Caramel Apple Cream Pie

Submitted by shortstuff

"Don't let the many steps overwhelm you - this is a very easy recipe and oh so worth it!:)"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 1 pie
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 pastry shells
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 4 cups apples, peeled & sliced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 16 caramels
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

directions

1. Line pastry shell with double thickness of foil.
2. Bake at 450°F for 8 minutes; remove foil and bake another 5 minutes.
3. Cool.
4. Melt butter and brown sugar.
5. Stir in apples and spices; simmer until apples are tender.
6. Stir in flour; cook and stir for 1 minutes; set aside.
7. Melt caramels with milk (I use the microwave) and drizzle over prepared pastry shell.
8. Spoon apples over caramel; set aside.
9. Combine cream Cheese, sugar, egg, lemon juice and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
10. Pour over apples.
11. Bake at 350°F for 35-45 minutes or until knife inserted into cream cheese comes out clean.
12. Cool.
13. Chill before serving.
14. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Caryn]

What an unusual apple pie! It is really a cross between an apple pie and cheesecake. There is a lovely layer of spiced apples on the bottom with a cheesecake layer on top of the apples. I was hoping that the caramel would be ooey gooey but it actually made a thin layer of caramel syrup below the apples. My family really enjoyed the nice combination of flavors. This is a simple looking pie not an elegant pie. NOTE: It is important that you don't exceed the 4 cups of apples or you will find that you will overfill the pie. It might be a good idea to use a deep dish pie crust rather than a regular crust as my pie was almost spilling over the edges. Thanks for a unique recipe!