About the Recipe
Ingredients
1 C Flour
1 C Rolled Oats
1/2 tsp. Baking Powder
1 tsp. Salt
1 C Heavy Whipping Cream
1-8 oz. Pkg. Philadelphia Cream Cheese
3 TBL Half & Half
1.5 Sticks Danish Creamery Butter (softened)
2/3 C Firmly Packed Brown Sugar
1/2 C Powdered Sugar
12 oz. Pie Filling
1.5 tsp. Pure Vanilla Extract
Preparation
Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°
Step 2: Combine flour, oats, baking powder, salt, brown sugar, and butter until thoroughly combined. Reserve 1 C of this mixture and press remaining crust ingredients into the bottom/sides of pie dish.
Step 3: Stir pie filling and add to bottom crust only (do not spread up the sides of the pie dish). Top with remaining crust mixture by crumbling/sprinkling the crust mixture on top of the pie filling and gently pressing into filling.
Step 4: Bake for 20-25 min. or until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool completely.
Step 5: (Two mixing bowls needed for cream topping.) In first bowl, combine powdered sugar, half & half, vanilla extract, and cream cheese. Mix until completely smooth.
Step 6: In second bowl, add 1 C heavy cream. Using electric mixer, beat until whipped cream consistency.
Step 7: Combine whipped cream and cream cheese mixture and mix until smooth. Add to top of cooled pie crust/filling.
Step 8: Refrigerate for 2-3 hours to allow mixture to set. The cream mixture will be firm when the pie is ready to serve.