Apple Pecan Cream Pies
The other week, my dear buddy Katherine from Smoky Mountain Cafe e-mailed me about a pie.
And not just any pie.
A fabulous, perfect for summer pie. An Apple Pecan Cream Pie.
I was so delighted, I responded in an ode. (Doesn’t everyone?) I crooned:
Ode to Katherine, and how I love thee.
For you have passed on a pie,
That as wicked as it is tasty.
My hips will grow,
My waist will spread,
But at least I’ll be happy
When I’m 400 lbs and stuck in a bed.
Apples and pecan,
cream and pudding,
I do believe,
You know what I’m needing.
Ode to Katherine,
And how I love thee.
For she just gave me,
A new pie to eat.
You can ask her. I really did do that.
Of course, I couldn’t just make one pie. I had to make five little pies.
The only thing tastier than a big pie is mini pies.
And they’re much cuter.
The best thing, however, about these tasty mini apple pecan cream pies, is that they’re perfect for summer. They’re easy to mix up, light and nice and cool.
And the best part is there’s no baking. You don’t even get near your oven or microwave.
First, you mix up the apple and pecan mixture. (Please ignore the sugar smears on the counter.) Then, you mix up the cream mixture and dump it on top of the apples.
Then you freeze it for an few hours and move it to the fridge. I knew you were wondering how exactly you would freeze a mini-pie with inches of cream laden on it, so here’s my little foil “hat” I made mine. Just pretend you’re making a foil hat to keep aliens from transmitting signals into your brain. It’s fun. I swear.
And then you can mix all the leftovers together and eat it straight out of the bowl.
Not that I would do that.
So thank you, dear Katherine, for sending me this pie.
It’s five times as delightful as I ever imagined it would be.
Apple Pecan Cream Pies
Apple Pecan Cream Pie
1 can (21 oz.) apple pie filling (sliced or chopped)
2 tbsp firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 prepared 9-inch graham cracker pie crust
1/2 cup cold milk
1/2 cup half-and-half or light cream
1 pkg. 4-serving size instant vanilla pudding
1-1/2 cups of whipped topping 1-8oz container of whipped topping equals 3-1/2 cups
In a large bowl, combine the apple pie filling, brown sugar, and cinnamon; stir in the pecans. Spread half the mixture in the pie crust. Refrigerate the other half. Place the milk and half-and half in a medium-sized bowl; add the pudding mix and beat with a wire whisk until well blended, about one to two minutes. Gently fold in the whipped topping until well blended. Spoon the pudding mixture over the apple mixture in the crust. Freeze for at least two hours before serving. Remove from freezer one hour before serving, and garnish with remaining apple mixture and whipped cream if desired.
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July 2nd, 2009 at 3:23 am
Sounds super yummy! I love mini anything- so I’m totally in. And no baking? perfect for the summer time. Happy almost fourth of july
July 2nd, 2009 at 3:41 am
Oh My! Love the idea of these in mini pie form. They sound incredibly delicious!
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:37 am
Yum! I never eat the leftovers either….
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:50 am
Sounds great! I might make this for the 4th of July!
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:55 am
That sounds SO good!
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:12 am
YUM< I love little pies the filling to crust ratio is the bomb!
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:24 am
I never eat leftovers either, but I might have to with this recipe!
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:31 am
No-Bake Apple Pecan Cream Pies! I’m all over them, literally…Oh duckie, they would have been “purfect” for the picnic.
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:55 am
This is such a great apple and pecan pie Duckie!! Thanks for sharing :0)
July 2nd, 2009 at 6:00 am
Great idea, just enough to satisfy the sweet tooth!
July 2nd, 2009 at 6:22 am
Wow. Those look AMAZING!
July 2nd, 2009 at 6:37 am
Oh my, you know my son like to say that he’s rather die young and happy, then live long and measurable. WELL, I am not, so I always puss him to exercise! Luckily he is in a very good shape and like to exercise. You know the other thing is, Pecan Pie is his favorite American pie. Pecan pie is a must pie to make on Thanksgiving, AND he can be very upset if I forget to make this one. He can eat half pie just by himself.
Your pie is of course Delicious!
July 2nd, 2009 at 6:48 am
These are so pretty! What a sweet treat!
July 2nd, 2009 at 6:52 am
I made this last week and it was fantastic! Yours look great. Katherine has a great blog!
July 2nd, 2009 at 7:01 am
These look delicious!!
July 2nd, 2009 at 8:07 am
What a great treat! This looks delicious.
July 2nd, 2009 at 8:24 am
No baking? I am all over this!
July 2nd, 2009 at 8:24 am
Oh man! Now I got drool all over my keyboard. Yum-O!
July 2nd, 2009 at 8:24 am
This pie looks amazing and super tasty. My favorite part of your post was when you “Just pretend you’re making a foil hat to keep aliens from transmitting signals into your brain. It’s fun. I swear.” Hahaha…:)
July 2nd, 2009 at 8:31 am
A no bake apple pie that is served cold? Yea, I’m all over it too. Sounds perfect for the summertime!
July 2nd, 2009 at 9:16 am
I agree. Mini pies (or just about anytihng for that matter) os much cuter.
It looks so easy!
July 2nd, 2009 at 9:51 am
Yum! That pie is good! I need to make it too!
July 2nd, 2009 at 10:05 am
What a delicious recipe!
Today I had for lunch the lasagne al forno!
July 2nd, 2009 at 10:15 am
I saw when Katherine posted this! Of course, I do not respond to anything in prose. She must be on vacation this week, leaving us starving for new ideas.
July 2nd, 2009 at 10:16 am
MMMMMM,…Duckie! What a georgous recipe!
These mini pies look so delectable!
July 2nd, 2009 at 10:19 am
I forgot to tell you that I have an award for you on my blog!
July 2nd, 2009 at 10:21 am
Oh yum!!
July 2nd, 2009 at 10:32 am
I love Katherine and I am amazed at this recipe. Who would have imagined?
July 2nd, 2009 at 10:34 am
Woman, what are you trying to do to me? I’ve gained five pounds just from looking at these pictures!!! And then you go and include the recipe?! AGH! I’m sweating cream!!!
July 2nd, 2009 at 11:28 am
Scrumptious looking. I love to bake, but I love anything described as “simple” even more. And the Anonymous Husband would just love these. Thanks for sharing!
July 2nd, 2009 at 11:31 am
This looks delicious!
I’ll have to try it sometime! Love the ode too!
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:28 pm
OH YES!!!! This pie looks too cute and so yummy!
~Happy 4th Miranda! ~Melissa
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:33 pm
I would write an ode to you
An ode to you and Katherine too
Though an ode might be beyond my capabilities
But eating those pies is not, you’ll see
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Oh my… those look delectable! You could add food coloring to the cream mixture to make it patriotic, and then I might just have to eat them during my 4th of July celebration.
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:51 pm
I fell in love with these pies when I saw them! They are such great little summer-time treats! I HAVE to make some now!!
July 2nd, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Those little pies are too cute! I love your ode to Katherine! Nice!
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Apples, pecan and whipped cream…totally dreamy combination! I’d love to convince someone to make this for me.
July 2nd, 2009 at 7:33 pm
LMAO at “But at least I’ll be happy
When I’m 400 lbs and stuck in a bed.”!! HAhahaha! I agree!
July 2nd, 2009 at 9:24 pm
What a cute little ode Duckie! And the pies – they look FABULOUS!
You are so funny about being decoratively challenged – lol. I looked around and found some pictures of cute cornices. I am going to put them on my blog. You can see if any look interesting.
Hope you are doing something wonderful for the fourth!
XOXO
Jen
July 2nd, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Oh Duckie… THESE LOOK FREAKIN AWESOME!!!!!!! I love apple cream pie. But I’ve NEVER EVER had it with the nuts. And I’ve been missing out! foil hats for aliens, you say? Why didn’t I think of it. Now I am definitely gonna have to give these cutesies a try!!!
July 3rd, 2009 at 12:38 am
If I didn’t want to hurl from the 2 cupcakes I ate today I’d say those looked DELISH!
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:17 am
I am so glad you liked the pie(s). They couldn’t be more simple or tasty. I was going to post your ode (you know how I love all of your odes), but I thought it would be too pompous of me to post it.
I will be posting again in a day or so, I’ve kinda been in a funk..yes I have been offered a job but i don’t start until the end of July and I’ve been real busy with the homegirlz and I’m on a reading kick. I’m on my 6th book in two weeks…yes, I have obsessive compulsive behavior = )
July 4th, 2009 at 3:20 am
Pecan pie totally reminds me of my Grandma, and childhood!
July 4th, 2009 at 4:47 am
for crying out loud, miranda. as if i haven’t already eaten enough to feed 4 people this holiday weekend, you go and fire up my appetite at 9 in the am. it’s gonna be a long day of gorging, and i doubt i’ll have anything as tasty as this pie would be. geez.
July 4th, 2009 at 6:56 am
Oh gosh Duckie, those look fabulous!!! Happy 4th of July! Hope you, Ben and the babies are doing it up in style!! xxoo
July 5th, 2009 at 1:49 am
Yummo! Gotta love a pie that doesn’t require baking.
July 5th, 2009 at 4:24 am
Ahhh Duckie how you have made me laugh
but soon I might cry
as I wish to eat every
last one of your pies!
I love coming over here and finding your wonderful treasures…since I get buried under all the blog reading sometimes…and forget about one or two…and then see you on another site…time to catch up with you!
July 5th, 2009 at 5:14 am
Slurp. OMG drooling at 9 am. THese look so gooey and delicious.
July 5th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Apple and pecans are a winning combination!
July 7th, 2009 at 7:17 am
Oh Yum. Im stoppin by from SITS… and may I just say, thank you for passing that delicious, and far too easy to be good for you recepie!? =) Because its so easy I’m way more likely to make it and eat it all!
July 8th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
love your little pie recipe! these are so cute and would fit right in on my wedding blog!
Yea, SITS!
July 12th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Is there a way to eat through the screen? This is the temptation of the day. If only it would just appear on my kitchen table. I have no patience.