Cream Cheese Pie Crust
Get ready to elevate your pie game with this irresistibly rich and flaky Cream Cheese Pie Crust! Made with a delightful blend of butter and tangy cream cheese, this dough comes together quickly to create a tender, flavorful base that pairs beautifully with both sweet and savory fillings. The addition of a touch of sugar enhances its versatility, while a short chilling period ensures easy handling and a perfectly crisp texture once baked. Whether you’re preparing a classic fruit pie, a creamy quiche, or a decadent tart, this recipe is your go-to foundation for showstopping pies. Plus, with just six simple ingredients and minimal prep time, achieving bakery-quality results at home has never been easier.
Try SnapCalorie's FREE AI assisted nutrition tracking free in the App store or on Android.
Scan with your phone to download!
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups All-purpose flour
- 0.5 cups Unsalted butter
- 4 ounces Cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon Granulated sugar
- 0.25 teaspoons Salt
- 2 tablespoons Cold water
Directions
Step 1
Cut the unsalted butter and cream cheese into small cubes, then chill them in the fridge for 15 minutes.
Step 2
In a large mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, and salt.
Step 3
Add the chilled butter and cream cheese to the dry ingredients. Use a pastry cutter or your fingertips to blend until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with pea-sized pieces of butter and cream cheese.
Step 4
Drizzle the cold water over the mixture, one tablespoon at a time, stirring gently with a fork after each addition until the dough just comes together. Be careful not to overwork it.
Step 5
Form the dough into a disk, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (or up to 2 days) to allow the gluten to relax.
Step 6
When ready to use, roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to your desired thickness for a pie crust.
Step 7
Proceed with your pie recipe as directed, whether baking the crust blind (pre-baking) or filling it directly.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving size | (213.0g) |
|---|
| Amount per serving | % Daily Value* |
|---|---|
| Calories | 852.5 |
| Total Fat 87.0g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat 50.9g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 1.7g | |
| Cholesterol 238.5mg | 0% |
| Sodium 955.2mg | 0% |
| Total Carbohydrate 18.8g | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber 0g | 0% |
| Total Sugars 16.8g | |
| Protein 7.4g | 0% |
| Vitamin D 0IU | 0% |
| Calcium 123.2mg | 0% |
| Iron 0.1mg | 0% |
| Potassium 161.7mg | 0% |
Source of Calories