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By Sarah Beleski a recent ASU Nutrition student

My family is unconventional in the sense that most of us don’t like birthday cakes. Now, we’re not completely crazy… we may not like the basic sponge cake, but we find other treats to enjoy on our birthdays. For as long as I can remember, my sister has requested pie on her birthday. And for good reason!

The Pie she requests is a peaches and cream pie. This pie is creamy, delicious, and extremely easy to make! It’s best served right out of the refrigerator and with a cup of tea or coffee. Try out this recipe the next time you’re thinking of stepping outside the box.

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 3 tbsp softened butter
• 1 egg
• ½ cup milk
• 1 (3 ¼ oz.) package dry vanilla pudding mix (not instant)
• 1 (15-20 oz.) can sliced peaches, drained
• 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup sugar for filling and 1 tbsp sugar for topping
• 3 tbsp reserved peach juice (from can)
• ½ tsp cinnamon

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Combine flour, baking powder, salt, softened butter, egg, milk, and vanilla pudding mix in a stand mixer and beat for 2 minutes on medium speed
• In a 9- or 10-inch pie plate, grease the sides and bottom
• Fill pie plate with batter
• Places peaches over batter evenly
• In a new bowl, combine cream cheese, ½ cup sugar, and 3 tbsp reserved peach juice and beat for 2 minutes at medium speed
• Spoon the mixture on top of the peaches and spread gently until you reach within an inch of the edge of the pie plate (to make room for the bottom layer to look like a crust)
• In a small bowl, combine 1 tbsp sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over the top of the pie
• Place in the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes, until “crust” is golden brown
• *Filling will appear soft*
• Place in the refrigerator when done and serve cold

*Store in the refrigerator*

For more recipes like this one check out our recipe section. Check out the produce section to find out what produce is in season