Apple Cream Pie

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Ingredients
4 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup butter or margarine
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

Directions
In a large skillet, saute apples, sugar and lemon juice in butter until apples are tender. Cool. 

In a mixing 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. Yield: 6-8 servings.
 

Source: Taste of Home
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