This apple pie recipe is simply the best apple pie you’ll ever have. This homemade pie is piled high with apples and topped with a caramel sauce that make make an amazing crust.
Apple Pie
I’ve been using this highly-rated recipe for years. It’s simply the best recipe there is and it’s really easy to make. What throws it above the other recipes is the use of caramel that you pour on top of the pie!
Apple pie is a staple of the Thanksgiving dinner table and is great at Christmas. But, this is a versatile recipe that can be used all through apple season.
If you love apples, you might like our apple breakfast casserole.
We chose a lattice crust for the top of this apple pie, but you can just as easily use a whole pie crust for the top, just add some slits into the top so the caramel will seep into the pie and air can escape as it cooks.
To make a lattice crust, just cut one pie crust into strips of even widths. Then, take turns layering them, lifting each strip up to lay another strip the opposite direction.
Pie Ingredients
- pie crusts – you’ll need two, one for the pie and one for the top crust
- apples – Granny Smith are what we like in this recipe
- butter – unsalted
- flour, water – this is used in the caramel
- white and brown sugar – this will help create the caramel
- cinnamon and nutmeg – perfect apple seasonings
- vanilla – use a good-quality vanilla extract
How to Make Apple Pie
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees
- Peel, core, and slice apples.
- Place one of the pie crusts in a sprayed pie pan and add the apples, creating a mound.
- Prepare lattice design for top pie crust. Set aside.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add water, white sugar and brown sugar, and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. Stir to combine and remove from heat and let cool down a bit.
- Pour ½ of the sugar and butter liquid over the apples and add the lattice crust on top. Slowly pour remaining sugar mixture over crust, letting it seep into the openings.
- Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F and continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes, until apples are soft. (Note: place a cookie sheet on the rack beneath the pie in case there is any runoff.)
- Move pie to bottom oven rack if the top crust is getting too done.
What Kind of Apples Should I use in Apple Pie?
A common question is what is the best type of apple to use in an apple pie. While technically you can use any apple, it’s well known that Granny Smith apples are considered the best type to use in apple pie recipes.
Other varieties to consider are:
- Jonagold (one of our favorites for pie and apple sauce)
- Honeycrisp
- Golden Delicous
- Rome
Bob’s Red Mill has a great list of apple varieties with descriptions that you might find helpful.
Should I Cook Apples Before Putting Them in a Pie?
Many apple pie recipes recommend pre-cooking the apples before putting them into the pie crust. This can help reduce the space between the crust and the apples, but isn’t always necessary.
This recipe doesn’t cook the apples prior to baking.
How Do I Serve Apple Pie?
We like to serve apple pie warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream on top.
You can eat apple pie at room temperature if you like.
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Apple Pie
Ingredients
- 2 9- inch pie crusts
- ½ cup butter unsalted
- 3 tablespoons flour
- ¼ cup water
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar packed
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 7-8 medium Granny Smith apples peeled, cored and sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees
- Peel, core, and slice apples.
- Place one of the pie crusts in a sprayed pie pan. Add apples, creating a mound.
- Prepare lattice design for top pie crust. Set aside.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add water, white sugar and brown sugar, and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. Stir to combine and remove from heat and let cool down a bit.
- Pour ½ of the sugar and butter liquid over the apples and add the lattice crust on top. Slowly pour remaining sugar mixture over crust, letting it seep into the openings.
- Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F and continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes, until apples are soft. (Note: place a cookie sheet on the rack beneath the pie in case there is any runoff.)
- Move pie to bottom oven rack if the top crust is getting too done.
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