Two pies in One pie pan Experiment Results
Here’s my double pie straight out of the oven. Isn’t it pretty?!?
I know everyone is wondering what happened last night after the double pie went into the oven. I ended up baking the double pie for about an hour. The crust that was folded over in the middle didn’t quite bake all the way through, but when I make the pie for the contest, it obviously won’t have that problem.
I let them cool for about 2 hours before cutting into them. Hubby got home from work REALLY late and we had a small piece to try them out. I was glad to see that both pies were baked through.
The pear and cranberry pie was tasted first. The baked pears were delicious but we both thought the cranberries were too tart. The bites without cranberry were heavenly though. I would definitely make this again with maybe dried cranberries or cooked cranberries? Any suggestions? Katie – did I do something wrong? I could still use this recipe for the contest if I needed to, but it would need some work…
Next came the squash pie. OH my goodness this was very good. Very unique and creative. I don’t really know how to describe it. Except imagine a pie that’s made by heating up some butternut squash, then adding some pears, dried cranberries, walnuts, brown sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon. After the sugar melts, you stir it all up. The sugar makes this amazing gooey glaze over everything else. Like I said before, I wanted to eat the filling with a spoon. It’s a very good, unexpected fall pie.
So as you may have guess, we both voted for the squash pie. We’re taking the rest of the double pie over to our friend’s house tomorrow so we’ll get their votes too. I’ll also see how the pies hold up over night since I’ll be baking them Sunday night and the contest is Monday at 1:00. And yes, I did consider staying home from work Monday morning to bake, but I thought that would be a bit extreme…
I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 
Oh wow, I don’t think I’ve had an oatmeal cream pie in FOREVER, but I’m sure I’d love a homemade version. Definitely adding these to the list! 🙂
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I used to love those oatmeal cream cookies when I was growing up to! I haven’t had one in over ten years and this recipe brought so many memories back!
awesome! My grandparents are in town for the weekend and always have Little Debbie cream pies at their house – might have to try to whip these up this weekend because I bet they would love it!
Those things look amazing! 🙂
And i would like to give a shoot out to the One-year ago link “Best Dang Thing You Ever Tasted Bars”= the name says it all!
I’ve never one either, which is clearly why I ought to make these for myself.
i LOVE oatmeal cream pies and haven’t had one forever, but a homemade one… that’s worth trying out!
Be still my heart (it’s fluttering). This is the most satisfying cookie of all time and yours looks absolitely perfect.
These look great Jen!
These look AMAZING!!
Oh my, such a childhood favorite!!! They look fabulous!!!
Are we the same person? My senior year (in high school AND college) I was the co-yearbook editor and ate a disgusting amount of these. FYI the off-brand ones are terrible. I made that mistake during one 3am deadline. I’m definitely making these soon!!
You’ve totally made my day with this post! I’ve been searching for the perfect oatmeal cream pie recipe forever, ever since a former coworker of mine brought in her version and wouldn’t share the recipe! I’ve tried other recipes but it’s always the cream portion that ends up being different or disappointing. I can’t wait to try this recipe!
Ahh… the yearbook memories. I can’t believe how many of those we ate. If only that metabolism was still in place!
I so need to make these! I was totally obsessed with the Sara Lee oatmeal cream pies when I was in high school, and I can only imagine they are WAY better when you make them yourself! Yum. 🙂
I used to live on those pies! I used to love those things. This has been on my list to make for awhile- Everyday Food by Martha had something similar in this months magazine!
Ooooh those were a childhood lunchbox staple for me! Fun 🙂
Oh wow, I’m saving this recipe – I also used to love oatmeal cream pies!
I just made these this weekend and they are a HIT in my house! Oh, and they’re way better than the boxed kind. Thanks for sharing!
These look great! The oatmeal pies were one of my favorite Little Debbie snacks. I bet the homemade version is a million times better!
i used to love these!! i bet they’re heads and shoulders above what i remember 🙂
Definitely bookmarking these! They look amazing!
My husband might love you more than me after this. His favorite cookie is the oatmeal cream pie!
I love the Little Debbie oatmeal cream pies but after one or two you really notice how “processed” they taste. I finally had time to make these late Friday night and they came out quite yummy! They were great with coffee in the morning and we just had some for dessert at a family dinner (we’re even talking about making them for our sister-in-law’s baby shower and coloring the filling).
I do have two tips. One – make the cookies first. I had read about the filling setting as it rested, so I figured I’d do that first, but that was a mistake. By the time I was ready to fill the cookies the cream was more like marshmallow and I had to mix in some corn syrup to thin it back up. Two – keep a close eye on your first few batches of cookies until you get the timing down. My oven is low quality but predictable; however these cookies still seemed to vary batch-to-batch, with the average about 4-5 minutes. However, even the ones that were a little dark on the bottom still tasted good.
Good point Sarah – Definitely make the cookies first. They have to completely cool prior to filling them anyways.
Gah! I wish I would have read these comments before I started! Sarah – my oven was the same as yours. Five minutes per batch of cookies was plenty. I left my first batch in for over ten… oops!
Aside from the 12 cookies that went straight to the garbage can, these were INCREDIBLE. I still can’t get over how chewy they are. Thanks for the fantastic recipe!
I made these for a family beach trip two years ago and they were AMAZING. They are very good the day you make them but if you can wait a day before eating…ooooh my goodness. Eat your heart out, Little Debbie. I’m headed back to the beach this coming week with some girlfriends and decided to bring these again. I cannot wait!
beantownbaker — September 2nd, 2014 @ 7:27 pm
So glad you enjoyed these!!