Easy Apple-Caramel Pie
Special thanks to our friends at Taste of the South Magazine for adding this decadent Easy Apple-Caramel Pie recipe to our Apple recipe collection!
Since this Easy Apple-Caramel Pie is a guest recipe, it does not include the photographic tutorial, just the recipe only. I hope you enjoy the printer friendly format though, and be sure and add it to your recipe box by clicking on the blue “Save Recipe” button below!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ 15-ounce packages refrigerated piecrusts (3 sheets), divided
- 2 12.25-ounce jars prepared caramel topping
- 3 large eggs lightly beaten
- 6 Granny Smith apples peeled, cored, and sliced
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup unsalted butter cut into small cubes
- 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°.
- Place 1 piecrust in an ungreased 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. Press firmly against side and bottom. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine caramel topping and eggs, whisking to combine. Pour caramel mixture into prepared pie plate.
- Bake until caramel is set, approximately 45 minutes. (Caramel is set when only a small portion in the center jiggles when pie plate is gently shaken.) Remove from oven; set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt, tossing to coat. Spoon apple mixture over caramel layer. Dot with butter.
- Top apples with second piecrust. Wrap excess top crust under edge of bottom crust, pressing edges together to seal. Make a decorative edge, if desired.
- Using assorted cutters, cut shapes from third crust; set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine cream and yolk, whisking well. Using a pastry brush, lightly coat top crust with egg mixture. Gently press cutout shapes onto crust in desired pattern. Lightly coat shapes with remaining egg mixture. Sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake on lower rack until crust is golden brown, approximately 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes before serving.
Recipe courtesy of Taste of the South Magazine
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Hey Christy! Love your heart so much! I made this today & had read the above comments so I was VERY careful. Jennifer’s right…it does burn if you cook it as long as the recipe calls for initially. You might want to rethink having this on your site…it’s not the best. It’s kind of a strange consistency when finished also, in my humble opinion, and I’m a GREAT lover of apple pie!!
I just made this as well. Crust burned too. I tried to cut back on the time-even took it out after about 35 minutes cause it was already so brown. This is my first ever apple pie. I hope the family doesn’t throw it back at me!!
If I try it again, I’m going to go with a lower temp and longer time. Perhaps that will help the custard cook through without burning the crust. That’s all I can think to do (oh and put foil over the exposed crust).
This is so worrisome and I’m sorry! Have you tried my mamas apple pie recipe?
I did a search for apple pies and do not think I saw it. What is the exact title?
Just a sec, let me grab the link ( I’m on my phone):)
Here ya go! It’s easy and your house smell HEAVENLY. Please let me know if you try it, hope you do!
https://southernplatecom.bigscoots-staging.com/2008/07/mamas-apple-pie.html
THANK YOU!! I have more apples from our trip to Georgia. I either need to cut them up and freeze them, or make another apple pie. Hmmmm. 🙂
Love this pie! Wanted to send this link from Pillsbury for a slow cooker banana bread….Want to try it this weekend!!! http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/slow-cooker-bourbon-banana-bread/e94ef184-31b2-4f2b-bdad-edab82501f09?p=1
May have to cut and past the address.
Thanks for all the goodies Christy!