Side Pannel
Apricot Cheese Pie
Ingredients List
- 1 1/4 c Quick oats
- 1/4 c Melted butter or margarine
- 1/4 ts Cinnamon
- 1/8 ts Ground nutmeg
- 1 c Cottage cheese
- 1 pk 8 oz. reduced calorie cream
- 3 Eggs
- 1/2 c Sliced dates
- 1/2 c Pineapple juice
- 1 ts Vanilla extract
- 1 ts Grated orange zest (peel)
- 3/4 ts Cornstarch
- 1 cn 16 oz. apricot halves,draine
Directions
Combine oats,butter,cinnamon and 1/4 tsp. nutmeg in a small bowl.Press
mixture onto bottom and up sides of a 9" pie plate. Bake at 425 degrees for
7 to 10 minutes,until lightly browned.
Meanwhile,combine cottage cheese and cream cheese,eggs,dates, 1/3 cup
pineapple juice,vanilla extract,orange zest and remaining nutmeg in a food
processor or blender.Blend until well mixed. Pour into cooled crust and
bake @ 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes until filling is set.Chill at least
one hour.
Combine remaining pineapple juice and cornstarch in a small
saucepan.Heat to boiling.Boil 1 minute,stirring constantly,until thickened
and clear.Arrange drained apricot halves on top of cheese filling and spoon
pineapple glaze,evenly,over apricots. Refrigerate until glaze is set.Makes
8 servings.
mixture onto bottom and up sides of a 9" pie plate. Bake at 425 degrees for
7 to 10 minutes,until lightly browned.
Meanwhile,combine cottage cheese and cream cheese,eggs,dates, 1/3 cup
pineapple juice,vanilla extract,orange zest and remaining nutmeg in a food
processor or blender.Blend until well mixed. Pour into cooled crust and
bake @ 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes until filling is set.Chill at least
one hour.
Combine remaining pineapple juice and cornstarch in a small
saucepan.Heat to boiling.Boil 1 minute,stirring constantly,until thickened
and clear.Arrange drained apricot halves on top of cheese filling and spoon
pineapple glaze,evenly,over apricots. Refrigerate until glaze is set.Makes
8 servings.
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