Description
Making apple butter pie blends spiced apple butter and flaky pastry into something special that your family will keep requesting. Simple ingredients and straightforward steps mean you can have this comforting dessert ready without fuss or stress.
Ingredients
Scale
Pie Base:
- 1 unbaked pie crust
Filling:
- 2 cups apple butter
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Spices:
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Heat your oven to 350°F and position a rack in the center so your pie bakes evenly.
- Fit your unbaked pie crust into a 9-inch pie pan and crimp the edges however you like them to look.
- Grab a large mixing bowl and combine 2 cups of apple butter with 1 cup of heavy cream.
- Crack 3 large eggs into the same bowl with your apple butter mixture.
- Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon of ground nutmeg, and ½ teaspoon of salt to your bowl.
- Stir in ¼ cup of granulated sugar and ¼ cup of brown sugar.
- Whisk everything together for about 2 minutes until the filling looks completely smooth with no lumps.
- Pour your filling into the prepared crust, making sure it spreads evenly across the pan.
- Slide the pie into your 350°F oven and bake for 45 to 50 minutes until the filling sets in the center and the crust edges turn golden brown.
- Take the pie out of the oven and let it rest on a wire rack for at least 1 hour so it firms up properly.
- Cut your cooled pie into wedges and serve it to those gathered around your table.
Notes
- Make sure your pie crust is fully thawed if frozen, as a cold crust helps prevent shrinking during baking.
- Whisk the filling ingredients for a full minute to incorporate air, which creates a lighter, fluffier texture in the baked pie.
- Check the pie at 40 minutes by inserting a knife near the center; it should come out clean when the filling is fully set.
- If your crust edges brown too quickly, cover them with foil halfway through baking to prevent burning while the filling finishes cooking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45-50 minutes
- Category: Pies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 329 kcal
- Sugar: 27 g
- Sodium: 195 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg