Surprise Pie Recipes

PEACH SURPRISE PIE

Steps:

• Combine softened cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract in a medium mixing bowl. Mix until smooth. Spread onto bottom of baked pie shell. Chill several hours or overnight.
• Before serving, top cream cheese layer with drained peach slices. Mix raspberry preserves with lemon juice until well combined. Spoon over peaches. Garnish with mint sprigs.

RHUBARB SURPRISE PIE

Steps:

• Sift together 1 cup flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in 2 tablespoons butter or margarine. Add egg and milk; mix. Press mixture into a greased 9 inch pie plate.
• Arrange rhubarb in pie shell. Sprinkle with dry gelatin mix.
• Combine 1/2 cup flour, sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter or margarine; sprinkle on top of pie.
• Bake 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes, or until rhubarb is tender.

PECAN SURPRISE PIE

Steps:

• For Filling: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add sugar and beat until smooth. Thoroughly mix in the egg and vanilla extract. Do not over beat. Spread mixture into pastry shell. Sprinkle with chopped pecans. For Topping: In a medium bowl, combine the beaten eggs, corn syrup, sugar, vanilla extract, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Mix until incorporated but not frothy. Pour mixture over pecan layer. Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes, until filling is set and pecans are browned. Pie will be quite high, but will settle as it cools.

RHUBARB SURPRISE PIE

Steps:

• 1. Place the unbaked pie crust on a sheet of wax paper, and then sprinkle the teaspoon of flour over the crust. Using your hand, lightly spread the flour over the entire crust.
• 2. Place the pie crust, floured side down, inside a 9-inch pie tin, and then flute the edges of the crust.
• 3. Arrange the rhubarb in the unbaked pie crust.
• 4. Sprinkle the strawberry gelatin powder over the rhubarb.
• 5. In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon and melted butter; mix until crumbly.
• 6. Sprinkle the crumb mixture over the top of the pie.
• 7. Place the pie on a 14-inch pizza tin. (I do this incase the hot bubbly juices from the pie, runs over the edges of the crust. It's a lot easier to clean a sticky pizza pan, rather than the sticky syrup left in the bottom of your oven!)
• 8. I then place a pie shield on top the pie. I keep the pie shield on the entire time the pie is baking. This helps to prevent the edges of the crust from becoming too brown, or perhaps burnt.
• 9. Bake in a 350ºF oven for 50 minutes, or until the rhubarb is tender, and the topping is golden brown.
• 10. Cool the pie to room temperature, then chill uncovered in the refrigerator to firm up the pie before slicing and serving.
• 11. I refrigerate leftovers (uncovered) in the fridge.
• 12. *Note: The unbaked pie crust I used was store bought, and it came in a 15-ounce pkg. It contains 2 (9-inch) unbaked pie crusts.

AUTUMN SURPRISE PIE

Steps:

• Mix the first 4 ingredients; cut in butter until crumbly. Mix milk and vinegar; add gradually to crumb mixture, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Divide dough into 2 portions, 1 slightly larger than the other. Shape each into a disk; cover and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., Preheat oven to 425°. On a lightly floured surface, roll larger portion of dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a greased 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust even with rim. Refrigerate while preparing filling., Mix the first 5 filling ingredients. Place apples, pears and raisins in a large bowl. Add sugar mixture and extract; toss to combine. Spoon into crust., Roll out remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; cut into 3/4-in.-wide strips. Arrange over filling in a lattice pattern. Trim and seal strips to edge of bottom crust; flute edge. Brush lattice with beaten egg. Sprinkle with coarse sugar., Bake pie on a lower oven rack 15 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 350°. Bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, 30-35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

PECAN SURPRISE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add 1/3 cup sugar and beat until smooth. Thoroughly mix in 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Do not overbeat. Spread mixture into pastry shell. Sprinkle with chopped pecans.
• In a medium bowl, combine 3 beaten eggs, corn syrup, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Mix until incorporated but not frothy. Pour mixture over pecan layer.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes, until filling is set and pecans are browned. Pie will be quite high, but will settle as it cools.

PECAN PIE SURPRISE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9 x13 inch baking pan.
• Reserve 2/3 cup of the cake mix and set aside. In a large bowl combine the remaining cake mix, melted butter and 1 egg. Mix until crumbly then press mixture into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 to 20 minutes, until light golden brown.
• Combine the reserved 2/3 cup cake mix, brown sugar, corn syrup, vanilla and 3 eggs. Beat at medium speed for 1 to 2 minutes. Pour filling over the baked crust and sprinkle with pecans.
• Return to oven and bake for an additional 30 to 35 minutes, until the filling is set. Cool and cut into 36 bars.

PEANUT BUTTER PIE SURPRISE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place pie crust in ungreased 9-inch glass pie plate according to package directions; flute edge.
• Place brownie mix, peanut butter chips, apple sauce, water and egg in a bowl. Stir 50 strokes to mix. Pour batter into the unbaked pie crust.
• Bake 15 minutes; cover edge of crust with aluminum foil. Continue baking until until crust is golden brown and center of brownie is set, 15 or 20 more minutes. Cool slightly, about 20 minutes. Then refrigerate for one hour or until completely cooled.
• Beat together cream cheese, peanut butter and confectioners' sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until mixture is smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spread mixture over brownie. Sprinkle with peanuts and chocolate chips. Refrigerate 30 minutes before serving. Cover leftovers and refrigerate.

SURPRISE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Add baking powder. Beat a few seconds.
• Fold in alternately sugar, cracker crumbs and nuts.
• Add vanilla mixing gently.
• Pour into a buttered 8 or 9 inch pie plate.
• Place in oven and reduce temperature to 250 degrees.
• Bake 45 minutes.
• Cool and place in fridge to chill.
• Cover with Cool Whip and return to fridge for at least 2 hours before serving.

PUMPKIN SURPRISE PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Fit 1 pie crust into a 9" pie plate and crimp edges. Refrigerate until ready to fill. Unroll second crust. Using a 1" star cookie cutter, cut out 50 stars; place on baking sheet and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Cream cheese layer: In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and egg until smooth. Spread evenly into bottom of pie crust.
• Pumpkin layer: In a large bowl, beat pumpkin puree, milk, brown sugar, eggs, pie spice and salt until smooth. Using a ladle, gently spoon pumpkin mixture over cream cheese mixture.
• Brush edge of pie with egg-water was. Overlap pastry stars around edge. Brush stars lightly with egg-water wash. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Cover edges with foil, reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for and additional 45 minutes.
• Cool pie completely on rack. Refrigerate until completely chilled. Before slicing, leave out for 30 minutes.