Ingredients

Yield: 6-8 servings

For filling:
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
5 cups Granny Smith apples
2 tablespoons butter

For creme sauce:
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
3 ounces cream cheese, cut into pieces
1/2 cup sour cream
Dough for a two crust pie.

Directions

Prepare crusts. Roll bottom half of dough and place in pie tin. Roll top half of dough and cut a two-inch opening in the center. You can use a favorite holiday cookie cutter to make this opening; set dough aside. Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon rind in a large bowl. Add apples and stir to coat. Turn into pie shell and dot with butter.

Top with pie crust that has two-inch opening in center. Bake for 10 minutes at 425 degrees F; then 30-35 minutes at 375 degrees F. While pie is baking, cook the creme sauce by combining eggs, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan. Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly until thick. Add cream cheese and sour cream. After the pie is baked, spoon sauce through opening on top crust. Chill before serving.

Each serving contains 451 calories, 25g fat, 55g carbs, 359mg sodium, 26mg cholesterol, 48% calories from fat.