CARAMEL APPLE CREAM CHEESE PIE

Recipe Information

- Prep Time: 45 Min
- Cook Time: 50 Min
- Servings: 10

Description

This holiday pie starts with a buttery graham cracker crust, then layers in smooth cream cheese, sweet apple pie filling, and a crunchy crumb topping drizzled with caramel. For the best results, choose firm apples like Granny Smith—soft varieties such as Red or Golden Delicious can turn mushy. And yes, you can bake this pie on a pellet grill. Pellet grills hold steady heat well, and apple pies typically don’t absorb too much smoke, even on higher smoke settings.

Ingredients

-Graham Cracker Crust
- 2 cups graham crackers, crumbled
- 1 stick butter, melted

Apple Filling
- 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

Cream Cheese Filling
- 1 package of cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup of milk

Caramel Sauce
- 1 stick of butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2/3 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt

All 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

Instructions
 

Crust:

Step 1: Preheat pellet grill to 350°F.

Step 2: In a medium bowl, add crumbled crackers, and melted butter. Mix to combine.

Step 3: Press 1 ½ cups of the mixture into the pie pan and bake on top shelf of pellet grill for 8-10 minutes.


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.


Cream Cheese Mixture:

Step 1: In a small bowl, add cream cheese and milk. Mix to combine.


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.


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.