Apricot Cheese Pie
- 1 1/4 cups oats, quick cooking
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 18 teaspoon nutmeg ground
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 package light cream (half&half) 8 oz.
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup dates sliced
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon orange zest grated
- 3/4 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 can apricot halves, canned 16 oz, drained
- Combine oats, butter, cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg in a small bowl.
- Press mixture onto bottom and up sides of a 9" pie plate.
- Bake at 425F (220C) for 7 to 10 minutes, until lightly browned.
- Meanwhile, combine cottage cheese and cream cheese, eggs, dates, 13 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 @ 350F (180C) 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.
oats, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg ground, cottage cheese, light cream, eggs, dates, pineapple juice, vanilla, orange zest, cornstarch, apricot halves
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/apricot-cheese-pie-3296 (may not work)