Cinnamon Pie is the perfect holiday pie. Creamy and delicious, this pie is made with simple ingredients and is easy to make.
We love this spice filled Easy Cinnamon Pie Recipe. It is rich, creamy and delicious which makes it the perfect holiday pies. Any recipe that includes cinnamon, I know I will love it. This spice ingredient is why I love making Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie and Cinnamon Roll Cake. Cinnamon creates bold and warm flavors, the perfect seasoning for the holiday season.
This Cinnamon Pie filling is silky, creamy and light and full of cinnamon flavor. If you have a cinnamon lover in your family, make this pie. Check out more of our easy pie recipes like this French silk pie, mincemeat pie recipe, and chocolate cream pie recipe.
What is Cinnamon Pie?
Cinnamon Pie is a creamy pie with a base of cream cheese, cinnamon, brown sugar and more. These ingredients are blended together to make an amazing silky pie filling.
The filling of the pie looks similar to pumpkin pie but the similarities end there. The flavor is much different.
This is a type of spiced pie and really delicious with a dollop of whipped cream on top. While this type of pie is not as common as pumpkin pie or pecan pie, it is absolutely amazing.
It will become a traditional pie that will be requested year after year. If you have ever been to a cinnamon festival, this pie was likely on the menu. It is so fabulous.
Ingredients
- Premade 9” Pie Crust – We used a store-bought pie crust but you can also use a Homemade Graham Cracker Crust or a Homemade Flaky Pie Crust.
- Cream Cheese – Softened at room temperature
- Brown Sugar – Learn How to Make Brown Sugar
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How to Make Cinnamon Pie
- Step 1 – Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and place the pre-made pie dough in a 9 inch pie plate. Crimp the edges of the pie crust and place it in the refrigerator while you prepare the filling.
- Step 2 – Beat together the brown sugar and cream cheese in a large mixing bowl until the mixture is light and fluffy (3-4 minutes). Then beat in the eggs, one at a time until all are combined.
- Step 3 – Then on low speed, mix in the half and half, flour, cinnamon, teaspoons of vanilla extract and salt until the mixture is combined and smooth.
- Step 4 – Pour the filling into the pie crust and bake for 35-40 minutes until the edges are set. The center will still be jiggly but it will continue to set as the pie cools.
- Step 5 – Let the pie cool completely at room temperature on oven rack. Then cover the pie and chill for at least 2-4 hours.
- Step 6 – When you are ready to serve, let the pie sit at room temperature for 1 hour. Dust the top of the pie with the powdered sugar, then the pie is ready to slice, serve and enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Ingredients – We recommend the cream cheese and eggs come to room temperature before mixing with other ingredients. They mix better when they are at room temperature. We like to use our stand mixer to ensure that the ingredients are completely combined.
- Homemade pie crust – For the sake of time, we used a store bought pie crust. However, feel free to use homemade if you prefer.
- Graham Cracker Pie Crust – Substitute this for the traditional pie crust. It is another great option with the rich filling.
- Allow the pie to set – Before serving pie, we recommend letting it set for in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. You can even prepare and place in the refrigerator overnight.
- Don’t overbake the pie – The pie will be jiggly but resist the urge to continue baking it. The pie will continue to set as it chills. Overbaking the pie will make it rubbery.
- Serving Pie – Once we you are ready to serve, bring to room temperature for about an hour.
- Baking Sheet – To prevent any of the pie spilling over while baking, we place the pie pan on a baking sheet.
- Heavy Cream – You can use heavy cream instead of half and half.
Cinnamon Pie Toppings
This cinnamon custard pie is perfect to serve for Christmas or Thanksgiving. The creamy cinnamon filling even better with your favorite toppings.
- Whipped Cream
- Powdered Sugar
- More Cinnamon
- Chocolate Syrup
- Caramel Syrup
- Ice Cream Cream
How to Store Leftovers
This pie can easily be made the night before serving. Refrigerate any leftover pie covered with plastic wrap or aluminum foil for up to 5 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
I recommend using full fat cream cheese in this recipe. If you use low fat cream cheese it could change the texture consistency of the pie.
This pie can easily be made the night before serving or up to 2 days in advance. This is a great way to ensure the pie has sufficient time to set. This is one of the reasons I make this pie around the holidays. We think it taste better once it has time to chill for a few hours.
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Cinnamon Pie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Premade 9” Pie Crust unbaked
- 8 oz Cream Cheese softened at room temperature
- 1 cup Brown Sugar packed
- 3 Large Eggs
- 1 ¼ cup Half and Half
- ¼ cup All Purpose Flour
- 3 Tablespoons Ground Cinnamon
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- ¼ tsp Salt
- Powdered Sugar for serving
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a pie pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Open the cinnamon rolls and reserve the icing. Cut each cinnamon roll in half horizontally to make 2 thinner rolls.
- Lightly flour a work surface and roll each cinnamon roll into a thin round.
- Arrange half of the cinnamon rolls in the bottom of the prepared pie pan to form the bottom crust. Bake for 5–7 minutes.
- Toss the apples with the lemon juice in a large bowl. Add the sugar, salt, cinnamon, and cornstarch, and toss until evenly coated.
- Spoon the apple mixture over the bottom crust. Arrange the remaining cinnamon rolls over the apples to form the top crust.
- Pinch together any gaps in the top crust, then gently press its edges into the bottom crust to seal.
- Cover the pie with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for 10 minutes, or until the top is browned.
- Let the pie cool to room temperature.
- Drizzle with the reserved icing, then slice and serve.
