Apple custard pie is a bottom dough pie based on a pie stuffed with apples and topped with a custard filling. This is one of the lightest and tastiest pies ever.
What is a pie?
A pie is a baked dish that is usually made from a pastry dough shell that covers or contains completely a filling of various sweet or savory ingredients. Pies are defined by their crust.
The stuffed pie with the bottom crust has a lined dough in the baking pan, and the filling is placed on the dough but left open.
A top crust pie, also called a shoemaker, contains the filling at the bottom of the pan and is covered with a pastry or other cover before baking.
The double-crust pie has the filling completely closed in the dough shell. Flake pastry is a typical type of pastry used for pie crust, but many things can be used, including baking powder cookies, mashed potatoes and crumbs.
Apple custard pie
An apple pie is a biscuit pie topped with spiced apples topped with a custard filling. This is a hot and delicious dessert to be served on a cold night to crave sweet after dinner. You can also combine it with tea or coffee in the evening and enjoy the amazing god of this hot pie.
Ingredients needed for apple custard pie
For a detailed list of ingredients with exact dimensions, check out the printable recipe card below.
- Apples: Any kind of fresh, peeled and diced or diced apples.
- Digestive cookies: Desty biscuits are crushed into crumbs. You can use a food processor to make the crumbs.
- butter: Salt without salt at room temperature.
- Sugar: White and brown sugar.
- Cinnamon and Vanilla: For flavorings.
- milk: For making the custard filling.
How to make apple custard pie
For the detailed instructions for making this recipe please refer to the printable recipe card below.
Mix biscuits, butter and sugar in a food processor and process until smooth. Press down on the bottom and top of a 9-inch pie plate.
Take apple slices in a bowl, add sugar and cinnamon, mix and set aside. Add brown sugar, butter, corn starch and milk to the pan. Add vanilla extract, turn on the gas and cook until simmering.
Arrange slices of coated apples on the pre-stabilized crust, pour in the custard filling and bake at 180 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
Otherwise, you can put this whipped cream pie in the fridge for a few hours or until well set. Cut slices and serve.
Submission suggestions
Serve the hot apple pie with whipped cream, ice cream or just a cup of coffee or tea. You can sprinkle powdered sugar on it or combine it with caramel sauce.
Tips / FAQs for professionals
What is the alternative to digestive biscuits?
You can use Graham crackers, Pearl G biscuits or rich tea biscuits for the base. To make this pie tastier you can also use Oreo cookies and I’m sure kids will definitely love it.
What kind of apples to use for filling?
You can use any type of apple like Pink Lady, Grandma Smith, or just red apples. I used red apples with a peel, if you want, or if you do not like the peel, feel free to peel the apples before cutting.
What can we use instead of corn flour / starch instead?
Corn starch helps in making a thick custard sauce. If you do not have corn starch you can replace it with any flavored or tasteless custard powder. You can also try adding arrowroot powder to thicken the custard sauce.
How to store apple custard pie?
Keep the leftovers in the refrigerator. You can also freeze them for later use. Be sure to wrap them in bags that can be frozen properly and thaw them overnight before serving again.
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Recipe card
Apple custard pie
Apple custard pie is a bottom dough pie based on a pie stuffed with apples and topped with a custard filling. This is one of the lightest and tastiest pies ever.
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Mixing bowl
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Tin pie
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pot
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Food Processor
- 15-20 Graham crackers
- 1/4 Goblet butter Melted and cooled
- 1/3 Goblet Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 Apple cut
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 tablespoon Corn starch / vanilla custard powder
- 1/4 Goblet Brown sugar
- 1 Goblet milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
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B Food Processor Combine Graham crisps, butter and sugar. Process until a smooth mixture is formed.
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Press this mixture into the bottom and top of a 9-inch pie plate
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Take apple slices in a bowl, add sugar and cinnamon, mix and set aside.
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Add brown sugar, butter, corn starch and milk to the pan. Add vanilla extract, turn on the gas and cook until simmering.
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Arrange slices of coated apples on the pre-stabilized crust, pour in the custard filling and bake at 180 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
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Otherwise, you can put this whipped cream pie in the fridge for a few hours or until well set.
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Cut slices and serve.
What is the alternative to digestive biscuits?
You can use Graham crackers, Pearl G biscuits or rich tea biscuits for the base. To make this pie tastier you can also use Oreo cookies and I’m sure kids will definitely love it.
What kind of apples to use for filling?
You can use any type of apple like Pink Lady, Grandma Smith, or just red apples. I used red apples with a peel, if you want, or if you do not like the peel, feel free to peel the apples before cutting.
What can we use instead of corn / starch instead?
Corn starch helps in making a thick custard sauce. If you do not have corn starch you can replace it with any flavored or tasteless custard powder. You can also try adding arrowroot powder to thicken the custard sauce.
How to store apple custard pie?
Keep the leftovers in the refrigerator. You can also freeze them for later use. Be sure to wrap them in bags that can be frozen properly and thaw them overnight before serving again.
dose: 1sliceCalories: 325JNFCarbohydrates: 50.8Pprotein: 4.1POil: 12.3PSaturated fat: 5.9PCholesterol: 24Mgsodium: 250Mgpotassium: 134Mgfiber: 2.1PSugar: 29.1Pcalcium: 7Mgiron: 2Mg
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