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I know I say this a lot, but this Carrot Cake Pie is seriously one of my favorite recipes ever. One, it’s kind of creative (at least I think it is) and two, it tastes darn good. Carrot Pie is the perfect pie for any time you want carrot cake…but you want pie too.
Easter Mashup: Carrot Cake Pie
Easter is in a few weeks. ????!!!!! Somehow carrot cake became synonymous with Easter. How did that happen? Is it because the Easter Bunny eats carrots? Whatever the reason, Easter is the Carrot Cake Holiday, much like red velvet is to Valentine’s Day and peppermint is to Christmas.
We like to eat carrot cake all year, because it’s Mel’s favorite. In fact, this is a Mel ate it recipe. He eats anything carrot cake. And because of that fact, this pie might look familiar. If so, it’s because I’m reposting it today. I originally made this for Pi Day 2013. Back then my photo taking skills were less than stellar and I had hardly any readers.
This pie deserved better. Much, much better. Because it’s a bombdotcomb pie.
How to make Carrot Cake Pie
- This easy pie is a blondie that’s filled with carrot cake flavor (ginger and carrots).
- The batter is thick and wonderful and it’s spread in a pie crust. You can use a refrigerated crust or a homemade crust.
- Once it’s baked and cooled, you frost it with cream cheese whipped cream. <– that alone deserves it’s own bowl and spoon.
Tip From Dorothy
Expert Tips
- Not all carrots are created equal. I just used regular grocery store carrots and I patted them dry before adding them to the batter.
- Some people have mentioned their batter is thick. It is, but you can spread it easily with a spatula. It’s not a cake batter, it’s a blondie batter. Just have faith.
- You don’t have to share this with anyone. Just hide in a closet with a fork and eat your heart out.
Carrot Cake Pie
Ingredients
For the Pie
- 1 recipe pie crust or from the store
- 1 cup (124g) all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon ginger
- ¼ cup (57g) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup (2oog) packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup shredded carrots
For the Frosting
- 3 ounces cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon (14g) unsalted butter
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup (57g) powdered sugar
- ½ cup (118ml) cold heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Line a 9” pie plate with the crust, crimping the edges. Refrigerate until ready to fill.
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger in a medium bowl.
- Cream together butter and sugar with a mixer. Stir in egg and vanilla until just combined.
- Stir dry ingredients into wet until just combined. Fold in carrots.
- Pour into prepared pie crust. Bake 25-30 minutes until the top is set and a toothpick comes out with only crumbs clinging to it. (If your crust starts to get too dark, cover it with strips of aluminum foil.) Let cool before frosting.
- To make the frosting: In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and 1 tablespoon butter with a mixer until creamy. Stir in vanilla. Add powdered sugar and beat slowly until combined. In a separate bowl or stand mixer, beat heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form (make whipped cream). Fold gently into the cream cheese frosting mixture. Use a 1M tip to pipe the frosting around the pie, or just spread it all over the top.
- Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Recipe Notes
- Not all carrots are created equal. I just used regular grocery store carrots and I patted them dry before adding them to the batter.
- Some people have mentioned their batter is thick. It is, but you can spread it easily with a spatula. It’s not a cake batter, it’s a blondie batter. Just have faith.
Hi Dorothy! Happy Pi Day to you, too! This Carrot Cake Pie looks delicious! And Unique! Thanks for hosting your party every week!
Rachel@ Simple Girl
I’ve got my fingers crossed on the oven!! Thanks again for Pi Day and sharing all this with us. 🙂 Oh, and I’ll be over for pie!
Yeah…I took advanced placement calculus my senior year of high school, and to this day, I STILL hate math. I do like pie, though, and this carrot cake pie looks AWESOME!
I love EVERYTHING about this pie!!! Perfectly yummy! And I loved doing proofs in Geometry, too…my kids thought I was nuts when I told them that 🙂
A couple of things…
1. First off thank you so much for the shout out! This pie looks amazing!
2. I am kind of crushing on your blog. LOVE it. 🙂
3. You are never ever aloud to have a conversation (unlikely as it may be) with my Hubs. He too is a math nerd (he tells weird math “jokes” that I don’t get…), and I am afraid you guys might become BFF’s lol.
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