Glazed Ontario Peach Pie
Contributed by: News Canada
A Winning combination of flaky pastry with a hint of chocolate and a light creamy cheese filling topped with fresh juicy Ontario Peach slices and glaze.
Ingredients:
- Pastry:
- 2 squares semi-sweet chocolate
- Baked 9-inch (23 cm) pie shell
- Filling:
- 1 pkg (250 g) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup icing sugar 125 mL
- 1/2 tsp almond extract 125 mL
- 1/2 cup whipping cream 125 mL
- 4 Ontario Peaches, peeled, pitted and sliced (2 cups/500mL)
- Glaze:
- 2 Ontario Peaches, peeled, pitted and sliced (1 cup/250 mL)
- 1 tsp lemon juice 5 mL
- 1/4 cup sugar 50 mL
- 4 tsp cornstarch 20 mL
Directions:
Pastry:
Melt chocolate; spread evenly over bottom of baked pie shell. Set aside.
Filling:
Beat cream cheese, icing sugar and extract together with electric mixer until light and creamy.
Whip cream to stiff peaks. Fold into cheese mixture. Spread over chocolate layer. Chill 1 hour.
Arrange peach slices attractively on top of cheese filling.
Glaze:
Puree peaches and lemon juice in food processor or blender until smooth. Combine sugar and
cornstarch in saucepan. Add peach mixture; mix well. Cook, stirring constantly until mixture
comes to a boil and is thickened. Cool. Spoon glaze evenly over peaches. Refrigerate until firm,
about 2 hours.
Serving Size: Makes about 6 servings
