Our 15 Best Apple Pie Recipes (2024)

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.

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.

Apple Flambé Pie

Apple cider, fresh and dried apples join forces in this stovetop apple pie filling from F&W food editor Paige Grandjean. The pie is topped with flaming apple brandy just before serving.

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.

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.

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.

Puff Pastry Apple Pie

Use a high-quality, store-bought puff pastry to make this Granny apple pie in a snap.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Double-Crust Apple-Apricot Pie

In this fun rendition of a classic apple pie, master baker Alice Medrich enhances the flavor of the tender baked apples with dried apricots and orange zest.

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.

Double-Crust Apple Pie

Former F&W editor Grace Parisi uses a mix of Granny Smith, Pink Lady, and Golden Delicious apples for this iconic dessert.

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