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    Published: Oct 30, 2017 Updated: Apr 2, 2022 by Hilda Sterner | This post may contain affiliate links 7 Comments

    Caramel Apple Pie Recipe

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    When you hear the term "All American" what comes to mind? For me, it's the American flag, our troops, baseball, hot dogs, and this Caramel Apple Pie Recipe! You'll absolutely love this lattice-topped apple pie, oozing with caramel, especially when served topped with whipped cream or ice cream.

    Apple pie slice on a plate with whipped cream

    Caramel Apple Pie Recipe

    My family loves pie, especially my husband, Scott. A few times a year, we make the one hour drive up to the town of Julian in search of cooler weather, and delicious pies. 

    If you are ever in the area, be sure to check out this adorable town, dotted with cute shops, cafes, and restaurants. 

    So, what do I do when I crave pie the rest of the year? I make my own, of course! I've tried many recipes over the years, but have settled on this one as my go-to recipe. This recipe was adapted from Chef John's Carmel Apple Pie.

    How to Make This Recipe

    Preheat oven to 425 F degrees

    1. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom, salt, nutmeg, and water. Stir until the mixture comes to a rolling boil, then remove from heat.
    caramel sauce in a saucepan

    2. Peel, core, and slice apples, and add to a medium-sized bowl. Sprinkle with lemon juice and toss with flour, making sure the flour is equally distributed.

    3. Roll out half of the pastry, fit in a 9" pie plate. Trim the excess pastry, leaving ½" of pastry hanging past the rim of the pie plate.

    4. Save the trimmed pastry for later. Arrange the apples in the pie plate.

    sliced apples in a pie shell

    5. Roll out the remaining crust over a cutting board. Using a pastry wheel, cut dough into ½" strips. ​

    Don't have one of those fancy tools? No problem, just use a knife, or "treat yo' self" and purchase one.

    pie pastry cut into slices

    6. Lay one of the center (longest) pieces of pastry dough over the middle of the pie.

    7. Continue working towards the edge, using every other piece of dough. Weave the remaining pieces (over and under) in the opposite direction until all the pieces are used up.

    unbaked pie covered in strips of pastry

    8. If there are extra pieces, combine them with the excess dough that was trimmed earlier.

    9. Roll out the extra dough on a cutting board. Use cookie cutters to cut out decorative leaves, or other shapes to add to the top of the lattice (optional).

    10. Fold the ends of the lattice strips under the bottom crust and crimp the edges.

    unbaked caramel apple pie

    11. Carefully pour the caramel mixture through the holes in the lattice, making sure you distribute the caramel over the entire pie.

    caramel apple pie, unbaked

    12. Place pie on a cookie sheet, in case it boils over, and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350F, and bake for an additional 50 minutes, or until the caramel beings to ooze out of the lattice, and the pie is nicely browned.

    baked caramel apple pie

    13. Cool completely before serving. If you are ready to throw all caution to the wind, serve with vanilla ice-cream. I dare you!

    Recipe FAQs and Expert Tips

    What Are the Best Apples For Baking Pie? 

    I think most bakers would agree that Granny Smith apples are the go-to apples for making an apple pie. Other suitable apples include:

    Honeycrisp
    Jonathan
    Jonagold
    Fuji
    And my personal favorites, Pink Lady

    Ideally, you want an apple with a good balance of sweetness and tartness. You also want to avoid apples that release a lot of liquid during the cooking process. Instead, you want apples that retain their shape, even after baking.

    1. As I usually do, I tweaked Chef John's caramel apple pie recipe. I replaced the white sugar with brown sugar because I prefer the latter.
    2. I also prefer my apple pie more flavorful. To achieve this, I doubled the cinnamon and added vanilla, nutmeg, and cardamom.
    3. Finally, I tossed some lemon juice and flour with the apples. The flour helps to keep the pie from being too runny.

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    Apple pie slice on a plate with whipped cream

    Caramel Apple Pie

    Easy and delicious apple pie, cooked with a caramel sauce.
    5 from 2 votes
    Print Rate
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
    Servings: 8 slices
    Calories: 430kcal

    Ingredients

    Caramel Sauce

    • 6 T. unsalted butter
    • 1 cup brown sugar
    • 1 tsp. vanilla
    • ½ tsp. cinnamon
    • ¼ tsp. cardamom
    • ¼ tsp. salt
    • ½ tsp. nutmeg freshly ground
    • ¼ cup water

    Remaining Ingredients

    • 5 Pink Lady apples peeled, cored, and sliced
    • 1 T. lemon juice
    • ¼ cup flour
    • 1 pastry for double-crust pie

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 425 F degrees
    • Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom, salt, nutmeg, and water. Stir until the mixture comes to a rolling boil, then remove from heat.
    • Peel, core, and slice apples, and add to a medium-sized bowl. Sprinkle with lemon juice and toss with flour, making sure the flour is equally distributed. Roll out half of the pastry, fit in a 9" pie plate. Trim the excess pastry, leaving ½" of pastry hanging past the rim of the pie plate. Save the trimmed pastry for later. Arrange the apples in the pie plate.
    • Roll out the remaining crust over a cutting board. Using a pastry wheel, cut dough into ½" strips. ​Don't have one of those fancy tools? No problem, just use a knife, or "treat yo' self" and purchase one.
    • Lay one of the center (longest) pieces of pastry dough over the middle of the pie. Continue working towards the edge, using every other piece of dough. Weave the remaining pieces (over and under) in the opposite direction until all the pieces are used up.
    • If there are extra pieces, combine them with the excess dough that was trimmed earlier. Roll out the extra dough on a cutting board. Use cookie cutters to cut out decorative leaves, or other shapes to add to the top of the lattice (optional). Fold the ends of the lattice strips under the bottom crust and crimp the edges.
    • Carefully pour the caramel mixture through the holes in the lattice, making sure you distribute the caramel over the entire pie.
    • Place pie on a cookie sheet, in case it boils over, and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350F, and bake for an additional 50 minutes, or until the caramel beings to ooze out of the lattice, and the pie is nicely browned. Cool completely before serving. If you are ready to throw all caution to the wind, serve with vanilla ice-cream. I dare you!

    Notes

    1. As I usually do, I tweaked Chef John's caramel apple pie recipe. I replaced the white sugar with brown sugar because I prefer the latter.
    2. I also prefer my apple pie more flavorful. To achieve this, I doubled the cinnamon and added vanilla, nutmeg, and cardamom.
    3. Finally, I tossed some lemon juice and flour with the apples. The flour helps to keep the pie from being too runny.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 430kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 343mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 36g
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    1. Lori says

      September 09, 2019 at 9:09 pm

      5 stars
      Super yummy! Made this yesterday...one for us and one for a neighbor:)

      Reply
    2. GiGi Eats Celebrities says

      November 04, 2017 at 5:12 pm

      Hubba Hubba! THIS LOOKS OUT OF THIS WORLD!! My mouth wouldn't be able to handle it!!

      Reply
      • HildaSterner says

        November 04, 2017 at 8:04 pm

        Haha, I KNOW you can handle it!

        Reply
    3. Sarah Fern says

      November 04, 2017 at 3:27 pm

      This looks so yummy!! I cannot wait for to try it.

      Reply
      • HildaSterner says

        November 04, 2017 at 8:03 pm

        Thanks, if you end up making it, I'd love to hear what you think of it!

        Reply
    4. Monami says

      November 04, 2017 at 2:01 pm

      Looks so yummy

      Reply
      • HildaSterner says

        November 04, 2017 at 2:13 pm

        Thank you, that's why it's my favorite apple pie recipe. Hope you give it a try!

        Reply

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