange apples evenly on a baking sheet and bake at 400° for 15 minutes, or until tender. Beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, beating well. Add egg, vanilla, salt and lemon rind; beat well. Spread mixture evenly in prepared pastry shell and top with apples. Combine 1/3 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; sprinkle over apples. Bake at 400° for 35 minutes. Sprinkle almonds on top of pie; bake 10 more minutes, or until almonds are toasted. 

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