Melba Cheesecake Pie

This is quick to make up in your microwave, but you can also bake it in the oven. It has a terrific flavour, all the men in my family love it, and is nice to make when fresh peaches are out of season.

• Ready In: 23 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• Crust

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1 1⁄4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2  tablespoons white sugar

• Filling

• 1 (16 ounce) can  peach halves in syrup, drained
• 8  ounces cream cheese
• 1⁄3 cup white sugar
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 1  large egg, beaten
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  almond extract

• Topping

• 1⁄3 cup  raspberry jam, preferably seedless
• 1  teaspoon amaretto liqueur

Directions

1. Make crust first.
2. Microwave butter in 9-inch glass pie plate 1/2-1 minute on High, or until melted.
3. Mix in crumbs and 2 tbsp sugar; press onto bottom and up sides of pie plate.
4. Microwave on High 1-1/2- 2 minutes or until hot.
5. Next, make filling.
6. Thoroughly drain peaches; arrange on crust.
7. Microwave cream cheese in glass mixing bowl 1 minute on Medium or until soft.
8. Blend in remaining ingredients except jam and Amaretto; pour over peaches.
9. Microwave on High 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 minutes or until edges are set; rotate once if your microwave does not have a turntable; let cool.
10. Stir liqueur into jam; spoon onto pie and spread to cover.
11. Refrigerate until served.
12. You can make this in a conventional oven; mostly follow above directions but do the following instead of the above.
13. For crust, melt butter in saucepan; remove from heat; add crumbs and sugar; press into pan.
14. Assemble as directed using softened cream cheese.
15. Bake at 350F degrees 15-20 minutes.