Candied Apple Pie Recipes

CANDY APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, toss apples with lime juice. Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt; add to apples and toss lightly. , On a lightly floured surface, roll one half of dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Add filling; dot with butter. Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle. Place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edge. Cut slits in top., Bake until golden brown and apples are tender, 40-45 minutes., For topping, melt butter in a small saucepan. Stir in brown sugar and cream; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and stir in pecans. , Pour over top crust. Bake until bubbly, 3-4 minutes longer. Place on a wire rack. Serve warm.

CANDIED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, 3 tablespoons white sugar, and cinnamon together in a bowl; press into a pie pan.
• Bake crust in preheated oven until set, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Spread 3/4 cup caramel ice cream topping over the pie crust. Sprinkle 1 cup chopped pecans over the caramel. Refrigerate until the caramel is set, at least 15 minutes.
• Melt 5 tablespoons butter in a saucepan. Stir brown sugar and salt into the butter; add apples and stir to coat. Cook until apples are fork-tender, 10 to 15 minutes; transfer to a bowl and refrigerate until completely cool, at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Beat cream cheese, white sugar, egg, lemon juice, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth.
• Spread chilled apple mixture over the caramel and pecans in the pie crust; top with the cream cheese layer.
• Bake in preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Let pie cool completely, at least 30 minutes.
• Top pie with whipped topping. Drizzle 1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping over the pie. Sprinkle 1/4 cup pecans over the caramel and whipped topping.

CANDIED GINGER APPLE PIE

Steps:

• For the crust: Put the flour, sugar and salt into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the pastry blade and pulse a few times to combine. Add the butter and pulse a few times until the mixture resembles fine gravel. Add 1/4 cup ice water a few tablespoons at a time until the dough comes together and forms a ball. Remove from the food processor, divide in two and form each piece into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or until ready to use.
• For the filling: In a large bowl, combine the apples, sugar, cornstarch, crystallized ginger, cinnamon, lemon juice, vanilla bean paste and salt.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and remove one of the disks of dough from the refrigerator. If necessary, leave to soften for 10 minutes or so. On a floured surface, roll out the disk into a 12-inch round about 1/8-inch thick. Transfer to a 9-inch pie dish and gently press into place, eliminating any air pockets. Trim the dough overhang to 1/2 inch.
• On a floured surface, roll the second disk into a 12-inch round about 1/8-inch thick. Transfer the apple filling to the dough-lined dish. On top of the filling, add the second crust, allowing each to overhang by 1/2 inch. Fold the top crust edges over the overhang of the bottom crust and crimp the edges to seal. Cut six slits into the top crust.
• Beat the egg with 1 to 2 tablespoons of water. Using a pastry brush, lightly paint the crust with the egg. Using aluminum foil, make a "collar" around the edges of the pie to prevent it from browning too quickly.
• Bake 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and continue baking until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbly, about 1 hour. (Remove the foil collar for the last 10 to 15 minutes.)
• Transfer the pie to a rack and cool completely.
• Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

CANDY APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Prepare crust for a double crust pie.
• Set aside.
• In a large bowl combine all ingredients for filling.
• Blend well and pour into pie shell.
• Dot with butter cubes and top with remaining pie crust.
• Cut three of four steam vents on top of pie.
• Bake in a 400 degree oven for 45 minutes.
• Pie Topping Put butter, brown sugar and cream in small pot and bring to a boil, remove and add pecans.
• Then pour over pie crust and return pie to oven for 5 minutes, until bubbly.
• This pie is wonderful served with sharp cheddar cheese or French vanilla bean ice cream.

CANDIED APPLE PIE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Mix crumbs, butter and 2 Tbsp. sugar; press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate.
• Beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla with mixer until blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each. Stir in 1/2 each pie filling, nuts and toffee. Pour into crust.
• Bake 35 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 4 hours. Top with remaining pie filling, nuts and toffee before serving.

OLD-FASHIONED CINNAMON CANDY APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Cut lard into flour and salt, mix with enough ice water to hold together.
• Roll out half of dough and line an 8 or 9" pie pan. Roll another circle for top with other half.
• In large mixing bowl, stir together filling ingredients except apples and candies.
• Fold in apples well.
• Turn into pastry-lined pan and dot with butter.
• Sprinkle with 2 Tbl. cinnamon candies.
• Cover with top crust and seal edges.
• Cut slits in top, brush with milk.
• Sprinkle with a little sugar.
• Bake about 1 hour at 350 degrees.

CANDY APPLE WALNUT PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the apples, walnuts, red-hots, 1/3 cup sugar and flour; toss to coat. Spoon into one pastry shell. Crumble the remaining pastry shell into 1/2-in. pieces; toss with remaining sugar. Sprinkle over filling., Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 375° for 50-60 minutes or until filling is bubbly and crust is golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack before cutting.

CARAMELIZED MAPLE APPLE PIE WITH CANDIED BACON CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place bacon on a baking sheet and sprinkle 1 tablespoon brown sugar over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crisp, 10 to 20 minutes.
• Line a 9-inch springform pan with pie crust pastry; refrigerate.
• Combine apples and lemon juice in a bowl and toss to coat.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat; add maple syrup and 1/3 cup brown sugar. Bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer until mixture is reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Carefully add apples and stir well to coat. Cook until apples just start to soften and get a bit of color on them, about 5 minutes. Return the apples to the bowl leaving behind the sweet syrup.
• Stir vinegar into sweet syrup; simmer until syrup is reduced and consistency of maple syrup, about 5 minutes. Carefully pour syrup over the apples. Cool for 10 minutes.
• Combine flour, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup unsalted butter, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a food processor; pulse until crumbly. Break bacon into pieces, add to food processor, and pulse until combined with the crumble.
• Tip apples into the pie crust in the springform pan. Fold dough over part of the apple filling to form an edge. Crimp the edges between your fingers. Top the apple filling with the crumble. Brush crust with cream and top with white sugar.
• Bake pie in the preheated oven until the juices bubble and the crust is deeply golden, about 1 hour. If the crust starts to brown too quickly turn the oven down to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

CANDY APPLE CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F.
• To prepare the pie shell, on a clean, lightly floured work surface, roll out half a ball of dough with a rolling pin until it forms a 10-inch circle. Wrap the remaining half of the dough tightly in plastic wrap and reserve it in the refrigerator for future use for up to 5 days. Fold the circle in half, place it in a 9-inch pie plate so that the edges of the circle drop over the rim, and unfold the dough to completely cover the pie plate. Using your thumb and index finger, crimp the edges of the pie shell. Brush the edges of the pie shell with heavy cream to create a perfect, golden brown finish. Set the pie shell to the side while you make the filling.
• To prepare the filling, in a small bowl, whisk together the sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pecans or walnuts if desired. In a large bowl, toss the apples with the sugar mixture, making sure the apples are thoroughly coated.
• To assemble the pie, spread 1/3 cup of the caramel sauce across the bottom of the pie shell. Place the apples in the pie shell, distributing them evenly. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar crumb topping over the apple filling, covering it completely.
• To bake, place the pie plate on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to 375°F and continue baking for 40 minutes, or until the apples are tender. Transfer the pie plate to a wire cooling rack and allow the pie to cool for 10 minutes. While the pie is still slightly warm, drizzle the remaining 1/3 cup caramel sauce over the crumb topping.
• Apple pies are best served either at room temperature or warmed at 350°F for about 10 minutes. Candy Apple Crumb Pie will keep at room temperature overnight and can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.