So, I read somewhere in a magazine about a pie made with a sugar cookie crust. . . I decided to use that idea and made a last minute pie for a 4th of July party. Here was the result:
It was a huge success! What a nice warm weather dessert! Super easy too!
Creamy Fruit Pie
What you'll need:
Crust:
Sugar cookie dough. You can cheat here if you want and use pre-made dough, but of course I always suggest you use your own.
1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter, room temp
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
5 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
Filling:
8 oz. cream cheese, room temp
4 oz. creme fraiche
2 tsp. vanilla extract
a pinch of sugar
Topping:
fresh strawberries and blueberries (or whatever fruit you love)
What you'll do:
Make the cookie dough and press it into a pie pan. Bake at 325 for 20 minutes. Remove the crust from the oven and chill.
In a mixer or large bowl with a hand mixer, blend the filling ingredients until smooth. Pour the filling into the center of the crust and top with chopped fruit.
Easy peasy!
You made this last minute? You are my hero, this looks so tasty!
Wow! I’ve never thought about making a sugar cookie crust and it looks amazing! They are one of my favorite cookies so of course I’ll have to try using them as a crust!
I am not having any luck finding creme fraiche
Is it the same as Nestle table cream? Any substitute to this? It looks so good I want to make it!
Michelle, for this recipe, I would simply use all cream cheese and don’t worry too much about the creme fraiche if you can’t find it : )
Oh my gosh, Leslie. That looks so good!!!!! I’m going to have to try and make it (in my first trimester of kiddo #3, it’s amazing for anything to look good!) Question, when you say use all cream cheese if you can’t find creme fraiche, would you then use 12 oz cream cheese???
Hope all is well!
Anne
Thanks Anne! And yes, 12 oz., but if you can find the creme fraiche, I would highly recommend trying it : )
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