Peaches and Cream Pie......

A get a lot of inspiration from other bloggers. If I'm at a loss for what to make, I just search through my favorite foodblogs and I'm sure to find something. I bought a 3litre basket of Ontario Peaches( so freaking sweet and juicy this year) and I made some peach chutney( to be blogged about later). I had a bunch leftover and I didnt know what to do with them. I was going to make some peach jam, but Christine and I had a jam making session a few months ago and I have a lot of jars to give away as gifts. I found this award winning peaches and cream pie on Nic's blog. The original recipe comes from Allrecipes.com. It's not a pie in the traditional sense as it doesnt use a pie crust. The "crust" is made with vanilla pudding( non-instant, which I couldnt find in this town so I bought it in Michigan), flour, milk, egg, butter and baking powder. The original recipe calls for canned peaches, but I chose to use the fresh peaches. I diced them up( after removing the skin) and let them macerate in some sugar. That made a nice peach syrup that you mix with more sugar and cream cheese( I used light). Spread that over, sprinkle some cinnamon sugar on top and pop the entire thing into the oven for 30 minutes. I chilled it for 5hrs before we had some for dessert.

Verdict: It was good but odd. I wouldnt rush out and make it again, Id rather have a cobbler or a crisp, but it was different. Robin suggested I bring the majority of it to the neighbor's( He snowplow's our driveway constantly in the winter, so I always bring them goodies). Hopefully they enjoyed it.