Cantaloupe cream pie

May 26, 2008 - 0:0

""This is my version of a not-often heard of recipe, but it is one of the best pies I have ever eaten. The crust melts in your mouth and the pie is scrumptious. Wonderful for a summertime dessert!""

****************Ingredients:
Crust
125 g all-purpose flour
25 g confectioners' sugar
105 g margarine
Pie Filling
640 g cantaloupe - peeled, seeded and pureed
200 g sugar
40 g all-purpose flour
45 g cornstarch
2 g salt
3 egg yolks
45 ml water
15 g margarine
***********Topping
224 g Neufchatel (light cream) cheese, at room temperature
100 g sugar
15 ml milk
3 ml vanilla extract
224 g frozen whipped topping, thawed
****************Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place flour and powdered sugar in large bowl. Cut in margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press dough into the bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch deep dish pie plate.
Bake crust in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Set aside to cool.
Place the cantaloupe in a medium saucepan over medium heat. In a 2 or 4 cup measuring cup, whisk together sugar, flour, cornstarch, and salt, and then stir into the cantaloupe. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a low boil and begins to thicken.
Beat egg yolks and water together in a small bowl. Gradually stir in small amounts of cantaloupe mixture to prevent yolks from curdling. Pour yolk mixture back into pan and continue cooking for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat and set aside to cool. Once cooled slightly, pour into pre-baked, cooled pie shell.
In a bowl, cream together the Neufchatel cheese and sugar. Beat in milk and vanilla until smooth, then fold in thawed frozen whipped topping until well blended. Spread evenly over cantaloupe layer. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.