Pineapple Cream Cheese Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. sugar
1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 c. chopped pecans
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. milk
1 unbaked pastry shell
1/2 c. sugar

Preparation

Blend 1/2 of the sugar with cornstarch. Add pineapple with juice. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick and clear. Cool. Blend cream cheese (softened at room temperature) with 1/2 cup sugar and salt. Add eggs, one at a time, stirring well after each egg is added. Blend in milk and vanilla. Spread the cooked pineapple mixture over the bottom of pastry shell. Pour in cream cheese mixture and sprinkle with pecans. Bake at 425\u00b0 for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 325\u00b0 and bake 50 minutes. Cool before serving. Serves 7 or 8.