Carrot Cake Pecan Pie

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Match making yet again to combine carrot cake and pecan pie into one delicious dessert. Carrot pecan pie topped with cream cheese frosting!

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It may still be frigid outside, but it’s officially Spring according to the calendar (and the flowers starting to bud). So naturally my mind starts thinking of Easter and carrot cake.

Since I’ve already shared my favorite carrot cake recipe, I decided to make something different instead by combining it with one of my favorite pies – pecan pie! All you have to do is add shredded carrots to the filling and dollops of cream cheese frosting on top.

Normally Bob or I would bring any leftover baked treats into work but since we are both working from home these days (and did not need an entire pie to ourselves), I left some on my porch for a friend to grab and enjoy as well. Social distancing for the win!

To create these cupcakes, I had help from Millican Pecan, Adams Extract twice as strong vanilla extract, and the Deiss Kitchenware pastry cutter. Be sure to scroll down below the recipe to enter the giveaway made possible by these sponsors and more!

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CARROT CAKE PECAN PIE

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Yield: 1 Prep Time: 1 Hour Cooking Time: 50 Minutes 50 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Ingredients

CRUST

• 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 Tbsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup cold shortening
• 1/4 cup cold milk + 1/2 tsp white vinegar

FILLING

• 1 heaping cup Millican chopped pecans
• 3/4 cup shredded carrots
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 Tbsp brown sugar
• 1 cup corn syrup
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp salt

FROSTING

• 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Directions

1. Make the crust. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt. Add shortening by cutting in with pastry cutter or a knife until it resembles a coarse meal. Add vinegar milk and stir with a wooden spoon until it starts to form a dough. Squeeze with hands to form a smooth flattened disc of dough, wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Roll pie crust dough out on a floured surface and fit to a 9-inch pie plate. Transfer to pie plate, gently press to fit, and crimp the edges if desired. Pour pecans and carrots into the bottom of the crust.
4. In a medium bowl, beat sugars, corn syrup, eggs, butter, vanilla, and salt. Pour over the pecans in the crust. Cover with foil and bake for 50 minutes. Remove foil, then bake 20 more minutes, or until browned and no longer jiggly. Place on wire rack to cool completely.
5. Once cool, make the frosting. In a small bowl, beat the butter, cream cheese and vanilla extract until fluffy. Slowly add the powdered sugar 1/4 cup at a time until it reaches desired consistency. Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Serve pie with a dollop of frosting.

Source: Crust from my Caramel Apple Pie. Filling adapted from The Pioneer Woman. Frosting from my Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.

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