Apple Custard Pie

Have you just bought some delicious apples? Why not make an apple custard pie with the apples? Scroll down to know how to make the pie...

I always favor a fruit pie as it has the luscious goodness of fresh or canned fruits. So how can an apple custard pie be an exception to this rule? Apple pies originated in England, but now are made with variations all over the world. As a matter of fact, in a number of American homes, meals end with an apple pie. They are made up of apples (but naturally) and sugar spices, which are sandwiched between a pastry crust. Do you remember your kitchen filled with delicious aroma of apple pie on Sunday, with your mother busy at the oven? Well even, you can make the delicious pie. Let’s see some apple custard pie recipes.

Recipes for Apple Custard Pie

The following are some apple pie recipes that you can use to make delicious pies at home, and tempt your neighbors with the delicious aroma of your cooking.

Apple Custard Pie Recipe
This is a recipe with which your guests will be liking their fingers and asking for more. With this recipe, you will be able to make 12 servings. You may want to read on how to make apple pie.

Ingredients

• 9 inch Pie Shell (unbaked), 1
• Apples (peeled and cut into thin wedges), 4
• Sugar, 1 cup
• Cinnamon, 1 teaspoon
• Salt, ½ teaspoon
• Heavy Cream, 1 cup
• Eggs, 2
• Vanilla, 1 teaspoon
• Butter (cut into small dice), 2 tablespoons
• Vegetable Spray

Method

• Set the oven rack in the middle position and preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Spray the oven pie plate with vegetable spray. Then arrange half of the apple slices at the bottom of the pie crust in an overlapping pattern
• Sift sugar, cinnamon and salt together. Sprinkle half of the sugar cinnamon mixture over the apples.
• Whisk heavy cream, eggs and vanilla together. Pour half of this mixture on top of the pie.
• Now layer remaining apples in the pie and sprinkle the remaining cinnamon sugar over it. At last pour the egg mixture on top.
• Dot with butter and place the oven plate in the oven. Bake the pie at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 to 12 minutes.
• Then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees and bake for 45 minutes.
• Once you see the edges of the crust are evenly and nicely browned, understand your pie is ready. However, you will have to check the pie in between the baking session. If you notice that the crust is browning too quickly, you will need to loosely cover the pie plate with a foil.
• When the pie is ready, let it cool at room temperature for approximately 2 hours. It is recommended you serve the pie the day you bake it. It can also be served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

French Apple Custard Pie Recipe
In this recipe, we will see how to make apple custard pie with one crust. You may want to read on homemade apple pie recipe.

Ingredients for Filling

• Sliced Apples (canned or fresh), 20 ounces
• White Sugar, ½ cup
• Brown Sugar, ½ cup
• All Purpose Flour, ¼ cup
• Ground Cinnamon, ½ teaspoon
• Ground Nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon
• Salt, ½ teaspoon
• Butter (melted), ¼ cup
• 9" Pie Crust (unbaked), 1

Ingredients for Streusel Crumb Topping

• All Purpose Flour, ½ cup
• White Sugar, ¼ cup
• Salt, a pinch
• Butter (melted), 2 tablespoons
• Walnuts (chopped), ¼ cup
• Coconut (sweetened and flaked), ⅓ cup

Method

• Drain the apples and place them in a large mixing bowl. Add the filling ingredients and mix with a spoon.
• Pour the apple mixture on the unbaked pie crust and keep aside.
• In the same bowl, mix flour, sugar, salt and butter and blend till crumbly and looks like streusel. Now add walnuts and coconut and mix well.
• Spread the mixture evenly over the pie.
• Bake at 374 degrees for approximately 40 to 45 minutes or till the topping is lightly brown in color.
• Cool the pie for an hour, before you serve it.

Apple Custard Pie Recipe
This is one of the easiest recipes, which you can use to make your apple pie. Do you want to read on easy Dutch apple pie.

Ingredients

• 9" Pastry Shell (unbaked), 1
• Sour Cream, 1½ cup
• Sweetened Condensed Milk, 1 can
• Frozen Apple Juice (thawed), ¼ cup
• Egg, 1
• Vanilla Extract, 1½ teaspoon
• Ground Cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon
• Apple Filling, 1 can

Method

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and bake the pastry shell for 15 minutes.
• While the pastry shell is baking beat sour cream, condensed milk, apple juice, egg, vanilla and cinnamon powder till the mixture becomes smooth.
• Pour it on to the pastry shell and bake for 30 minutes.
• Let the pie cool and then top it with apple filling and serve.

For more information, read

• Easy Apple Pie Recipes
• Classic Apple Pie Recipe

Now that you know a number of apple custard pie recipes, you can try all of them and see which suits your taste buds better. I make all of them, depending on the ingredients available at home and also the time I have at hand. Happy baking.