This from scratch Caramel Apple Pie is made with fresh apples, salted caramel, streusel, and an easy cinnamon crust. It will be the perfect homemade pie for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Caramel Apple Pie
Prep Time 15minutes
Cook Time 40minutes
Servings 8
Calories 492kcal
Author Jen
Ingredients
FILLING
4cupApplesxsliced and peeled
2tbspLemon Juice
1/2cupSugar
3tbspCornstarch
1/4tspNutmeg
1tspCinnamon
1tspVanilla
1/4cupCaramel Topping
1cupwarm Water
CRUST
1cupFlour
1/2tspSalt
1/2tspCinnamon
6tbspcold Butter
4tbspice cold Water
STRUESEL
1/2cupFlour
1/2cupSugar
1/2cupBrown Sugar
1/2cupUncooked Oatsnot instant
3/4tspCinnamon
1/4tspNutmeg
6tbspcold Buttercut into small pieces
Instructions
FILLING
Place apple slices in bowl.
Add 3/4 cup water and lemon juice and toss to prevent browning.
In a saucepan, whisk together cornstarch and 1/4 cup water until blended.
Add cinnamon, sugar, vanilla and nutmeg. Whisk until blended.
Add contents of apple slice bowl to saucepan and cook over low heat until apples are tender.
Add caramel and stir to combine.
Set aside.
CRUST
Mix together flour, cinnamon and salt in medium sized bowl.
Cut in butter with pastry blender or forks until mixture is pebble sized crumbs.
Add water and blend until mixture pulls together.
Roll into ball and place on lightly floured surface.
Roll out dough to about 13" circle.
Gently roll dough around rolling pin and unroll over pie pan.
Gently press into pan and turn edge under.
Crimp edges.
Fill crust with pie filling.
STRUESEL
Combine dry struesel ingredients in a large bowl and whisk together.
Add cold butter and work with a pastry cutter until dry mixture is fully incorporated.
Crumble so pieces are no larger than pea sized.
Top pie with struesel mixture.
Preheat oven to 425.
Bake for 25 minutes.
Cover edges of crust loosely with pie crust ring or aluminum foil to prevent over cooking.
Bake for 10-15 minutes or until struesel is browned.