Pineapple Pie

originally from "the Philadelphia Brand Cream Cheese Cookbook"

• Ready In: 0 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1  tablespoon cornstarch
• 8 1⁄4 ounces pineapple, crushed, undrained
• 8  ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄4 cup pecans, chopped

Directions

1. Combine sugar, cornstarch, and pineapple. Cook, stirring constantly, until clear and thickened.
2. Cool; spread onto bottom of pastry shell.
3. Combine cream cheese, sugar and salt , mixing until well blended.
4. Blend in milk, eggs and vanilla.
5. Pour over pineapple mixture; sprinkle with nuts.
6. Bake at 400 degrees, 15 min.
7. reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees; continue baking 40 min.
8. Garnish with pineapple slices, cut in half, and maraschino cherry halves, if desired.