Apple Pie

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Our absolute favorite Apple Pie has a thick, buttery crust and sweetly spiced apple filling.

Slice of apple pie with ice cream and caramel sauce on top.

Why We Love This Apple Pie

  1. Apple Mix: Granny Smith and Honeycrisp apples offer a balanced tartness and sweetness.
  2. Diced Apples: Dicing ensures even cooking and texture, similar to this Apple Crumble.
  3. Flaky Crust: Keeping ingredients cold and minimal handling results in a flaky, buttery crust.
  4. Classic Recipe: It’s a timeless recipe that brings back the best memories.
  5. Always Looks Gorgeous: Rustic appearance with crimped edges and a sugar topping.

Peel apples, cut into small pieces; melt butter; add apples, sugar, seasonings and salt; cook to soften.

Ingredients

  • Pie Crusts: Form the base and top of the apple pie.
  • Apples: Main filling, balance of sweet and tart.
  • Unsalted Butter: Adds richness to the filling.
  • Lemon: Enhances flavor and freshness to the apples.
  • Brown Sugar & White Sugar: Sweetens the filling.
  • Spices: Spices for flavor depth.
  • Flour: Thickens the filling.
  • Vanilla Extract: Adds extra flavor.
  • Greek Yogurt or Sour Cream: Creaminess and tang to filling.
  • Egg Wash: For crust’s golden shine.

Combine the sugar and flour; mix into apples; cook to thicken; remove from heat and stir in vanilla and yogurt; roll out crust and fit into pan; add cooled apple filling; add crust to the top; crimp edges.

How To Make Apple Pie

  1. Chill crusts.
  2. Prepare apples: Peel, core, and dice.
  3. Cook apples: With butter, lemon, brown sugar, spices.
  4. Thicken filling: Add sugar-flour mix, vanilla, yogurt. Chill.
  5. Assemble pie: Fill bottom crust, add top crust, seal edges.
  6. Chill assembled pie.
  7. Bake: 400°F for 55-65 minutes.
  8. Cool before serving. Serve with fresh ice cream or whipped cream.

Brush the crust with egg wash; sprinkle on sugar; bake and cool; slice and serve.

Apple Pie Tips

  • Chill Everything: Keep crusts, filling, and assembled pie cold for even baking and a flakier crust.
  • Sugar Topping: Sprinkle Demerara Baking Sugar, Turbinado sugar, or white sparkling sugar before baking for crunch and to make it look pretty.
  • Cooling Time: Let pie cool to room temperature before slicing for a thicker, juicier filling.
  • Keep Cold: Use cold ingredients, minimize handling, and refrigerate quickly.
  • Egg Wash: Brush inside of crust before filling to prevent sogginess.

Uncut dessert fresh out of the oven.

STORAGE

Leftovers

  • Room Temperature: Store apple pie covered for up to 2 days.
  • Refrigerator: Keep in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
  • Freezing: Wrap pie tightly; freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge before serving.
  • Reheat: Warm in the oven at 350°F for best texture.

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Apple Pie

5 from 5 votes
Our absolute favorite Apple Pie has a thick, buttery crust and sweetly spiced apple filling.
Slice of apple pie with ice cream and caramel sauce on top.
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Apple Pie

Slice of apple pie with ice cream and caramel sauce on top.
5 from 5 votes
Our absolute favorite Apple Pie has a thick, buttery crust and sweetly spiced apple filling.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, thanksgiving, Vegetarian
Keyword apple pie
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Chilling Time 5 hours
Total Time 7 hours 30 minutes
Servings 10 -12 slices
Chelsea Lords
Calories 434kcal
Cost $7.81

Ingredients

  • 2 pie crusts (Note 1)
  • 7 cups peeled, cored, and diced apples (I recommend a mix; mostly Honeycrisp Apples and a couple of Granny Smith apples; about 7-8 apples)
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • Zest and juice of 1 lemon (1 teaspoon zest and 2 tablespoons juice)
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar lightly packed (light brown sugar will work)
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon EACH: ground allspice, ground cloves, and ground nutmeg
  • 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1/3 cup white, granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup white, all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup honey vanilla Greek yogurt (we love Greek Gods yogurt. Or use sour cream. don't use regular yogurt)
  • Egg wash: 1 large egg beaten and 1 tablespoon milk
  • Optional: Demerara Baking Sugar, Turbinado sugar, or white sparkling sugar for topping

Instructions

  • IMPORTANT: Keep everything as cold as possible! Chill pie dough, chill apple pie filling, and chill pie before baking.
  • PIE CRUSTS: If making homemade pie crusts, start here. Follow Note 1 and chill pie crusts (wrapped tightly in plastic wrap) for at least 30 minutes before rolling them out.
  • APPLES: Peel and core apples. Dice into 1/2-inch cubes and set aside.
  • FILLING: In a large pot over medium heat, melt 4 tablespoons of butter. Once melted, add diced apples, lemon juice, and zest. Stir in dark brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, nutmeg, and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 6-8 minutes until juices thicken and apples begin to soften.
  • FILLING CONT.: In a small bowl, mix white sugar and flour. Sprinkle over the apple filling on the stovetop and stir. Cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring often until the filling thickens. Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes. Stir in vanilla and Greek yogurt (or sour cream). Refrigerate the apple filling until chilled, about 45 minutes.
  • EGG WASH: In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and milk with a fork until smooth. Set aside.
  • PIE: Place a bottom pie crust in a 9.5-inch pie pan. Lightly brush with egg wash. Spread cooled apple filling evenly with a spoon. Cover with the top pie crust. Note 2). Press all around edges to seal the two pie doughs together (trim excess dough if needed). Tuck excess dough under itself so it is flush with rim of the pan. If desired, crimp edges (Note 3). Place assembled pie in fridge and chill for 30 minutes up to an hour. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • BAKE: Take out the pie and brush the entire top crust with egg wash, except for the crimped edges (they already get plenty of browning!) Sprinkle optional sparkling sugar evenly over the pie. Set the pie on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper and bake for 55-65 minutes, or until the crust is a deep golden brown. If crust is browning too quickly, add a pie shield (or tent those sections with a piece of foil). (Note 4)
  • SERVE: Cool completely, at room temperature, before cutting into pie and serving. If the pie is cut straight out of the oven it'll be runny and wet; it needs time for the filling to become juicy and thick. I typically wait 3-5 hours before cutting into the pie. If desired, serve with fresh whipped cream or vanilla bean ice cream.

Recipe Notes

Note 1: Use 2 store-bought pie crusts, or make them homemade. Here is my recipe for a homemade pie crust (this makes 1 crust, so prepare it twice for this apple pie recipe (I like to make one crust at a time since it requires less handling and more precision):
  • 1 and 1/3 cups (158g) all-purpose white flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
  • 7 tablespoons (100g) unsalted butter, cubed and chilled
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 2-3 tablespoons (28g) ice water
  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, and powdered sugar. Stir. Add in the butter and using a pastry cutter, cut it into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg yolk and water until smooth. Pour egg yolk mixture into the center of the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon until combined as much as possible. Gently knead with your hands to form a crust (add an extra tablespoon of water if needed). Handle the dough as little as possible and once it's formed into a dough, wrap it in plastic wrap and gently flatten into a small disc. Refrigerate for (at least) 30 minutes to allow the gluten to relax before rolling. You can make the crust ahead of time and refrigerate for 1-5 days.
Note 2: Elise from Simply Recipes.com has step-by-step process shots of creating a lattice crust. If you don't want to do a lattice crust, simply add entire top crust on top of apple filling. Make sure to cut some vents in the top of the crust with a sharp knife. 
Note 3: Here's a picture tutorial for crimping pie edges
Note 4: You also might want a pie shield to keep edges from getting too dark. You can make your own pie shield by following this tutorial.
Nutritional information is calculated using two refrigerated crusts from the grocery store. 

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 434kcal | Carbohydrates: 76g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 326mg | Potassium: 259mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 48g | Vitamin A: 237IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 2mg

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  1. 5 stars
    This is by far the BEST Apple pie recipe I’ve ever made! The pastry is perfect, and the filling is lusciously sweet, spiced and caramel-like. Five stars!!

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