Taffy apple cheesecake pie
Taffy apple cheesecake pie recipe in the pie category
Recipe ingredients:
- Filling:
- 2 tablespoons margarine
- 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 ounces, Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crust
- Topping:
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips, finely chopped
- 3/4 cup pecans, finely chopped
- Garnish:
- 1, 8 ounces, container frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Recipe method:
- 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.
- 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.
- In 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. Fold pumpkin pie spice into whipped topping.
- Pipe or spoon mixture onto pie. sprinkle with reserved 2 tablespoons topping. Store in refrigerator.
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