Retro Food and Recipes: Peach of a Pie

Peach of a Pie

This recipe sounds incredible, with great old-fashion, fresh flavor, so be sure to give it a look. It is filled with canned peaches, as well as fresh strawberries. So if you love fruit pies, this retro food recipe might be just what you’re looking for.

Peach of a Pie
Baked 9” pie shell
1 8-oz. pkg. soft cream cheese
3 tablesp. sugar
¼ teasp. salt
1 tablesp. milk
½ teasp. vanilla extract
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 tablesp. cornstarch
1 ½ cups strawberries, hulled, crushed
2 tablesp. lemon juice
1 ½ cups strawberries, hulled, halved
1 No. 2 ½ can (1 lb., 13-oz.) cling peach halves, very well drained

•    About 3 or 4 hrs. before serving: In a medium–size bowl, thoroughly blend cream cheese with 3 tablesp. sugar, salt, milk, and vanilla extract. Using back of teaspoon, carefully spread this cheese mixture over bottom and side of pie shell, bringing it well up on the side.
•    In saucepan, blend ¾ cup sugar and cornstarch; add crushed berries, lemon juice; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until clear and thickened; cool; stirring occasionally.
•    Into cooled strawberry mixture, carefully stir halved strawberries.
•    Into cheese-lined pie shell, spoon about half of strawberry mixture. Then, on strawberry mixture, carefully arrange peach halves, with rounded side down and tilted slightly as shown in photo. Over and around peaches, spoon remaining strawberry mixture. Refrigerate.