Apple Pear Crumble Pie

Submitted by Chef mariajane

"This is so delicious!! For best results, prepare using bakign apples such as Golden Delicious, McIntosh or Empire. You can substitute ground ginger for the ground cinnamon if you so desire."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup nilla vanilla wafer, crushed (about 24 wafers)
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1⁄4 cup butter, melted
• 125 g half of 250g package philadelphia brick cream cheese, softened
• 1 frozen deep dish pie shell, thawed
• 2 large baking apples, peeled, sliced
• 1 large fresh pear, peeled, sliced
• 1⁄3 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄2 cup flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1⁄4 cups Cool Whip, thawed

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F Mix wafer crumbs, brown sugar, and butter until well blended; set aside.
2. Spread cream cheese carefully onto bottom of pie shell; sprinkle with half of the crumb mixture. Set aside. combine fruit in a large bowl. Add granulated sugar, flour and cinnamon; toss to coat. Spoon over crumb layer in pie shell; sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture.
3. Bake 45 minutes or until fruit is tender and pie shell is lightly browned, covering loosely with foil after 25 minutes, if necessary to prevent crust from overbrowning. Cool on wire rack. Serve topped with the whipped topping. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator.