Why: Darn you top chef just desserts! I've been bitten by the baking bug again and have been cranking out treats. For our recent vacation I brought pumpkin cinnamon rolls, chex mix, rice kripsy treats, magic layer bars, the previously mentioned pumpkin cake, sugar cookies and on top of all of that, I made this pie. Granted, I made this pie for my husband for his birthday but with all the leftovers I decided that I'd better drop it off at work instead of bring along yet another treat. I don't really recall exactly how I ended up at this recipe but with a name like crack pie and a description of caramel butterscotch goodness - I had to try it.
What: I guess crack just isn't my drug of choice because this pie just didn't really do it for me. Was it tasty? Yes. Did it change my life? Hardly. Is it worth the amount of time and butter? Highly debatable. It did work out that I have tons of egg whites when I want to make macaroons (to come)but really, 8 yolks is a lot. And I had to buy powdered milk just for this recipe. Making the crust, breaking it up and then mixing in butter and whatnot to make the actual crust was a little too labor intensive for me. At the end of the day it tasted like my butterscotch caramel bars but with a lot more time and money involved. And my bars don't require a fork. It's a good idea and concept but I'm going to save my veins (and arteries!) for something better.
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