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Title: Apricot Cheese Pie
Category: Pies
Serves: 8

Ingredients:

1.25	c	Quick oats
0.25	c	Melted butter or margarine
0.25	ts	Cinnamon
0.12	ts	Ground nutmeg
1.00	c	Cottage cheese
1.00	pk	Reduced calorie cream cheese
3.00		Eggs
0.50	c	Sliced dates
0.50	c	Pineapple juice
1.00	ts	Vanilla extract
1.00	ts	Grated orange rind
0.75	ts	Cornstarch
1.00	c	16 oz apricot halves,drained

Instructions:
Combine oats,butter,cinnamon and 1/4 tsp.
nutmeg in a small bowl.
Press mixture onto bottom and up sides of a 9"" pie plate.
Bake @ 425 degrees for 7 to 10 minutes,until lightly browned.
Meanwhile,combine cottage cheese and cream cheese,eggs,dates, 1/3 cup pineapple juice,vanilla extract,orange zest and remaining nutmeg in a food processor or blender.
Blend until well mixed.
Pour into cooled crust and bake @ 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes until filling is set.
Chill at least one hour.
Combine remaining pineapple juice and cornstarch in a small saucepan.
Heat to boiling.
Boil 1 minute,stirring constantly,until thickened and clear.
Arrange drained apricot halves on top of cheese filling and spoon pineapple glaze,evenly,over apricots.
Refrigerate until glaze is set.