Cream Cheese Caramel Walnut Apple Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 deep dish pie shells
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 6 cups thinly sliced apples (peeled)
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup caramel topping
• 1 (16 ounce) container whipped dessert topping (optional) or 1 (16 ounce) container whipped cream (optional)
• 2 (6 ounce) packages softened cream cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven and a cookie sheet to 400ºf.
• 2 stir together the sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon.
• 3 toss with the apples, vanilla and almond extract in a large mixing bowl.
• 4 press softened cream cheese into bottom of the pie shell.
• 5 pour the apple mixture into the unbaked pie shell.
• 6 drizzle the caramel topping over the top.
• 7 sprinkle with walnuts.
• 8 place the top crust over this and flute the edges.
• 9 cut slits in the top crust or poke with a fork to allow steam to escape.
• 10 sprinkle with sugar,and place on the preheated cookie sheet.
• 11 bake 45 to 50 minutes, until golden brown.
• 12 cover edges with foil to prevent them from burning.
• 13 cool for at least 1 hour before slicing.
• 14 serve with whipped cream, or vanilla ice cream and coffee.