Apple Pie
With a homemade filling this Apple Pie is a classic recipe that no one can resist. Baked up perfectly with a sweet and tart flavor, this will be your favorite fall dessert!
Servings: 8
Calories: 480kcal
Ingredients
- 6 large (or 8 small) Granny Smith apples (6 cups thinly sliced)
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ cup salted butter
- 3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 3 Tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 refrigerated pie crusts top and bottom.
- 1 Tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Peel, core, and thinly slice apples. Place them in a large bowl. Sprinkle the cinnamon onto the apples and stir to cover.
- In a medium saucepan, melt butter.
- Add the flour and stir in.
- Add in granulated sugar, brown sugar, and water, stir and bring to a boil then lower heat and allow to simmer for 3 minutes. Stir in lemon juice.
- Pour pie sauce over your sliced, cinnamon apples.
- Use a wooden spoon or spatula to thoroughly incorporate and coat each apple. The sauce will thin out as you stir from the juices from each apple and will trickle down to the bottom of the bowl so make sure to stir well.
- Place your bottom crust into your pie pan.
- Pour the apple pie filling into the pie crust and even spread out.
- Place the top crust on and trim excess crust if you have any. Pinch all around the edges to seal the top and bottom crust to each other.
- Cut slits or leaf shapes into the center of the crust to allow steam to escape.
- Brush the crust with milk. Use tin foil to cover the edges of the pie if needed. Place your pie on the center rack and bake for 50 minutes or until the crust is golden.
- Allow the pie to cool for a full hour (or even better, overnight) before cutting.
Notes
- Granny Smith apples are our favorite to use in pies, but see other options above.
- If you are afraid that this will overflow and make a mess (it can happen but it's rare) you can place a baking sheet below the pie on the next rack down.
- This pie can be frozen, see my tips above.
- You do not need to parbake the crust for this recipe.
- You can use your own homemade crust or use refrigerated pie crusts like we do to make it more simple.
- I highly recommend purchasing pie shields in case your pie crust starts to brown too soon, you can also use foil.
- If you want to sprinkle with sugar on top you can, we love doing this for some added sweetness.
- Serve this with your favorite toppings such as ice cream, whipped cream, caramel sauce, etc.
Nutrition
Calories: 480kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 282mg | Potassium: 218mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 433IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 2mg