You guys reminded me (the posting about apple pies and cooking the apples first etc..) of an awesome apple pie recipe my mom makes... try it for thanksgiving,... enjoy!
CANDY APPLE PIE
>
> Ingredients for Crust:
> 1 1/2-cup graham cracker crumbs
> 3 tbsp. sugar
> 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
> 1/3-cup butter (melted)
> 3/4-cup caramel ice cream topping
> 1 cup chopped pecans
> Ingredients for Apple Filling:
> 5 granny smith apples (remove peel and core and slice very thin)
> 5 tbsp. butter
> 1/2 cup brown sugar
> 1/4 tsp. salt
> 1 tsp. cinnamon
> Ingredients for Cream Cheese Topping:
> 8 oz. package of cream cheese
> 1 tsp. vanilla
> 1 egg
> 1 tbsp. lemon juice
> 1/4 cup sugar
> Ingredients for Topping:
> 3/4 cup heavy cream, whipped
> 2 tbsp. sugar
> 1/2 cup caramel topping
> 1/4 cup chopped pecans
>
> Instructions for Crust:
> 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
> 2. In a medium size bowl, combine the crumbs, sugar, cinnamon and melted
> butter. Mix well and press into a 10-inch pie plate, and up the sides.
> Bake for 6 to 8 minutes until golden in color. Remove pie shell from
> oven and cool completely. Pour caramel into pie shell and sprinkle with
> 1 cup of chopped pecans. Refrigerate pie shell while making apple
> filling.
> Instructions for Apple Filling:
> 3. In a large (12-inch) skillet over medium heat, melt butter and add
> brown sugar, salt and cinnamon. Stir with a wooden spoon. Add apples and
> stir. Cook over medium to medium-high heat for 15 to 20 minutes until
> apples are softened and tender. Let cool for 10 minutes and pour into
> pie shell. Reduce oven to 350 degrees.
> Instructions for Cream Cheese Topping:
> 4. In a medium bowl, using a hand held mixer on low speed, combine cream
> cheese and sugar for about 1 minute until smooth. Add egg, lemon juice
> and vanilla and beat for 1 minute or until fully blended. Pour over
> apple filling in pie shell. Bake for 30 minutes until an inserted knife
> comes out clean. Remove pie from oven and let cool. Refrigerate for 4
> hours. Let stand outside the refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving.
> Instructions for Topping:
> 5. Top with whipped cream, caramel and pecans and swirl with a knife.
> Slice and serve.
CANDY APPLE PIE
>
> Ingredients for Crust:
> 1 1/2-cup graham cracker crumbs
> 3 tbsp. sugar
> 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
> 1/3-cup butter (melted)
> 3/4-cup caramel ice cream topping
> 1 cup chopped pecans
> Ingredients for Apple Filling:
> 5 granny smith apples (remove peel and core and slice very thin)
> 5 tbsp. butter
> 1/2 cup brown sugar
> 1/4 tsp. salt
> 1 tsp. cinnamon
> Ingredients for Cream Cheese Topping:
> 8 oz. package of cream cheese
> 1 tsp. vanilla
> 1 egg
> 1 tbsp. lemon juice
> 1/4 cup sugar
> Ingredients for Topping:
> 3/4 cup heavy cream, whipped
> 2 tbsp. sugar
> 1/2 cup caramel topping
> 1/4 cup chopped pecans
>
> Instructions for Crust:
> 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
> 2. In a medium size bowl, combine the crumbs, sugar, cinnamon and melted
> butter. Mix well and press into a 10-inch pie plate, and up the sides.
> Bake for 6 to 8 minutes until golden in color. Remove pie shell from
> oven and cool completely. Pour caramel into pie shell and sprinkle with
> 1 cup of chopped pecans. Refrigerate pie shell while making apple
> filling.
> Instructions for Apple Filling:
> 3. In a large (12-inch) skillet over medium heat, melt butter and add
> brown sugar, salt and cinnamon. Stir with a wooden spoon. Add apples and
> stir. Cook over medium to medium-high heat for 15 to 20 minutes until
> apples are softened and tender. Let cool for 10 minutes and pour into
> pie shell. Reduce oven to 350 degrees.
> Instructions for Cream Cheese Topping:
> 4. In a medium bowl, using a hand held mixer on low speed, combine cream
> cheese and sugar for about 1 minute until smooth. Add egg, lemon juice
> and vanilla and beat for 1 minute or until fully blended. Pour over
> apple filling in pie shell. Bake for 30 minutes until an inserted knife
> comes out clean. Remove pie from oven and let cool. Refrigerate for 4
> hours. Let stand outside the refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving.
> Instructions for Topping:
> 5. Top with whipped cream, caramel and pecans and swirl with a knife.
> Slice and serve.