Description
Peaches and Cream Pie is a decadent layered dessert featuring a flaky pie crust, smooth cream cheese filling, fresh peach topping, and homemade whipped cream. A perfect summer treat that’s as elegant as it is delicious.
Ingredients
Single Pie Crust:
1¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ tsp salt
4 oz Crisco or cold butter
¼ cup cold water
Cream Cheese Layer:
¾ cup heavy whipping cream
8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
½ cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Fresh Peach Pie Filling:
3 fresh peaches, peeled and sliced
⅓ cup sugar
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1½ Tbsp cornstarch
⅓ tsp salt
1 Tbsp butter
¼ tsp almond extract
Homemade Whipped Cream:
1½ cups cold heavy whipping cream
¼ cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Make Pie Crust: Preheat oven to 425°F. Combine flour and salt; cut in butter. Add water, form dough, chill 30–60 minutes. Roll out, fit into pie dish, prick bottom, use pie weights, and bake 12–15 minutes. Cool completely.
- Cream Cheese Layer: Whip ¾ cup cream to soft peaks. Beat cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Fold in whipped cream and spread into cooled crust. Chill.
- Peach Filling: Macerate peaches with sugar 30 minutes, then drain. Cook juice with lemon juice, cornstarch, and salt until thick. Stir in butter and almond extract. Cool, fold in peaches, and pour over cream layer. Chill 1+ hour.
- Whipped Cream: Whip cream with powdered sugar and vanilla to medium peaks. Spoon or pipe over chilled pie before serving.
Notes
- Use frozen peaches if fresh are unavailable—thaw and drain well.
- Substitute cream of chicken or celery soup if desired.
- Pre-bake crust ahead and freeze for easy assembly.
- Add lemon zest or honey for extra flavor depth.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 190mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
