Looking for the perfect holiday pie? This Caramel Cream Pie is delicious, and has an easy homemade crust!
I have big news today! HUGE news.
For those of you who know me, or have been following my blog for the past 4 years, you know I am not a pie crust baker. Like seriously, I just can’t do it. I can do graham cracker crusts, chocolate cookie crusts…but a traditional pie crust? Never.
Until now. Go ahead…Look at this photo. Yep, that’s my beautiful crust.
Okay so I have a little work to do on “fluting” the edges. But the taste is marvelous. And it’s FLAKY you guys.
I’ve used the Crisco baking sticks many times in the past….for chocolate chip cookies. But never to try making a pie crust. I followed the recipe, exactly, to make a single crust pie.
The key is the liquid. Only adding enough until the dough holds together. Also, starting with COLD Crisco baking sticks. After making your pie crust dough into a ball, wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate it for at least 30 minutes. Again, baking it cold keeps it flaky. I’m a believer in this recipe!!
Since I was able to make a delicious crust, I had to fill it with something worthy and amazing.
I scoured my pantry for ideas…and a single can of dulce de leche kept calling my name. I made a creamy caramel pie filling (and added a little extra dulce de leche to the bottom of the pie too for a contrast in appearance, as well as a boost of caramel flavor!
It turned out just how I wanted. I topped it with a little extra homemade whipped cream and I think we’ve got success.
I can’t wait to get back in the kitchen and try out some new pie recipes! I’m feeling confident in this crust that I can’t wait to see more pies here on Shugary Sweets (who would have thought I’d say that).
Plus…duh…it’s #piday (well, it is this weekend). If you’re a math guru this may just be your favorite day of the year! And I just made it better with a Caramel Cream Pie. Boom!
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Caramel Cream Pie
Sweet Caramel Cream Pie with a delicious layer of dulce de leche!
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 1 ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ stick (½ cup) chilled Crisco Baking Sticks (all-vegetable shortening)
- 3-6 Tbsp ice cold water
For the filling:
- 1 can dulce de leche caramel (divided)
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 2 ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
Instructions
For the crust:
- Blend flour and salt in a large bowl. Cut shortening into flour mixture using a pastry blender (or fork). Stir in water, by tablespoon, until dough holds together (I used 4 Tbsp)
- Test dough for proper moistness by squeezing a marble sized ball of dough in your hand. If it holds together firmly, you're good. If it crumbles, add more water (tablespoon at a time) until dough is moist enough to form a smooth ball.
- Shape dough into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes (up to 48 hours).
- Roll dough from center outward into a circle on a lightly floured surface. You want the circle to be about 2 inches larger than your pie plate. Transfer dough to pie plate. Trim edges of dough, folding the edge under to flute dough as desired. Prick bottom of crust with a fork.
- Bake crust in a 425 degree oven (in the lower third of the oven) for 10-12 minutes, until golden brown.
- Remove from oven and cool completely.
For the filling:
- In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese with ½ cup of dulce de leche and powdered sugar. Set aside. In a clean and COLD mixing bowl, beat heavy cream with granulated sugar for a couple minutes until stiff peaks form. Remove about ½ cup of the whipped cream and reserve it for the garnish.
- To the remainder of the whipped cream, fold in the caramel cream cheese mixture until fully blended. With the remaining dulce de leche, reserve about 1-2 Tbsp for garnish. Spread the remainder in the bottom of your cooled pie crust. Top with caramel cream mixture. Top with reserved whipped cream. Melt dulce de leche in microwave and drizzle over pie. Refrigerate pie for 4 hours or overnight. Slice and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 323Total Fat: 25gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 76mgSodium: 185mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 0gSugar: 11gProtein: 4g
*Nutrition facts are an estimate and not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietitian for special diet advice.
Nothing better than homemade pie! Your’s looks so yummy too, must give it a try!
Your pie crust is gorgeous, Aimee. I love that you went against everything in your nature to make an actual dough crust. It’s fun to step outside your comfort zone. This caramel cream sounds delicious! Pinning!
What an incredible pie! You should be very proud of that pie crust. I’m also not a piecrust gal, but I might take the plunge now. Love the whipped cream and dulce de leche caramel!
I LOVE Crisco crust! It is my preferred crust recipe! What an awesome filling too!
Favorite* lol
Coconut and banana cream pies are my fevorite!!!
One of my favorite pies is a creamy peanut butter. Yours has the same texture, but with a caramel twist. YUM!!
Cherry!
I love peach crumb pie but I’ll be making this pie for Pi day.
My all-time favorite pie is lemon icebox, but I love lots of others, like strawberry-rhubarb, pumpkin, blueberry, key lime, etc.
omg, totally dying over this pie! I love me some dulce de leche! And that is one beautiful crust. 🙂
oooo pie! This looks amazing. I can’t wait to make it. I think I might try to make it right now!
It took me forever to like making pie crusts, and it was a huge thing for me! Congrats on this beautiful looking pie, and caramel cream sounds like one amazing flavor! Pinned.
Way to go on that pie crust, Aimee! It looks fantastic! My favorite type of pie is either shoo-fly or funny cake pie!
Pecan pie
I love making homemade crusts, and they taste much better than store-bought, but I have to admit, the store-bought ones do retain the crimped edges better than homemade – at least with the recipe I use. But anywho, I love the flavor of this pie. I actually had planned on making a caramel pie this weekend for pi(e) day but it was straight dulce de leche in the crust topped with whipped cream. I may have to do this version instead because I cannot resist anything with cream cheese in it.
Yeah I soooo need you to bring me a slice of this today hahah! Gosh I want this for breakfast.
Oh yeah, its pi day!!! I’ve struggled with pie crusts before!
Not a pie baker, like heck! You are quite a pie baker. This crust is gorgeous. A thing of beauty. And the filling is lovely!
I love that Pi Day is on the weekend this year. It’s too bad that the kids can’t celebrate in school, but it makes celebrating at home a lot easier. It’s supposed to be super duper rainy on Saturday, so I think I’ll make pies and drink tea! The perfect Saturday combination.