📋 Award-winning Apple Pie Recipe

A piece of Deluxe apple pie with ice cream | award-winning apple pie

5 from 10 votes

📋 Award-winning Apple Pie Recipe

This award-winning Apple Pie recipe is a Deluxe apple pie that has the perfect balance of tart to sweet with green apples and lemon zest in the filling. But the butter and whipped cream make it extra rich and creamy!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, Canadian, North American

Keyword apple, award-winning, pie

Special Diet Vegetarian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 40

Total Time 55

Servings slices

Calories 450kcal

Author Terri Gilson

Equipment

Ingredients

3-4 LARGE peeled and cored thinly sliced green Granny Smith apples * like the size of the apple in the lead photo. If your apples are very small, use more
6 tablespoon white granulated sugar
6 tablespoon brown sugar
⅓ cup all purpose flour
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ cup butter
½ tsp lemon zest
8 dollops whipped cream * can use spray can whipped cream
2 -9 inch pie shells (store-bought or homemade)

Garnish

1 teaspoon white granulated sugar
1-2 tablespoon milk, cream or whipping cream

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

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Spray a 9"inch pie plate with non stick spray and place pie shell inside. Trim edges to fit if using homemade pastry.
Core and peel apples then slice thinly. Combine sugars, flour, cinnamon, then mix with apples. Spread apples mixture into unbaked pastry shell.
Cut butter with pastry cutter or knife. Or grate from frozen (as I do). *You can also grate refrigerated butter, but it's a little messier.
Dot apple mixture with butter and sprinkle with lemon zest.
Dab mixture with whipped cream dollops.
Then cover with top crust, sealing carefully by running water around the rim, then adding crust and using fork to mark and seal.
Make 3 rows of slits (triangles) to allow steam to escape. 3 in outside rows and 2 in the middle.
Brush on cream, milk or whipping cream and sprinkle granulated sugar. * I used whipped cream in this photo
Bake in a hot oven 450 degrees f/232 degrees Cfor 10 minutes then reduce heat to 350 degrees F / 176 degrees C and continue baking for 20 to 30 minutes or until apples are cooked (fork can easily go through)

Garnish

Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream with cinnamon sprinkles or whatever you desire.

Notes

*See post content for important recipe information and tips!

⭐ Reviews

Here's what others are saying:

"Thank you for your recipe. I have only made two pies in my life one out of the can cherry pie. And my wife wanted me to make another and I ran across your recipe and thought I could try it. It was the best pie ever! Thank you for making me look like an award winner."⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Best apple pie I've ever ate!!! "⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Nutrition Facts

📋 Award-winning Apple Pie Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 slice)

Calories 450 Calories from Fat 207

% Daily Value*

Fat 23g35%

Saturated Fat 8g50%

Cholesterol 18mg6%

Sodium 254mg11%

Potassium 141mg4%

Carbohydrates 58g19%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 25g28%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 250IU5%

Vitamin C 3.3mg4%

Calcium 28mg3%

Iron 1.7mg9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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