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Peaches and Cream Cups

This is a recipe I made for a PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese contest. It's a winner in my book.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Servings: 8
Author: Chef Julie Yoon


Ingredients

  • 1 package of Pillsbury pie crusts thawed
  • 1 (29 oz) can of peach halves
  • 1 (8 oz) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
  • ½ cup cold milk
  • 1 (3.4 oz) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
  • 1 cup thawed Cool Whip plus more for topping
  • Raspberries & mint for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 425°F. Spray an inverted muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Remove pie crusts from pouches; unroll on work surface. Wash the top of the peach can with soap and water, and dry. Use it to punch out 4 circles from each crust. Drape each round over the muffin cups. Lightly crimp the edges with your fingers to make a loose flower shape.
  • If desired, cut small shapes from the dough scraps and place on an ungreased cookie sheet, to use as your decorative toppers. Bake the scraps for 5 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Lightly poke the bottom of the crust cups with a fork to prevent them from puffing too much. Bake the pie cups for 7-8 minutes or until golden brown. Leave the cups on the muffin tin to cool, for about 15 minutes before removing. Remove shells from cups.
  • Drain the canned peaches and place in the refrigerator for easier slicing. When they are a bit colder, thinly slice each of the halves, but keep them together. Then fan the slices of each piece out into 8 individual spirals, for presentation purposes. If your can does not come with 8 halves, just split up some of the pieces evenly until you can make 8 spirals.
  • Beat softened cream cheese in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer until creamy. Beat in the milk. Add the dry pudding mix, then beat for 2 minutes. Fold in 1 cup of cool whip with a rubber spatula until smooth and well incorporated. Put the mixture in a piping or Ziplock bag, and cut off the end or corner.
  • Pipe the mixture about halfway up the sides of the cups. Using a flat spatula, gently lift each of the spirals and place on each individual pie cup, on top of the cream cheese mixture.
  • Top with a dollop of whipped cream and a raspberry, mint, or the cut out pie crust pieces for garnish. These peach cups can be enjoyed immediately, or after they’ve been chilled in the refrigerator. You can even make them a day in advance and keep in the fridge.