CARAMEL APPLE CREAM CHEESE PIE

prep

45 Min

cook

50 Min

feeds

10

A spoonful of this holiday pie begins with a graham cracker crust followed by a layer of cream cheese, sweet apple pie filling, and finally, a caramel-drizzled crunchy crumb topping.

Ingredients

2 cups graham crackers, crumbled

1 stick butter, melted

1-5 granny smith apples

2-3 jazz or gala apples

4 tablespoons butter

1/4 cup sugar

Pinch of salt

1 tablespoon cornstarch slurry

1 lemon, juiced

1 package of cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup of milk

1 stick of butter

1 cup brown sugar

2/3 cups heavy cream

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/8 teaspoon salt

2 cups graham crackers, crumbled

1 stick butter, melted

1-5 granny smith apples

2-3 jazz or gala apples

4 tablespoons butter

1/4 cup sugar

Pinch of salt

1 tablespoon cornstarch slurry

1 lemon, juiced

1 package of cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup of milk

1 stick of butter

1 cup brown sugar

2/3 cups heavy cream

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/8 teaspoon salt

Instructions

For the Crust

Step 1

Preheat pellet grill to 350°F.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, add crumbled crackers, and melted butter. Mix to combine.

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Press 1 ½ cups of the mixture into the pie pan and bake on top shelf of pellet grill for 8-10 minutes.

For the Apple Filling

Step 1

Peel and core the apples and cut into slices.

Step 2

In a large cast iron skillet, add butter. When butter has melted, add the apples, sugar, salt and lemon juice.

Step 3

Stir apples to cover with the sauce. Let the apples cook until tender

Step 4

Add the cornstarch slurry to thicken the apple mixture.

For the Cream Cheese Mixture

Step 1

In a small bowl, add cream cheese and milk. Mix to combine.

For the Caramel Sauce

Step 1

In a medium saucepan on low to medium heat, melt butter.

Step 2

Add brown sugar and stir continuously until sugar has dissolved.

Step 3

Add cream, vanilla extract and salt. Stir to combine.

Step 4

Bring cream to a low boil then turn heat off. Allow caramel to cool.

For the Crumble Topping

Step 1

Take remaining graham cracker crumbles and add 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup oats.

Step 2

Mix all ingredients together for the top of the pie.

Pie Assembly

Step 1

Add a layer of cream cheese mixture to the bottom of the pie.

Step 2

Fill the rest of the pie with apple mixture.

Step 3

Add the crumble topping and a bit of the caramel sauce to the apples.

Step 4

Bake at 350°F for 45-50 minutes or until topping starts to brown. Remove from pellet grill and top with additional caramel sauce.

Step 5

Let pie cool completely before serving.