Fresh Peaches 'n Cream Pie

I bought a mega-load of peaches at Costco last week and have been having difficulty polishing them off. Luckily, a craft/recipe blog that I follow had a recipe this past week for a peach pie. It was ridiculously easy and ridiculously good. It's a 3 layer pie with a bottom layer of cream cheese and whipped cream, a middle layer of sliced peaches, and a top layer of mashed cooked peaches. Yum. I had a few slight suggestions which are reflected in the recipe I'm posting below.

Fresh Peaches ‘n Cream Pie
Thecraftingchicks.com
Makes: about 2 pies, depending on the size of the pie crust and the peaches

5 large peaches
1 c. sugar
3 T. cornstarch
1/2 c. water
2 T. butter
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1 or 2 baked Deep Dish pie crusts
3 oz. cream cheese
1/2 c. powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. heavy cream

1. Slice 2 peaches and then combine in a pot with sugar, cornstarch and water. Mash with masher. Cook on medium heat until it thickens, then bring to boil for 1-2 minutes. Take off heat, then add the 2 T. butter and almond extract, stir well and let sit to let it cool down for a bit.

2. Soften the cream cheese in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds. Mix together the powdered sugar, almond extract and vanilla to the cream cheese. Beat until smooth and fluffy. Whip the cream, then fold into the cream cheese mixture. Spread evenly in pie shell(s).

3. Slice up the remaining 3 peaches. Lay them on top of the cream cheese filling. Don't be stingy! Either make thick slices or make 2 layers to balance out the cream cheese part of the pie.

4. Then add the cooked peach filling on to. Pour bigger spoonfuls around the edge and then fill in the middle. Chill until ready to serve.