Pie Recipes
Taffy Apple Cheesecake Pie
Ingredients
Filling
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 4 medium apples, peeled, cored, thinly sliced (about 5 cups)
- 21 caramels, unwrapped
- 1/4 cup Half-and-Half
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 egg
Crust
- 1 (15 ounce) Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crust
Topping
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips, finely chopped
- 3/4 cup pecans, finely chopped
Garnish
- 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
Filling
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar, stirring constantly.
- Add apples; cook and stir 12 to 15 minutes or until apples are caramel in color and tender. Set
aside. Drain, if necessary.
- In top of double boiler or in medium heavy saucepan over low heat,
melt caramels and Half-and-Half until mixture is smooth, stirring frequently. Keep warm.
- In small bowl, beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, vanilla and egg. Beat until blended.
Crust
- Prepare pie crust according to package directions for one-crust filled pie using 10 inch deep-dish pie pan or 9-inch springform pan. (Refrigerate remaining crust for a later use).
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Fold half of caramel mixture into cream cheese mixture.
- Add apple mixture to remaining caramel mixture; mix well. Spoon apple caramel mixture into crust-line pan.
Topping
- In a small bowl, combine topping ingredients; reserve 2 tablespoons mixture.
- Sprinkle remaining topping over apple mixture.
- Top with caramel cream cheese mixture.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for 35 to 45 minutes or until deep golden brown and filling is set.
- Cool completely.
- Refrigerate 30 minutes or until cold.
- Garnish: Fold pumpkin pie spice into whipped topping. Pipe
or spoon mixture onto pie; sprinkle with reserved 2 tablespoons topping.
- Store in refrigerator.
Attribution
Pillsbury Cookbook 1994 Bake Off