Apple Custard Pie

Apple Custard Pie has layers of cinnamon apples, creamy custard, and a streusel topping. The perfect Thanksgiving apple pie!

My parents recently brought back some food goodies from their Tennessee vacation, including some big, beautiful apples. I’m usually not a huge fan of fruity desserts, but I really wanted to try these apples in a pie. I didn’t want a typical double-crust pie though and after a lot of searching, I settled on an apple custard pie. My husband’s favorite dessert is flan so anything custard-y is usually a winner around here.

This pie was easy, easy, easy. I had a storebought crust in the fridge that needed to be used and I have to say I’m super impressed with Pillsbury. I love a good crunchy crust and it was perfect. The only element that took any real time was cooking the apples but that just involved stirring them every few minutes.

The pie just tastes like fall. I tend to think of custard pies as warm weather food (probably because we usually have one on my dad’s birthday in April) but the cinnamon in this recipe totally changed that. Well that and the streusel, streusel makes everything feel like fall! It was delicious right out of the oven AND cold.

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Yield: 12 servings

Apple Custard Pie

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Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes

Ingredients

• ½ 15-ounce package refrigerated pie dough (such as Pillsbury)
• Cooking spray
• ⅓ cup all purpose flour
• ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 ½ tablespoons chilled butter, cut into small pieces
• 2 cups sliced peeled Granny Smith apple, about 1 large
• 1 cup granulated sugar, divided
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup fat-free buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325F.
2. To prepare crust, roll dough into a 14-inch circle; fit into a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray. Fold edges under; flute. Place pie plate in refrigerator until ready to use.
3. To prepare streusel, lightly spoon ⅓ cup flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine ⅓ cup flour, brown sugar, and ½ teaspoon cinnamon in a medium bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Place streusel in refrigerator.
4. To prepare the filling, heat a large nonstrick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Add sliced apple, ¼ cup granulated sugar, and ½ teaspoon cinnamon; cook 10 minutes or until the apple is tender, stirring mixture occasionally. Spoon the apple mixture into prepared crust.
5. Combine remaining ¾ cup granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, salt, and eggs, stirring with a whisk. Stir in buttermilk and vanilla. Pour over apple mixture. Bake at 325F for 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300F (do not remove pie from oven); sprinkle streusel over pie. Bake at 300F for 40 minutes or until set. Let stand 1 hour before serving.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 233Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 188mgCarbohydrates: 38gFiber: 1gSugar: 24gProtein: 3g

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