Cherry Cupcake Pie
Cherry Cupcake Pie: Full of delicious layers with some surprises thrown in. This incredible semi homemade cherry pie is literally made with store bought cupcakes! With layers of vanilla cupcakes, cherry pie filling drenched in a custard and store bought cream cheese frosting, your guests will never know your incredible pie started with cupcakes! The custard base is what brings this potluck favorite all together. It reminds me of a cherry gooey butter cake….only pie!
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How to Make Cherry Cupcake Pie
- INGREDIENTS (scroll down for the full printable recipe)
- FOR THE CHERRY CUPCAKE PIE:
- 1 ready made pie crust
- 24 mini (bakery) vanilla cupcakes with white frosting
- 5 eggs
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla
- 1½ tablespoons distilled vinegar
- 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
- FOR THE FROSTING:
- 2/3 cup store bought ready made cream cheese frosting
- sprinkles
- FOR THE CHERRY CUPCAKE PIE:
- DIRECTIONS
- FOR THE CHERRY CUPCAKE PIE:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Spray a 9-inch pie pan with non stick cooking spray.
- Gently unroll the pie crust to fit into the pan.
- Crimp the edges and set aside.
- Cut each cupcake in half and lay HALF of the cupcakes down in the prepared pie pan making sure to fill any air pockets.
- Equally disperse the cut up peanut butter cups.
- Top with the remaining cupcake halves.
- In a small bowl mix together the eggs, sugar ,vanilla and vinegar until well combined.
- Slowly pour the custard over cupcakes making sure to coat each cupcake with the custard and evenly distributing it.
- Bake 48 to 50 minutes or until the center when a knife is inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool on wire rack completely before adding the drizzle.
- FOR THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING DRIZZLE:
- Place frosting in a microwave safe bowl, and microwave in 15 second intervals until frosting is melted.
- Drizzle in a back and forth motion over the top of the pie.
- Add sprinkles.
- FOR THE CHERRY CUPCAKE PIE:
MORE SEMI HOMEMADE PIE RECIPES
Cherry Cupcake Pie
Yield:
SERVES (about) 8
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
50 minutes
Total Time:
1 hour 5 minutes
This incredible semi homemade cherry pie is literally made with store bought cupcakes! With layers of vanilla cupcakes, cherry pie filling drenched in a custard and store bought cream cheese frosting, your guests will never know your incredible pie started with cupcakes!
Ingredients
For the Cherry Cupcake Pie:
- 1 store bought ready made pie crust
- 24 mini (bakery) vanilla cupcakes with white frosting
- 5 large eggs
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla
- 1½ tablespoons distilled vinegar
- 1 (21 ounce) cherry pie filling
For the Frosting:
- 2/3 cup store bought ready made cream cheese frosting
- (optional) sprinkles
Instructions
For the Cherry Cupcake Pie:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Spray a 9-inch pie pan with non stick cooking spray.
- Gently unroll the pie crust to fit into the pan.
- Crimp the edges and set aside.
- Cut each cupcake in half and lay HALF—DO NOT REMOVE THE FROSTING! down in the prepared pie pan making sure to fill any air pockets.
- Equally disperse the cherry pie filling.
- Top with the remaining cupcake halves.
- In a small bowl mix together the eggs, sugar ,vanilla and vinegar until well combined.
- Slowly pour the custard over cupcakes making sure to coat each cupcake with the custard and evenly distributing it.
- Bake 48 to 50 minutes or until the center when a knife is inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool on wire rack completely before adding the drizzle.
For the Cream Cheese Frosting Drizzle:
- Place frosting in a microwave safe small bowl, and microwave in 15 second intervals until frosting is melted.
- With a spoon drizzle melted frosting over pie
- If desired add sprinkles.
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Hi Sheryl,
I’m stopping by from the Pi Day Party. What a great idea for a pie, I’m loving this! I pinned it to my PIE board.
Hope you’re having a fabulous Friday!
Ang
http://www.jugglingactmama.com
this is such a fun and creative pie to celebrate with!It looks delicious Sheryl
Hey!! What a creative pie! Looks delicious! Stopping by from the Pi Party 🙂
–Lauren
Wow. This looks incredible. I wish I’d had this recipe earlier so I could have brought it for Pie Day at work!
What a clever idea for a pie! This looks delicious!
This pie is my kind of pie! LOVE!
Love the concept of a cupcake pie!
What a unique idea. It sounds like so much fun to try!
What a fun idea Sheryl! Cupcakes make everything taste better. 😉
CUPCAKE inSIDE a PIE? I die. Love.
What a fabulous idea for a pie, you are sooo creative!!
This recipe was a hit! Thank you so much!!! 🙂
Yay! I’m glad you liked it. 🙂