Fresh Peach Pie

My pictures turned out horribly, but you have to believe that this was SO SO good.  Another winner from Melanie.  This makes enough for two pies, but tonight I halved it easily and it turned out wonderfully.
2 pie crusts, baked
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8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
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canned apple pie filling

Peel and slice apples and pack tightly into bottles.
Bring to a boil: 10 c. water, 1 c. cornstarch, 5 c. sugar, 1/2 c. lemon juice, 2 tsp. cinnamon, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
Pour over sliced apples – process 20 minutes.
Makes 8 quarts.
Thank you Melanie H.!

Easy Key Lime Pie

My friend, Heidi, made this for me one night and it was so good.  Also, I went into labor the next day, so her husband now calls this “pop it out pie”.
1 – 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
1 – 6 oz can frozen limeade, still frozen
1 cup heavy cream
1 – 6 ounce graham cracker [...]

Banana Cream Pie

I need to make this more than once every couple years for Nathan.  He loves it and it’s not that hard.  Now that we have a pie crust recipe I love, I will probably make more pie!
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/4 t salt
2 cups milk
3 egg yolks, beaten
2 T butter
1 1/4 t vanilla extract
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Pie Crust

From Melanie.   People make pie crust sound scary and hard to get right.  This is easy and I don’t know if you can mess it up.  Plus, I don’t like pie crust, but I LOVE this pie crust.  I’m pretty sure it’s the lard.  DO NOT substitute butter or shortening for the lard.
If you’re going [...]

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie

This is what Nathan made for my birthday. It was easy and delicious. It would be easy to use low fat ingredients and turn into a healthier dessert, but – I’m pregnant and it’s my birthday so we didn’t. It was rich and divine.
1/2 cup powdered sugar
4 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup [...]