Taffy Apple Cheesecake Pie
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup packed brown sugar, divided
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 5 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples
- 21 caramels
- 1⁄2 cup half-and-half cream
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, divided
- 1 unbaked deep-dish pastry shells (9 inches)
- 3⁄4 cup chopped pecans
- 1⁄2 cup milk chocolate chips, chopped
- 2 cups whipped topping
directions
- In a large skillet, combine 1/4 cup brown sugar and butter. Cook over medium-high heat until sugar is dissolved, stirring occasionally.
- Add apples. Cook, uncovered, for 12-15 minutes or until apples are tender, stirring occasionally; drain and set aside.
- In a large heavy saucepan, combine caramels and cream; cook over low heat, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat; keep warm.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining brown sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in the egg, vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice until smooth.
- Stir half of caramel mixture into apples. Pour into pastry shell.
- Combine pecans and chocolate chips; set aside 2 tablespoons for topping.
- Sprinkle remaining pecan mixture over apples.
- Fold remaining caramel mixture into cream cheese mixture. Spread over pecan mixture.
- Cover edges loosely with foil. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes.
- Remove foil; bake 15-20 minutes longer or until filling is set.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- Chill for 30 minutes.
- Combine whipped topping and remaining pumpkin pie spice; spread over pie just before serving.
- Sprinkle with reserved pecan mixture. Refrigerate leftovers.
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~a mother of 2 kids (19 and 22) who are extremely picky eaters. The mere mention of "healthy" sends them running in the opposite direction. They prefer the creamy, cheesy, fried stuff that they weren't brought up on!
~a wife of a wonderful man who fights an expanding waistline and will lovingly eat most anything I set before him. Everything is 5 stars to him. :) He's the easiest customer a cook could ask for!
~a teacher who tends to reach for comfort foods to relieve stress. I am a middle school reading specialist. The miracles I see on a daily basis keeps me going! But it's also stressful, so keep me away from the cookie jar! I really have to fight off the sugary, fat-laden stuff that has no worth beyond the momentary comfort in my mouth.
~and I'm also a daughter who was brought up on home cooked meals back when calories meant nothing and taste was everything! That is an idea built into my system that's hard to shake! My mother raised 8 kids (I'm #7) on her home-cooking and I always teased her that she didn't raise a single skinny kid! I luckily inherited her great love of cooking and baking. (I miss you Mom!)
~finally, I'm "mom" to the best Bichon in the world. He is Quincy, our kid in a dogsuit. He's 13 years old, but still a puppy to us.
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