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.
What are the best apples for apple pie
When you are selecting apples for your apple pie make sure to select a firm apple. Granny Smith applies are a great choice. Apples to avoid are red delicious, golden delicious, or another soft apple. Soft apples will dissolve and be very mushy which is not what you want in an apple pie.
Can you cook apple pie in the pellet grill
Pellet grills are great at holding a steady temperature. Here at Camp Chef we try to use a pellet grill on almost all of our meals. If you are already cooking on the pellet grill close to the same temperature you might as well put the pie on too. Don't worry about it taking on too much smoke flavor. It will depend on the smoke setting you have your pellet grill set on. Over all, apple pies don't take on too much smoke flavor even on high smoke settings.
Ingredients
Graham Cracker Crust
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.
STEp3
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.
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