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Creamy Pineapple Pie

Creamy Pineapple Pie

Pineapple Layer
1/3 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
8 ozs. crushed pineapple -- undrained

Cream Cheese Layer
8 ozs. cream cheese -- softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 9 inch pie shell -- unbaked
1/4 cup chopped pecans

Combine sugar, cornstarch and pineapple in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thick and clear. Set aside to cool.

In a mixing bowl, blend cream cheese, sugar and salt. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Blend in milk and vanilla (mixture may look slightly curdled). Spread cooled pineapple layer over bottom of pie shell. Top with cream cheese mixture; sprinkle with pecans. Bake for 10 minutes at 400°F; reduce heat to 325°F and bake for 50 minutes. Cool.

6-8 servings

Source:
"The Country Cooking Recipe Collection Prize-Winning Pies"

posted by Kate @ 10:35 PM