Ingredients
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1 single pie shell, baked
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
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1/2 cup granulated sugar
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1 teaspoon lemon, rind of, grated
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1 tablespoon lemon juice
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fresh strawberries, halved
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1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
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1 (11 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
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1/4 cup apple jelly, melted (microwave is great for this!)
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kiwi fruit, peeled and sliced
Instructions
- In small bowl combine the cream cheese, sugar, lemon peel and juice.
- Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, scraping sides of bowl often, about 1 to 2 minutes.
- Spread over baked pie crust.
- Chill at least 1 hour.
- Several hours before serving, arrange fruit on filling.
- I like to use the strawberries nearest the rim of the pie shell, then a ring of overlapping kiwi slices, then a ring of mandarin oranges followed with a "bull's-eye" of the crushed pineapple in the center.
- Brush the fruit with the melted apple jelly and serve.
- You may substitute whatever your favorite fruit or berries are for the topping.