Easy Caramel Cream Pie – A Fluffy and Delicious Dessert
Fluffy caramel pie is super simple and incredibly delicious – a decadent treat!
You are going to love this creamy, dreamy and oh-so-easy caramel cream pie. It’s perfect for the holidays!
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Caramel cream pie is the perfect holiday dessert. It ranks right up there with dulce de leche caramel fudge as one of my must-make Christmas treats.
The combination of the crunchy graham cracker crust and the caramel flavored no-bake cheesecake filling makes this easy caramel pie one of my favorites!
If you are a fan of Christmas with the Kranks, you’ll remember that Blair requests this pie when she makes the surprise announcement to her parents that she’s coming home for Christmas.
Having planned to “skip Christmas,” her totally unprepared mother, Nora, is then on a mission to get the ingredients to make not only this fluffy caramel pie, but she must find Blair’s favorite hickory honey ham in the final hours before she arrives home.
Hilarity ensues as we relate to the ridiculousness of some of our most seemingly important holiday traditions.
Still, traditions stand for a reason, and caramel cream cheese pie is a dessert worth turning into a tradition. It’s so simple to make and the results are perfect every time.
Don’t make the same mistakes Nora made. Save yourself some trouble and keep the ingredients on hand so you can make this caramel pie with cool whip any time an unexpected guest announces their impending arrival!
More Tasty Holiday Pies:
- Pistachio Cream Pie
- Egg Nog Ice Cream Pie
- Decadent Instant Pot Pecan Pie
- Instant Pot Nantucket Cranberry Pie
Making Caramel Cream Pie With Dulce De Leche
For years I avoided making anything with caramel because it was so much work.
I would spend what felt like hours peeling individually wrapped caramel candies, I’d have to wait half a day for the cans of condensed milk to boil into tasty caramel, or I’d be stuck making it from scratch.
There is nothing wrong with doing those things, but I don’t have the time or patience for that, especially around the holidays!
Discovering that I could buy dulce de leche in a can, no prep-work needed, was a complete game-changer. Caramel in a can opened a world of dessert possibilities – like this fluffy caramel pie!
How to Make Caramel Cream Cheese Pie
It’s really easy to make this caramel pie with Cool Whip.
Ingredients You’ll Need:
For the Crust:
- Graham cracker crumbs (or crushed Biscoff speculoos cookies for a spiced version)
- Brown sugar
- Cinnamon
- Butter
For the Filling:
- Cream cheese
- Powdered sugar
- Dulce de leche
- Cool Whip
For the Topping:
- Cool Whip (optional)
How to Make It:
(Full printable recipe is available below)
Make the crust. First, you’ll combine the crust ingredients until moist and press them into a pie plate. Bake for 6-8 minutes until golden in color. Set aside to cool.
Combine the caramel and cream cheese. Next, you’ll reserve 2 tablespoons of caramel for the topping. Combine the remaining caramel, cream cheese and powdered sugar and mix until creamy.
Add the Cool Whip. Next, you’ll add the Cool Whip to the caramel mixture 1/2 cup at a time until it is fully incorporated.
Assemble the pie. Last, you’ll pour the pie filling into the cooled pie crust. Spread some more Cool Whip on top, if desired, and drizzle with the reserved caramel. Chill for at least 6 hours before serving.
Notes and Adaptations:
- Short on time? Skip the homemade crust and use a store-bought graham cracker crust!
- You could also use crushed speculoos cookies or gingersnaps to change the crust’s flavor a bit.
Recommended Equipment:
Caramel Cream Pie
This caramel cream pie is light and fluffy, rich and dreamy!
Ingredients
For the Crust:
- 1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 6 TBSP butter, melted
For the Filling:
- 8-oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 13.4-oz can dulce de leche, divided
- 8-oz Cool Whip
For the Topping:
- 1 cup Cool Whip (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine all ingredients for the crust, mixing until the crumbs are moistened.
- Press crumbs into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie pan. Bake for 6-8 minutes, or until golden-brown. Remove and set aside to cool.
- In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together cream cheese and powdered sugar.
- Measure out 2 TBSP dulce de leche and set aside. Pour remainder of dulce de leche into the cream cheese mixture, beating to combine.
- With the mixer on low speed, gradually the 8-oz Cool Whip, 1/2 cup at a time, until fully incorporated and no streaks remain. Scrape down the sides as needed. Pour filling into cooled pie crust.
- Top the pie with 1 cup of Cool Whip, spreading evenly over the pie.
- Microwave the 2 TBSP reserved dulce de leche in 10 second increments, stirring afterward, until it's thin enough to drizzle. Use a spoon to drizzle the dulce de leche over the whipped topping.
- Place pie in refrigerator and chill for at least six hours before serving.
Notes
- Short on time? Skip the homemade crust and use a store-bought graham cracker crust!
- You can use crushed Biscoff speculoos cookies instead of graham cracker crumbs if you'd like, in which case you can omit the cinnamon.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 537Total Fat: 33gSaturated Fat: 22gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 65mgSodium: 290mgCarbohydrates: 56gFiber: 1gSugar: 46gProtein: 6g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and is not guaranteed for accuracy.
This Easy Caramel Cream Pie looks absolutely scrumptious! I can’t wait to try making it for our next family gathering. The fluffy texture paired with caramel sounds like the perfect dessert! Thank you for sharing such a delightful recipe!
I hope you enjoy it! 🙂