Two pies in One pie pan Experiment Results

Friday, November 14, 2008

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…

Dessert, Pies and Tarts

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12 Responses to “Pumpkin and Chocolate Caramel Corn”

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Kris — October 30, 2009 at 1:38 pm

I think I’m going to have to try this recipe this weekend. Thanks for posting it!
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stephchows — October 30, 2009 at 2:17 pm

what a great idea using the kisses!
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Molly Jean — October 30, 2009 at 10:19 pm

What a great twist on caramel corn!
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nutmegnanny — October 30, 2009 at 10:41 pm

This is perfect for Halloween…delicious!
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We Are Not Martha — October 31, 2009 at 2:18 am

Mmm I’ve seen this in a few places and have been craving it!! I didn’t realize it used the pumpkin kisses 🙂

Sues
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bridget {bake at 350} — October 31, 2009 at 12:40 pm

Now, this is a FUN idea!!! Pumpkin + popcorn, who knew? 😉
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Anne — October 31, 2009 at 2:09 pm

Wow that looks amazing and the last photo is stunning!
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TidyMom — October 31, 2009 at 2:17 pm

ok, this is the second post using those kisses – HOW have I not seen them in the store???……I think I try and stay away from the candy section! LOL

This sounds AMAZING!! Thanks!!

~TidyMom
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Melissa — October 31, 2009 at 4:46 pm

I love the pumpkin spice kisses. What a great way to use them. Thanks for sharing and I am definitely going to try this recipe!
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oneordinaryday — November 1, 2009 at 12:26 pm

I keep seeing great ideas using those kisses and they’re always being melted first. Genius. I’m going to try this, but with air popped popcorn instead. Sounds awesome.
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Ingrid — November 2, 2009 at 6:55 pm

You’re right about those Kisses, one is enough. I used some in brownies and they were even better than eating them straight out of the wrapper.

Love your popcorn and I have some of those kisses left over.
~ingrid
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Liesl — November 3, 2009 at 9:31 pm

This recipe looks amazing!! I love those Pumpkin Spice Kisses!