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As Easy as Pie

Peach, Pecan and Strawberry Cream Cheese

PEACH PIE

TasteOfHome.com

Time: 1 hour, 25 minutes

Serves 8

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

4 1/2 cups sliced peeled peaches

Pastry for double-crust

3 tablespoons cornstarch

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1 tablespoon butter

Vanilla ice cream

Instructions

Combine sugars and peaches. Cover; let stand for 1 hour.

Line dish with pastry; trim edges. Set aside.

Drain peaches, reserving juice.

Combine dry ingredients and reserved juice. Stir and boil for 2 minutes until thickened. Remove from heat.

Add lemon juice and butter. Fold in peaches; pour into crust.

Flatten remaining pastry; make a lattice crust. Flute edges; foil-cover loosely.

Bake at 400 F for 50-60 minutes until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Serve with ice cream.

 

PECAN PIE

Food.com

Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes

Serves 8

Ingredients

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 cups corn syrup

4 eggs

1/4 cup butter

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 cups coarsely broken pecans  

Pie crust

Instructions

Boil sugar and corn syrup for 2-3 minutes; set aside.

Beat eggs; pour in syrup mixture, stirring constantly.

Strain mixture removing lumps.

Stir in butter, vanilla and pecans; pour into crust.

Bake at 350 F for 45-60 minutes until set.

STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE PIE

JustSoTasty.com

Prep 20 minutes

Chill 4 hours

Serves 8

Ingredients

Crust

24 Golden Oreos

6 tablespoons melted unsalted butter

Filling

1/2 cup whipping cream

12 ounces cream cheese

1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

Topping

8 ounces strawberries

3 tablespoons strawberry preserves quickly microwaved

Instructions

Crust

Crush Oreos in food processor or bash them in a Ziploc bag.

Mix crushed cookies and butter.

Press into the bottom and sides of 9-inch dish. Freeze while making the filling.

Filling

Whip the cream forming stiff peaks.

Separately, beat cream cheese until softened.

Combine; add condensed milk.

Pour into crust; refrigerate for 4 hours.

Topping

Spread preserves on filling.

Core, slice and place strawberries.