Our 13 Best Apple Pie Recipes
Nothing screams fall like apple pie — the warm, sweet, flaky results of apple-picking season — and in this roundup, we’re giving it the love it deserves. You’ll find all kinds of variations including salted caramel apple pie and even apple pie ice cream sandwiches , in case you feel like switching it up. With 13 recipes to choose from, all you have to do is pick which one to make first.
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Old-Fashioned Apple Pie
Baker AJ Perry uses a combination of sweet and tart apples for this double-crust pie. Perry starts the pie at a high oven temperature, so the pastry sets before the filling softens, creating a beautiful domed crust. This is a purists’ pie that tastes of nothing but apples, with just a hint of spice and butter.
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Cumin and Jaggery Glazed Apple Pie
Cookbook author and chef Asha Gomez’s striking apple pie gets a glossy finish from melted jaggery, a deep amber sugar, and piquant cumin seeds. Save any extra glaze for a last-minute drizzle before serving.
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Dutch Apple Pie
We like a mix of Granny Smith, Pink Lady, and Golden Delicious apples for this perfect fall dessert topped with a nutty brown sugar streusel.
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Salted Caramel Apple Pie
Use a blend of sweet apples and tart apples here: An easy combination is Granny Smith and Golden Delicious. However, if you’re sourcing from a local orchard, ask them to recommend a sweet, softer apple and a tart, firmer apple.
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Puff Pastry Apple Pie
Chef Cathal Armstrong tells of how a family friend came over for lunch one day and marveled at the apple pie his mother, Angela, had made. When her husband, Gerry, asserted that it must have been the apples he grew that made the pie taste so good, the friend said, “Angela, you tell him pastry like that doesn’t grow on trees.” Since puff pastry can be tricky to prepare, this version of Angela’s pie uses a high-quality, store-bought puff pastry.
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Dried Apple Hand Pies
As the dried apple slices rehydrate and cook in each delicate hand pie, they transform into a saucy, concentrated filling. To create a smoother, rather than chunky, apple filling, smash the apples with the side of a spoon while stirring.
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Deep-Dish All-American Cinnamon Apple Pie
This pie — one of our 40 best recipes — gets its intensely apple-y flavor from macerating the apples in sugar for an hour. The liquid drained from the apples is simmered with a hit of butter until a syrup forms. That rich syrup is mixed with the apples, piled into the crust, and baked until tender and delicious. The pie is excellent the day it’s made, but even better the next day.
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Apple Pie à la Mode Ice Cream Sandwiches
Top Chef winner Kristen Kish designed this dessert to honor both of her grandmothers, one known for her apple pie and the other for her snickerdoodles. Kish folds spiced apple pie filling into vanilla ice cream, then sandwiches it between chewy snickerdoodle cookies.
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Deep-Dish Caramel Apple Pie
This mouthwatering deep-dish caramel apple pie is drizzled with a luscious homemade caramel sauce and topped with a crunchy oat streusel.
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Apple Cheddar Rye Pie
Nutty rye flour and sharp cheddar cheese enrich buttery pie crust in this sweet-and-savory twist on classic apple pie. Tapioca starch thickens the filling while keeping it clear and glossy.
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Mountain Rose Apple Pie
Pastry chef Rebecca Masson of Houston’s Fluff Bake Bar tops her dense and delicious apple pie with a thick layer of crisp, buttery crumble.
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Double-Crust Apple-Apricot Pie
In this fun twist on a classic apple pie, master baker Alice Medrich enhances the flavor of the tender baked apples with dried apricots and orange zest.
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Apple Pie Bars
Apple pie gets reinvented as a bar with a nutty, streusel-like topping and a crisp, buttery shortbread crust. It’s America’s iconic dessert, transformed into an even more indulgent snack.
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