Name: Maple Pecan Cream Pie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Premade Pie Crust; 16 oz heavy whipping cream; 2 tbsp sugar; 1/2 tsp maple extract; 1/4 tsp almond extract; 2 cups of pecans; 8 oz cream cheese; 3/4 cup confectioners sugar

Pies and cakes oh my! I love to bake and cook for my family. I remember as a little girl that my dad’s mother, who we called “Maw” baked pies all the time. She would bake them for her church, plus she would bake them to sell. Anytime that I would go to her house she would have empty pie crusts setting on her kitchen table awaiting for the filling to be poured in. She would tease me, because I just wanted to eat the pie crust that she had made. But, Maw could make the best pie crust from scratch. She spent the majority of her time in her kitchen cooking and baking.

Maw’s Famous Chocolate Fried Pies

I have a lot of her recipes, she was FAMOUS for her CHOCOLATE FRIED PIES. And, what is funny is these pies were baked and not fried and I never thought much about that. I wished that I would have asked her why she called them FRIED PIES when they were baked in the oven. I didn’t think about this until years after she had died. She would take her crust made from scratch, divide it up, roll into small circles and make a chocolate pie filling, you know the old fashion kind with cocoa, sugar, cream and butter. Then, she would fill the crust and fold over into a half moon and bake. OH MY! They were heavenly! I have never been able to make them like she did, but maybe with practice I can hope to one day be half the baker that she was. 🙂 I thank the Lord for good memories like these and hopefully, I can pass some of these precious memories down to my children and grandchildren.

Change Up This Pie Filling!

This pie came about as I was making some keto or low carb pies. I had made this pie with keto sweeteners and an almond flour crusts. The base of this filling can be changed in so many ways. I had added peanut butter and made Keto Peanut butter Pie Cupcakes. Keto Mint chocolate chip cupcakes by adding mint extract to this filling. Also, I made a Keto Cherry Pie by making this pie filling and adding a can of sugar free cherry pie filling to the top of the pie. And, another pie that I made was I took this pie filling and added peppermint extract to it then sprinkled crushed peppermints on top. So, this same pie filling can be changed so many ways. If you don’t like the pecans just leave them off and add strawberries or blueberries. The options are endless to this pie filling recipe.

However, if you need an easy holiday pie recipe this maple pecan cream pie is it! This recipe is easy to follow and is a no bake pie except for the crust. And, I love no bake pie recipes. To me cold pies are the best, don’t get me wrong a warm chocolate pie just out of the oven is divine, but a chilled or almost frozen pie is delicious too! This pie is sooooo good partially frozen! When I made this pie I cut it up into slices and froze them. Then, when I want to eat a slice I will take it out of the freezer and within 15 minutes is slightly soft enough to eat! YUMMO!!