Caramel Apple-Pear Granola Cream Pie
Serves: 5
Lacy Volkman
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
48
Spice
56
Sweetness
52
Sourness
44
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
3 cups
Oat3 cup
Powdered Sugar2 tbsps
All-Purpose Flour1 tsp
Ground Cinnamon1 cup
Butter1 cup
Sugar1 cup
Brown Sugar1 cup
Lemon Juice1 tsp
Maple Flavor (ing)2 tbsps
Cornstarch1 tbsp
Heavy Cream1 can
Evaporated MilkDirections:
1
Oatmeal Crust Preparation: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2
Combine oats, almonds, powdered sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt in a bowl
3
Stir in butter
4
Grease/spray a 9-inch pie pan
5
Press half of oatmeal mixture into bottom and up sides
6
Take remaining half of oatmeal mixture and spread it out onto a greased cookie sheet as if making 1 large cookie
7
Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown
8
Set aside to cool while making pie filling
9
Apple-Pear Cream Filling Preparation: In a saucepan, whisk together sugars, lemon juice, butter and maple flavor over medium heat
10
In a small mixing bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, cinnamon and salt and sprinkle into sugar mixture in saucepan
11
Mix in sliced apples and pears
12
Cook for about 8 to 10 minutes until mixture starts to thicken
13
Remove from heat
14
Using an electric mixer, whip cream cheese and heavy cream until smooth
15
Stir cream cheese mixture into warm apple mixture until well incorporated
16
Pour filling into prepared pie crust
17
Assembly: Take baked large "oatmeal cookie" and crumble it into small chunks
18
Sprinkle oatmeal crumble onto pie filling, covering it almost completely
19
Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour at 375 degrees F
20
Cool at least 30 minutes
21
While pie is cooling, prepare caramel sauce
22
For Caramel Sauce: Unwrap caramel candies
23
In the top of a double boiler, melt the caramels in the evaporated milk, stirring constantly until the sauce is smooth and pourable
24
Pour caramel sauce in a zigzag pattern over cooled pie
25
May serve with whipped cream or ice cream, if desired