Best 6 Caramel Nut Crunch Pie Recipes

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Indulge in the irresistible Caramel Nut Crunch Pie, a symphony of flavors and textures that will tantalize your taste buds. This delectable pie features a buttery graham cracker crust, a velvety caramel filling studded with crunchy pecans, and a decadent chocolate ganache topping. The contrasting textures of the crisp crust, the smooth caramel, and the rich chocolate create a harmonious balance that will leave you craving for more. This recipe also includes variations for a pecan pie filling and a chocolate chip cookie crust, allowing you to customize your pie to your liking. With its stunning appearance and irresistible taste, the Caramel Nut Crunch Pie is perfect for special occasions or as a delightful treat to enjoy anytime.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL CRUNCH PIE



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Provided by Giada De Laurentiis

Categories     dessert

Time 4h

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

9 whole graham crackers
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
28 ounces store-bought dulce de leche, preferably Trader Joes
1 1/2 cups chopped toasted walnuts
1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate chunks, such as Scharffen Berger 70-percent
1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest
1/2 teaspoon flake salt, such as Maldon
1 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Unsweetened chocolate, to grate for garnish

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Break the graham crackers into small pieces and place in a food processor. Pulse to blend into fine crumbs. Add the butter, cocoa powder and salt and pulse, in 2 second intervals, until combined and the consistency of wet sand. Press the mixture into and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Bake until toasted and fragrant, about 8 minutes. Cool before filling, about 15 minutes.
  • Scoop the dulce de leche into a medium bowl. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the walnuts, chocolate chunks and orange zest. Pour the filling into the prepared pie shell and refrigerate until chilled all the way through and set, about 3 hours.
  • Just before serving, use a hand-mixer to whip the heavy cream and vanilla in a medium until soft peaks form. Sprinkle the flake salt on the pie, top with the whipped cream and grate the unsweetened chocolate over the top. Serve.

CARAMEL NUT CRUNCH PIE



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This cool and creamy pie has a lot going for it. It's easy to make, it can be assembled well in advance to save time, and it's impressive enough to serve guests. To make this dessert even more decadent and delicious, you can chop extra peanuts and candy bars and crumble a few more cookies to sprinkle over the top. -Andrea Bolden, Unionville, Tennessee

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 25m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups Oreo cookie crumbs
1/2 cup honey-roasted peanuts, chopped
1/4 cup butter, melted
6 Snickers candy bars (1.86 ounces each), chopped
6 cups vanilla ice cream, slightly softened
1/4 cup hot caramel ice cream topping
1/4 cup hot fudge ice cream topping, warmed
Additional hot caramel and hot fudge ice cream topping, optional

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°. Mix cookie crumbs and peanuts; stir in butter. Press onto bottom and up sides of a greased 9-in. pie plate. Bake until set, 10-12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., Fold candy bars into ice cream; spread into prepared crust. Drizzle with caramel and fudge toppings. Loosely cover and freeze until firm, at least 8 hours. If not serving right away, cover securely after it's frozen firm. If desired, drizzle with additional caramel and fudge toppings before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 733 calories, Fat 39g fat (17g saturated fat), Cholesterol 64mg cholesterol, Sodium 487mg sodium, Carbohydrate 88g carbohydrate (66g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 11g protein.

CARAMEL NUT CRUNCH



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I discovered this crispy snack recipe on a box of cereal years ago. It's been a Christmas favorite with my friends and family ever since.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Snacks

Time 45m

Yield 8 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/4 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups Cheerios
1 cup pecan halves
1 cup walnut halves
1 cup salted dry roasted peanuts
1 cup whole unblanched almonds

Steps:

  • In a saucepan, heat the brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt over medium heat for 5 minutes or until sugar is dissolved, stirring constantly., In a large heat-proof bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Pour hot syrup over cereal mixture; stir until well coated. Spread into greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 300° for 30 minutes or until crisp, stirring every 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack until slightly firm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 300 calories, Fat 21g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 8mg cholesterol, Sodium 228mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (13g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 7g protein.

CARAMEL NUT TART



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Categories     Milk/Cream     Chocolate     Nut     Dessert     Bake     Vegetarian     Kid-Friendly     Pecan     Walnut     Fall     Honey     Gourmet     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Soy Free     Kosher     Small Plates

Yield Serves 8 to 10

Number Of Ingredients 12

all-butter pastry dough
3 cups pie weights or raw rice for weighting shell
1 1/2 cups pecans (about 6 ounces)
1 1/2 cups walnuts (about 6 ounces)
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 ounces fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened)
Accompaniments:
ginger ice cream
cinnamon nutmeg tuiles

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Between 2 sheets of wax paper roll out dough into a 14-inch round (about 1/8 inch thick). Transfer dough to a baking sheet and chill 10 minutes. Lift top sheet of wax paper from dough and gently replace on top (this will facilitate removal of paper later). Flip dough over, discarding wax paper now on top, and carefully invert dough into an 11-inch tart pan with a removable fluted rim. Lightly press dough up side of rim, using pieces from overhang to patch any holes. Chill shell 30 minutes, or until firm.
  • Line shell with foil, folding over edge to cover pastry entirely, and fill with pie weights or raw rice. Bake shell on a baking sheet in middle of oven 35 minutes and carefully remove foil and weights or rice. If bottom of crust still has patches of translucent undercooked dough, return shell to oven without foil and weights or rice and bake until pastry is completely cooked and golden, 3 to 5 minutes more. Cool shell in pan on a rack.
  • Reduce temperature to 350°F.
  • Coarsely chop nuts. In a 3-quart heavy saucepan melt butter with brown sugar and honey, stirring, and simmer 1 minute. Stir in nuts and cream. Simmer mixture 1 minute and pour into shell. Bake tart on baking sheet in middle of oven 30 minutes, or until filling is a few shades darker. Cool tart in pan on rack.
  • Chop chocolate and in a double boiler or a metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water melt chocolate, stirring until smooth. Cool chocolate slightly and transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a #3 plain tip (slightly smaller than 1/8 inch). (Alternatively, transfer chocolate to a small heavy-duty sealable plastic bag. Squeeze chocolate into one corner of bag and with scissors cut a tiny slice off corner to form a small hole.) Pipe thin lines of chocolate over tart in a back and forth motion to form stripes. Tart may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered.
  • Serve caramel tart chilled or at room temperature with ice cream and tuiles.

CARAMEL APPLE PECAN CRUNCH PIE



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My family loves this! I have received a lot of compliments on this pie and it even placed at my county fair in 2010. Super yummy just the way it is or you can have it with a scoop of french vanilla ice cream while it is still warm.

Provided by Tina Cox

Categories     Pies

Time 1h25m

Number Of Ingredients 19

PIE CRUST
1 1/2 c all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 c oil
5 Tbsp milk
FILLING
3 pounds medium apples, mcintosh
1 tsp cinnamon
TOPPING
1 1/2 c quick cooking oats
1 1/2 c all purpose flour
1 1/2 c brown sugar, lightly packed
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 c + 2 tblps. melted butter
CARAMEL DRIZZLE
7 oz caramels
1/4 c milk
1/2 c chopped pecans

Steps:

  • 1. Pie Crust: Place all ingredients in a 9 inch pie plate, mix well with hands. Spread out in pie plate.
  • 2. Filling: peel and slice apples in to a large bowl Sprinkle 1 teaspoon cinnamon over apple slices and lightly toss. Pour in to your crust.
  • 3. Topping: Mix all ingredients in a bowl until well blended. Heap over top of apples. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes depending on your oven. Topping will be golden brown and apples will be soft but not mushy. Cool for 30 minutes.
  • 4. Caramel Drizzle: After pie has cooled for 30 minutes, melt caramels and milk in microwave safe dish, microwave until smooth, keep a close eye on this so you do not over cook, I use 15 second increments, drizzle about half over top of pie, sprinkle with chopped pecans, lightly drizzle remaining caramel over nuts. You can garnish with whole pecans if you like.

CARAMEL PRETZEL CRUNCH BROWNIES



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Top fudgy brownies with a warm gooey caramel layer, chocolate chips, toffee bits and a pretzel surprise.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h40m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 box Betty Crocker™ fudge brownie mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs as called for on brownie mix box
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 bag (14 oz) caramels, unwrapped
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 tablespoon milk
1 cup pretzels, coarsely crushed
1/3 cup toffee bits

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350° F (325° F for dark and nonstick pan). Grease or spray 13x9-inch pan.
  • Make brownie batter as directed on box, using water, oil, and eggs; stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips (reserve 1/2 cup). Spread into pan. Bake 24 to 28 minutes or until toothpick inserted 1 inch from edge comes out almost clean. Cool 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, in medium microwaveable bowl, microwave caramels, butter, and milk uncovered on High 2 to 3 minutes, stirring once, until caramels are melted. Carefully pour and spread over warm brownies. Sprinkle with pretzels, remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips and toffee bits. Cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 270, Carbohydrate 40 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 Brownie, Sodium 170 mg, Sugar 27 g, TransFat 0 g

Tips:

  • Use fresh ingredients: Fresh nuts and butter will give your pie the best flavor.
  • Toast the nuts: Toasting the nuts will bring out their flavor and make them more crunchy.
  • Don't overcook the caramel: Overcooked caramel will be too hard and brittle.
  • Let the pie cool completely before serving: This will give the caramel time to set and the flavors to meld.
  • Store the pie in the refrigerator: Caramel nut crunch pie can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Conclusion:

Caramel nut crunch pie is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its rich, buttery caramel filling and crunchy pecans, this pie is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a special dessert, give caramel nut crunch pie a try. You won't be disappointed.

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