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Who says entertaining for the holidays has to be stressful and complicated? Keep things simple and effortless by creating a No Bake Mini Caramel Apple Pie Bar with Dannon® Greek Yogurt Oikos® Light & Fit® Caramel Apple Pie Yogurt, Keebler® Ready Crust® Mini Graham Cracker Pie Crust, Reddi-wip®, and your favorite toppings.
When I was younger, throwing a holiday party used to stress me out. I would spend weeks planning out party details and hours cooking every dish from scratch. In fact, sometimes I would still be cooking when guests arrived. I was so focused on providing an unforgettable meal that I lost time to make memories with family and friends.
Luckily, age has made me a little wiser. While I still spend time creating a great meal, I’m okay with simplifying and using pre-made items to make holiday entertaining easier. Nowadays, I’m all about less time in the kitchen and more time with family.
And one of the easiest ways to simplify and quickly get out of the kitchen is to create a No-Bake Mini Caramel Apple Pie Bar. Creating a mini pie bar requires less than 10 minutes in the kitchen and minimal prep. All I have to do is provide the 3-ingredient pie and the toppings for an effortless holiday dessert.
Since its fall season, I decided a no-bake mini caramel apple pie bar would be the perfect dessert spread for a holiday party. So on my weekly Walmart shopping trip, I picked up several Dannon® Greek Yogurt Oikos® Light & Fit® Caramel Apple Pie Yogurt containers, a couple packages of Keebler® Ready Crust® Mini Graham Cracker Pie Crust, Reddi-wip® , and various toppings for the my dessert spread.
Because I’m creating a mini pie bar, I needed a quick and tasty pie. So I mixed together Dannon® Greek Yogurt Oikos® Light & Fit® Caramel Apple Pie Yogurt, Reddi-wip®, and honey (optional) for the filling. Then placed several spoonfuls of the mix into the Keebler® Ready Crust® Mini Graham Cracker Pie Crust shells and popped them into the freezer. Super easy and can be served immediately for a 5-minute dessert or frozen* for a firmer pie – my kids like it frozen.
*Pies can be made ahead of time and frozen. If frozen, thaw for 15-20 minutes before serving to soften the pies. Frozen pies can be left out to thaw before a party meal. The pies should be soft and ready to eat when the main meal is done. These are also great to have on-hand for those surprise holiday visitors too!
When it’s time for dessert, creating a mini pie bar is as simple as placing various toppings into bowls and setting them onto a table with the frozen no-bake mini caramel apple pies. For my bar, I used small ceramic bowls that were labeled with chalkboard clips to hold chopped apples, mini chocolate chips, vanilla granola, and pecans for the toppings. Then, I placed chocolate and caramel syrup in squeeze bottles next to the Reddi-wip® for the ultimate pie toppings.
Then, when my guests are ready for dessert, everything is ready to create custom pies. But want to know the best part of a mini pie bar? I can have a great dessert ready in under 10 minutes and I get to spend more time with family and friends! A win-win situation!
What are your favorite effortless holiday desserts? Have tips/tricks to keep your holiday meals less stressful? Tell me in the comments below!
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No-Bake Mini Caramel Apple Pie Bar
How to make a no-bake mini caramel apple pie bar with premade mini graham crusts, yogurt, apples, and caramel.
Ingredients
MINI CARAMEL APPLE PIE
- 1 pkg. Keebler® Ready Crust® Mini Graham Cracker Pie Crust (6 count)
- 2 containers Dannon® Greek Yogurt Oikos® Light & Fit® Carmel Apple Pie Yogurt or substitute with vanilla yogurt
- 1 bottle Reddi-wip® Original
- 2 T. honey - optional
Toppings
- 1 pkg. mini chocolate chips
- 1 bottle chocolate syrup
- 1 bottle caramel syrup
- 1 chopped apple
- 1 pkg. vanilla granola or your favorite granola mix
- 1 pkg. pecans
Instructions
- In a small bowl, add 2 containers Oikos® Light & Fit® Carmel Apple Pie Yogurt, 2 cups Reddi-wip®, and honey (optional). Mix well.
- Add yogurt mix into the mini pie crusts. Place in the freezer for up to 2 hours or serve immediately for a soft pie.
- Top each pie with Reddi-wip® and your favorite toppings. I suggest chocolate syrup, caramel syrup, pecans, vanilla granola, chopped apples, and mini chocolate chips. If creating a self-serve pie bar, place ingredients in mini bowls and let everyone create their own pies.
Notes
- Pies can be made ahead of time and frozen. If frozen overnight, let it thaw for 15-20 minutes before serving.
- Add honey or caramel syrup to the yogurt pie mixture if you prefer a sweeter pie.
- If you prefer cooked apples, cook the apples with 1/4 tsp. of cinnamon, 1 T. butter, and 1 T. sugar.
- If you can't find Caramel Apple Pie Yogurt, substitute with Strawberry Yogurt and turn these into Mini Strawberry Yogurt Pies.
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Hi Erlene,
Looking forward to the holidays!
We love hosting parties and gatherings. 🙂
Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Amy
Ya, it looks so sweet. Many thanks for sharing with us, I really like your ideas 🙂
I want to do this with coffee, conversation and friends! Love it!
This would be a great easy dessert with friends.
I think I might borrow this idea for my daughter’s birthday party. I’m sure the little girls will love making their own pies! Thanks for sharing with the #BlogFair, hope you can visit again this week.
I think this would be so fun as an interactive party dessert option.
I love the idea of eating these frozen, too!! Coming over from Snickerdoodle Sunday- hope you’ll join us again this weekend with your latest & greatest makes!
Sarah (Sadie Seasongoods)
Thanks for visiting Sarah. My kids prefer it semi frozen and it’s kind of like a frozen yogurt.
These no bake mini apple pies look so cute and delicious. I love that they are made with healthy yogurt. Thanks for stopping by Wonderful Wednesday blog hop and leaving me a comment.
Sharing!
Blessings,
Diane Roark
Thanks Diane. I like that’s it made with yogurt too and I don’t have to worry about too much sugar.
I actually have a few of the small pie crusts here at home and will have to give this recipe a try. Thank you so much for sharing and linking up with us over at the Welcome Home Wednesdays Link Party.
I hope you get to try this and let me know how you like it.
Oh, I just love this apple pie bar! So cute and different!
Carrie
curlycraftymom.com
Thanks Carrie. The kids loved this and it’s so simple.
These look yummy!
I love the simplicity of these! I’m also a cook from scratch kind of gal when it comes to parties, but I would be totally willing to cheat with these pies. And I love your sign! We are definitely pie people here. Pinned. Thanks!
I normally cook from scratch too, but sometimes I cheat a little 🙂
What a fun idea! I need a winter variety of this for our Christmas open house. Last year we did a cocoa and coffee bar, which was a big hit. Now I’m thinking a PIE bar might top that! We’ll see.
How fun! I love the idea of doing a cocoa/coffee bar. Maybe you could do both 🙂
Those look delish! I totally agree about spending more time with friends and family and less time slaving away in the kitchen.
Yes, a lesson learned from past parties. Definitely want to spend more time with family.
Love it! I also get stressed about what I serve. This is so easy and people will think you slaved over them. That is how I want to cook! And the topping bar is genius!!
I am loving the No-Bake trend because I can get so many great recipe ideas that the children will enjoy making. Apples and caramel are a must have in my diet.
This is brilliant! I love serving special treats but time enjoying family is what the holidays are all about so this seems like a wonderful compromise between the two! Your tablescape turned out adorable and these pies look absolutely scrumptious!!
What a fun idea, I’d love to set this up the next time we have family over! I may even do this just for the kids on a Sunday.
What a fun idea, Erlene! I love your easy pie bar. This would be super fun for any holiday or get-together. 🙂
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelau
I love using those mini pie dishes for this reason – EASY! Great recipe to wow your family for dessert! YUMMY!
Oh my goodness! I absolutely love caramel and apples together. This looks amazing.
I love anything that says no bake and the kids would just go crazy over these. I’ve got to try them.
Perfect idea for a fun Fall party! I can’t wait to try these out!
That no bake mini pie has me so wanting something sweet. That looks absolutely delicious!
I love simple recipes that deliver a punch of flavor and I think you created a winner with your apple pie bar. Yum – what a perfect way to celebrate fall!
My husband is a huge pie addict! He would love this!
As the queen of burning things in the kitchen, I am going to share with my spouse that I must make this
This is the best idea! They would be so much fun for everyone to decorate and add toppings to.
I love a good Graham Cracker anything and this looks delicious! Its so quick , simple and easy and it looks delicious. This No Bake Mini Apple Pie is sure to be a hit at small gatherings
This is such a great idea! It’s so simple yet so delicious! I can’t wait to set up my own mini caramel apple pie bar this weekend!
What a great idea! I would have never thought to use yogurt! I need to make this for my kids!
These are amazing. I want to try them with my family. I am all for anything with whip cream
This is such a fun idea!! I love the idea of using yogurt for the filling and adding the toppings this will be so fun for the kids!
My family loves pies and they would really enjoy this one. Can’t wait to try it!
There is literally a Pie Bar that opened up in my town! A bar of pies. Anyway, it made me realize how much people really love pies, especially this time of year.
I’d love to have my own mini caramel apple pie bar!
How fun is this!
What a fun way to share an evening with friends & family.
Adding this to our must do list!
I love these so much! What an awesome fall dessert this is.