All Things Apple Pie

sl-Arkansas Black Apple Pie with Caramel Sauce

Victor Protasio

There's nothing quite as satisfying as warm apple pie, which is why the flavor of apple pie is just as delicious when infused into sundaes, moonshine, or with any variations of pies you can imagine. From tiny tarts, to hand pies, to robust pies that can serve a crowd, these apple pie desserts are where iconic fall flavor is found. Apple pies also do really well with one shining ingredient: cheddar cheese! You'll find some fantastic cheddar cheese and apple combinations right here to satisfy any apple pie craving that comes along.

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Double-Crust Apple Pie

Photo: Iain Bagwell; Styling: Mindi Shapiro and Amanda Widis

Double-Crust Apple Pie Recipe

A double crust seals in the apples' natural juices as the pie bakes for full-on apple flavor. Tossing the apples with apple juice keeps them from browning as you peel and slice them, and it adds a boost of apple flavor.

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Brown Butter Apple Pie

Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Caroline M. Cunningham

Brown Butter Apple Pie Recipe

Browned butter adds a subtle nutty flavor to the crust, and the filling gets a sweet makeover from two types of apples, rich brown sugar, and just the right amount of warming spices. For the best flavor and texture, mix it up: we chose Granny Smith for tartness and Honeycrisp for sweetness. Serve warm with cold vanilla or butter pecan ice cream for the ultimate Southern dessert. Don't be afraid of trying the lattice crust; in just four easy steps you will have the braided look completed.

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Apple Pie Moonshine

Photo: Alison Miksch; Food Styling: Cat Steele; Prop Styling: Lindsey Lower

Apple Pie Moonshine Recipe

A delicious apple cider cocktail just so happens to be the perfect autumn drink.

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Apple Pie Sundaes with Cheddar Crust Shards

Photo: Con Poulos

Apple Pie Sundaes with Cheddar Crust Shards Recipe

Using a slightly tart apple, like a Granny Smith or Pink Lady, is key to this frozen-yogurt sundae; sautéing brings out the fruit's sweetness. The crispy, salty cheddar crisps that accompany the sundaes are as good with cocktails as they are with desserts.

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Caramel Apple Blondie Pie

Photo: Hector Sanchez

Caramel Apple Blondie Pie Recipe

Buttery rich layers of tender cake and caramelized apples add up to one sweet combo. The secret to the crisp, flaky crust? Baking in a cast-iron skillet on a lower oven rack.

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Bacon-Apple Pie

Oxmoor House

Bacon-Apple Pie Recipe

To my eye, this apple pie has an almost medieval look, with its meaty lattice top. To my stomach, it's a modern-day marvel.

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Cheddar-Apple Pie

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Cheddar-Apple Pie Recipe
Tart and tangy, sweet and spiced, this intensely flavored homemade apple pie is thickly layered into a sharp cheddar cheese-enhanced crust. It's a gluten-free remake of an American classic!

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Fried Apple Pies

Photo: Melina Hammer; Styling: Caroline M. Cunningham

Fried Apple Pies Recipe

There's enough filling to make a second batch of these delicious pies, or you can freeze it for later. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Caramel Apple Pie with Pastry Cutouts

Caramel Apple Pie with Pastry Cutouts Recipe

Zoe Nathan of Santa Monica's Huckleberry Bakery tops her pies with a variety of cutout shapes; for this one, you'll need a 2 1/2-in. apple-shaped cookie cutter*.

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Sour Cream Apple Pie

Photo: Charles Schiller; Styling: Tracey Seaman

Sour Cream Apple Pie Recipe
"Great pie, everyone at the holiday party I took it to was blown away." -laebrown

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Blue-Ribbon Apple Pie

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Blue-Ribbon Apple Pie Recipe
This recipe was inspired by the version that won Pam Brunet a blue ribbon at the LaFayette Apple Festival in New York. She layers a flour-and-cinnamon-sugar mixture with apples to create a dense, rich layer of fruit. Pam credits this recipe to her mother-in-law, Grandma Brunet.

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Apple Hand Pies

Photo: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Amy Stone

Apple Hand Pies Recipe

Use small cookie or pastry cutters to create little steam vents in the tops of these pies for the filling to peek through. You can make these pies as festive or as simple as you want, but however you style them, they're sure to be absolutely delicious.

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Spiced Apple Two-Bite Tarts

Photo: Andrew Purcell; Styling: Lydia Degaris Pursell

Spiced Apple Two-Bite Tarts Recipe

The nutty pastry is absolutely delicious, like pecan shortbread. You can make the tart shells and filling the day before and assemble just before serving: Place the shells in an airtight container and chill the filling, bringing it to room temperature before placing it in the shells so it's not ice-cold. The crème fraîche dollop is more than just a pretty garnish; its rich, tangy flavor makes these sublime.

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Walnut-Crusted Apple Pie

Photo: Brian Woodcock; Styling: Cindy Barr

Walnut-Crusted Apple Pie Recipe
The walnuts in the crust give this pie a decadently nutty flavor that really carries this classic apple pie to new heights.

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Open-Face Apple Pie with Salted Pecan Crumble

Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Linda Hirst

Open-Face Apple Pie with Salted Pecan Crumble Recipe
This luscious pie omits the top layer of crust for a heavenly crumble topping instead, resulting in a velvety smooth apple pie experience with sprinkles of great texture to finish off each bite.

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Apple-Toffee Hand Pies

Photo: Johnny Autry; Styling: Mary Clayton Carl

Apple-Toffee Hand Pies Recipe
Look for toffee chips near the chocolate chips on the baking aisle. Be sure to chill the butter well beforehand to make it easier to cut into small cubes.

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Three-Spice Apple Pie

Photo: Jeffery Cross; Styling: Jeffrey Larsen

Three-Spice Apple Pie Recipe

An early version of this pie once won Sunset reader Elaine E. Johnson of McKinleyville, California, an apple tree in a local contest. She's still baking for her pie-loving husband, and this version, with cardamom and candied ginger as well as the usual cinnamon, is one of their favorites.

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Caramel-Apple Crumb Pie

Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner

Caramel-Apple Crumb Pie Recipe
This Caramel-Apple Crumb Pie is a variation on the classic apple pie; it has a rich caramel syrup drizzled over the apples and is topped with a crunchy streusel.

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Rhubarb-Apple Pie

Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Cindy Barr

Rhubarb-Apple Pie Recipe
Pair fresh sliced rhubarb with sliced Granny Smith apples and add a little cinnamon and sugar for this delicious rhubarb-apple pie.

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Cranberry Apple Pie

Oxmoor House

Cranberry Apple Pie Recipe
Bri Malaspino, Creative Manager at Lodge, submitted this recipe on behalf of her mother, Linda Egeto. Linda, an RN from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, created this recipe to avert a Thanksgiving-near-tragedy.

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Apple-Pear Pie with Cookie Butter Caramel

Photo: Alison Miksch; Prop Styling: Sarah Elizabeth Cleveland; Food Styling: Pam Lolley

Apple-Pear Pie with Cookie Butter Caramel Recipe

If you’re looking to go next-level for you next holiday pie, this speculoos infused apple and pear pie is exactly what you’re looking for. Featuring finely ground speculoos cookies (we used Biscoff brand) in the crust, larger crumbles in the pecan streusel topping, and a decadent salted cookie butter caramel sauce both in the filling and drizzled over top, this fruit pie is anything but boring. While it may seem like a hassle, don’t skip giving your fruit the little pre-cook described in step 5. This method of par-cooking the slice apples and pears will help your fruit achieve a delightfully tender, but not-too-mushy texture through the baking process.

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Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie

Video and Photos by Alex Tepper

Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie Recipe

Move over, Cinnabon

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Apple Pie Nachos

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Apple Pie Nachos Recipe

All of the flavors you crave from a gooey apple pie, but in an easy-to-make, highly shareable format.

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Buxton Hall Ultimate Apple Pie

Greg DuPree

Buxton Hall Ultimate Apple Pie Recipe

We found the ultimate apple pie in the most unexpected place. When customers walk through the door of Buxton Hall Barbecue in Asheville, North Carolina, they are greeted not just by the sweet smell of smoke of whole hogs cooking over oak and hickory wood, but also by “the pie table”. Ashley Capps, the pastry chef behind the restaurant’s in-house Buxton Hall Bakery, crowns the long table’s vintage stands with flavors like Caramel Walnut Chess and her sell-out hit Banana Pudding Pie. Capps’ developed the Ultimate Apple Pie to include fresh and dried fruit along with apple butter for a deep flavor and engaging texture. This recipe is perfect for fall, but even better on Thanksgiving. Bake a few different pies this year and set up your own pie table.

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Grilled Apple Pie a la Mode

Antonis Achilleos, Food Styling: Margaret Dickey, Prop Styling: Missie Crawford

Grilled Apple Pie a la Mode Recipe

Whether it’s in the backyard or around a campfire, this easy, on-the-spot recipe has all the elements of a perfect apple pie. Make sure to use apples that are the same size so they’ll cook at the same rate. The ice cream will melt quickly, so put it on the apples right as you serve them.

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Skillet Caramel Apple Pie

Photo: Stephen DeVries, Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Skillet Caramel Apple Pie Recipe

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Apple Pie Smoothie

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Apple Pie Smoothie Recipe

This apple pie smoothie is an easy way to treat yourself and pack some nutrients into your day.

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Mini Apple Pies with Whipped Mascarpone

Photo: Kelsey Hansen; Food Styling: Marianne Williams; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis

Mini Apple Pies with Whipped Mascarpone Recipe

These convenient handheld mini apple pies takes a few notes from the classic dessert for a delicious modern twist. The favorite childhood vanilla wafer cookie makes a comeback in the form of a crunchy crust. Similar to a graham cracker pie crust, the wafer cookies are crushed and mixed with melted butter to mold into muffin cups. Sour Granny Smith apples are cooked in a skillet on the stovetop and are warmly seasoned with staple fall spices to create the filling. Rich mascarpone becomes delightfully fluffy and when folded into a fresh batch of whipped cream for a decadent pie topper.

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Triple-Apple Pie

Caitlin Bensel

Triple-Apple Pie Recipe

How next-level store-bought crust, smart touches of fat and flavoring, and a trio of apples fit together fabulously.

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Miso Caramel-Apple Pie

Hector Manuel Sanchez

Miso Caramel-Apple Pie Recipe

You've no doubt heard of--and enjoyed--salted caramel. Miso caramel takes that concept one step further, offering depth and richness that's unparalleled. Even though this pie is rather decadent, it still comes in with 12g less sugar than a popular online version of caramel-apple pie.

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Apple Pie Moonshine

Photo: Alison Miksch; Food Styling: Cat Steele; Prop Styling: Lindsey Lower

Apple Pie Moonshine Recipe

A delicious apple cider cocktail just so happens to be the perfect autumn drink.

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Midnight Apple Pie Pancakes

Photo by Paul Wagtouicz

Midnight Apple Pie Pancakes Recipe
Pancakes aren’t for early birds anymore

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Salted Caramel Apple Pie

Jennifer Causey

Salted Caramel Apple Pie Recipe

Grated apple is the secret to a syrupy pie filling--it releases more pectin (a natural thickener) than the sliced apples alone. A quick salted caramel intensifies the apple flavor without making the dessert too sweet.

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Apple and Cherry Pie Trifle

Photo: Gina DeSimone; Prop Styling: Kashara Johnson; Food Styling: Deb Wise

Apple and Cherry Pie Trifle Recipe

This eye-catching trifle allows you to fully embrace the convenience factor of a prepared dessert from the freezer aisle without being obvious about it. Frozen Marie Callender pies make an amazing shortcut to creating fruity layers (accented with pieces of flakey, buttery crust) in this easy dessert that’s completed with a couple of other convenience items, like pudding mix and frozen whipped topping. It’s perfect for any occasion when you’re short on time, but still need something decadently impressive. Feel free to swap apple and cherry for your own favorite pie flavors.

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Arkansas Black Apple Pie with Caramel Sauce

Victor Protasio

Arkansas Black Apple Pie with Caramel Sauce Recipe

The heirloom apple that makes this apple pie so tasty hails from Benton County, Arkansas. What makes it so special? The fragrant, tart, and tasty apple ripens to a deep red while still on the tree, but it continues to ripen after it is picked and transforms to a nearly black hue. Keep an eye out for these beautiful apples for your Thanksgiving pie. The Arkansas Black Apple Pie just needs a drizzle of Caramel Sauce and a scoop of ice cream to make your night perfect.

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All Things Apple Pie

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Double-Crust Apple Pie

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Brown Butter Apple Pie

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Apple Pie Moonshine

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Apple Pie Sundaes with Cheddar Crust Shards

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Caramel Apple Blondie Pie

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Bacon-Apple Pie

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Cheddar-Apple Pie

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Fried Apple Pies

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Caramel Apple Pie with Pastry Cutouts

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Sour Cream Apple Pie

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Blue-Ribbon Apple Pie

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Apple Hand Pies

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Spiced Apple Two-Bite Tarts

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Walnut-Crusted Apple Pie

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Open-Face Apple Pie with Salted Pecan Crumble

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Apple-Toffee Hand Pies

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Three-Spice Apple Pie

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Caramel-Apple Crumb Pie

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Rhubarb-Apple Pie

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Cranberry Apple Pie

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Apple-Pear Pie with Cookie Butter Caramel

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Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie

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Apple Pie Nachos

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Buxton Hall Ultimate Apple Pie

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Grilled Apple Pie a la Mode

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Skillet Caramel Apple Pie

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Apple Pie Smoothie

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Mini Apple Pies with Whipped Mascarpone

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Triple-Apple Pie

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Miso Caramel-Apple Pie

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Apple Pie Moonshine

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Midnight Apple Pie Pancakes

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Salted Caramel Apple Pie

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Apple and Cherry Pie Trifle

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Arkansas Black Apple Pie with Caramel Sauce

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