| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 2 hr 35 min |
| Active: | 35 min |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 18 full graham crackers
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter, melted
- 2 cups cold heavy cream
- 2/3 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 cup root beer, chilled
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- One 3.4-ounce package instant vanilla pudding mix
- 2 teaspoons root beer extract
- 7 maraschino cherries, stems on
Instructions
- For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place the graham crackers in the bowl of a food processor and process until you get fine crumbs. (This can also be done in a large plastic zip-close bag with a rolling pin.) Pour the crumbs into a large bowl. Add the melted butter and stir until evenly mixed.
- Press the crumb mixture into a 9-inch pie plate, gently packing them so they’re firm and in an even layer. If you go up and over the sides, that is fine. Bake the crust for 5 minutes; let it cool and then chill for 20 minutes.
- For the filling: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, add the cream and confectioners’ sugar and whip until firm peaks form.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the root beer, milk, pudding mix and root beer extract until thick, about 2 minutes. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold 2 cups of the whipped cream into the root beer mixture until almost completely blended. Pour the filling over the chilled crust and smooth out with a spatula. Top the pie with the remaining whipped cream.
- Garnish with maraschino cherries and chill for at least 2 hours. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 552 |
| Total Fat | 37 g |
| Saturated Fat | 22 g |
| Carbohydrates | 53 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 36 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Cholesterol | 113 mg |
| Sodium | 440 mg |
Reviews
My family LOVED this pie! Had to order the Root Beer extract from Amazon which wasn’t a big deal. This pie was delicious. Had no issues with he pie setting up and followed the ingredients and steps exact although I did use a deep dish glass pie pan. Will be making this again for sure!
The root beer mixture didn’t set up for me either. I don’t believe substituting heavy cream for the whole milk would have made much difference since it was only 1/4 cup. Into the freezer it went! Now we will have frozen root beer float pie! I plan on adding the whipped cream topping and cherries prior to serving. I’m sure it will be very tasty since licking the spatula was delicious. I also purchased a good root beer extract on Amazon.
I made the version in her cookbook (which is much easier) for a church potluck and it was a BIG hit. Even better, my husband loved it. I love when he likes what I made and asks me to make it again. Bonus, that root beer extract I bought on Amazon will not be going to waste. Thanks Ree!
Did not set up. Flavor was ok. May try cook and serve pudding next time
Made this for my brothers birthday. Everyone loved it! Insanely easy.
We just loved this pie! It’s a lot of “dense” crust and I did let it spill up and over the sides, it looked very much like the picture, easy to serve because it sliced and released from the pan beautifully. I left the cherries off, they weren’t necessary and my daughter was so anxious to try it she grabbed it from the fridge and had it on the table quicker than I could say “cherries” she also asked if she could take the rest of it home after dinner. Thanks Ree!
Made it yesterday and it was delicious. The only thing I would change next time is to make more whipped cream – maybe 3 cups heavy cream and 1 cup confectioner sugar… after adding two cups to the filling, I didn’t have enough to cover the entire top!
***********WAAYYYYYYY TOO SOUPY. Something must be off on the liquid/too much milk. Will have to reduce by over 1/2 next time, otherwise the flavor is great.
I used cream for milk in the pudding. I also made the crust with crushed honey nut cheerios to make it gluten free. You could also use gluten free graham crackers but I did not have any.
I just popped this pie in the frig. It went together like a breeze. Taking a que from a previous reviewer, I subbed 1/4C cream for the milk in the pudding mixture & made sure I whipped the 2C cream to very stiff peaks. Of course, my husband & I had to have a sample. We liked it & we know our root beer-loving grandchildren are going to love it when we get together for a family dinner this evening.