Desserts

Apple-Cranberry Pie

photo by:kraft

Made this for Christmas dinner and my family loved it. It tastes great, is easy to make, and looks very pretty when done.

posted by

a cook

on 12/31/2011

time

prep:

30 min

total:

1 hr 15 min

servings

total:

8 servings

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What You Need

1-1/2

cups fresh or frozen cranberries

1/2

cup water

3/4

cup sugar, divided

ready-to-use refrigerated pie crust (1/2 of 15-oz. pkg.)

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

egg

1/2

tsp. vanilla

Golden Delicious apples (1 lb.)

1/4

tsp. ground cinnamon

Make It

HEAT oven to 425ºF.

BRING cranberries, water and 6 Tbsp. sugar to boil in small saucepan on medium-high heat; simmer on low heat 8 to 10 min. or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Cool slightly.

PLACE pie crust in 9-inch pie plate, pleating edge as necessary to fit. Beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup of the remaining sugar, egg and vanilla in bowl with mixer until well blended; spread onto bottom of crust. Cover with cranberry sauce.

PEEL apples; cut in half and remove cores. Place, cut-sides down, on cutting board; cut into thin slices, keeping slices for each apple half intact. Arrange over pie. Mix remaining 2 Tbsp. sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over apples.

BAKE 28 to 30 min. or until apples are tender and crust is golden brown.