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Published: Sep 20, 2021 · Modified: Jun 16, 2023 by Clara Jane · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

Brown Butter Caramel Apple Pie

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A slice of this Brown Butter Caramel Apple Pie is pure bliss! The delicious caramel apple pie filling made with brown butter is rich, sweet, and fruity and is covered in crisp, buttery homemade pastry.

Easy Caramel Apple Pie with Brown Butter

This delicious apple pie recipe is easy to make and is always a crowd-pleaser. Apples, caramel, and brown butter make the most delicious and rich pie filling. The tart apples balance out the sweet caramel and the brown butter adds a delicious deep richness.

The homemade pastry for this caramel apple pie is crisp and buttery. It is the perfect complement to the soft, juicy filling. This apple pie is easy to make and uses simple ingredients to make a delicious twist on the classic apple pie.

Another delicious pie recipe to try is my classic Blueberry Pie recipe!
 slice of this Brown Butter Caramel Apple Pie is pure bliss! The delicious caramel apple pie filling made with brown butter is rich, sweet, and fruity and is covered in crisp, buttery homemade pastry.

What you will need to make caramel apple pie filling

This recipe uses pantry-staple ingredients that are easy to work with. All these simple apple pie ingredients come together to make the most delicious flakey pastry and caramel apple pie filling. The ingredients you will need for the caramel apple pie filling are:

  • Apples. Crisp green or pink apples thinly sliced.
  • Butter. The butter is browned in this recipe to add delicious rich brown flavor to the pie.
  • Demerara sugar. The key to a deep rich caramel.
  • Heavy cream. Creates the creamy caramel sauce for the filling.
  • Vanilla extract. Adds extra sweet flavor.
  • Cornstarch and cold water. This will thicken up the caramel apple filling while it bakes.

You can use ready-made pastry for this recipe or preferably you can make your own. To make your own homemade pastry, you will need:

  • All-purpose flour.
  • Caster sugar.
  • Salt.
  • Cold butter.
  • Cold water.

Do you cook apples before putting them in a pie?

Typically you do not cook apples before putting them in a pie. If the apples are sliced thinly when added to the pie they will cook through during the baking time of the pie. You can keep the apples in cold water to keep them from browning until it is time to assemble the apple pie. For this apple pie recipe, the apples are added to the pie uncooked and they are deliciously soft once the pie has finished baking.

 slice of this Brown Butter Caramel Apple Pie is pure bliss! The delicious caramel apple pie filling made with brown butter is rich, sweet, and fruity and is covered in crisp, buttery homemade pastry.

How To Make Caramel Brown Butter Apple Pie

Making a pie has multiple processes but they are all easy and definitely worth the effort. There are a few steps involved to make this pie - you need to make the pastry, and pie filling, and then assemble and bake it.

To Make the Pie Crust:

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, and salt using a whisk.
  2. Add the cold butter and rub together until well combined.
  3. Add the cold water one tablespoon at a time until the dough comes together and forms a smooth ball.
  4. Divide the dough in half and roll out each half until 4 - 6 mm thick.
  5. With the one-half, cover the bottom and sides of a pie dish.
  6. Blind bake the pie at 180ºC/375F for 15 minutes.
  7. With the remaining dough, cut into 1 cm strips.

To Make The Caramel Apple Filling:

  • In a saucepan over medium heat, add the butter and allow to turn golden brown.
  • Add the brown sugar, cream, and vanilla extract to the browned butter.
  • While that melts together, mix together the cornstarch and cold water.
  • Add the cornstarch mixture to the brown butter mixture and simmer for 5 minutes, or until thickened slightly.

Assembly

  • Once the pie crust has been parbaked, fill it with sliced apples.
  • Pour over the brown butter caramel sauce.
  • Arrange the strips of pie crust in a woven lattice pattern over the top.
  • Sprinkle brown sugar over the top and bake at 180ºC/375F for 40 - 45 minutes, or until the pastry is golden and cooked through.

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 slice of this Brown Butter Caramel Apple Pie is pure bliss! The delicious caramel apple pie filling made with brown butter is rich, sweet, and fruity and is covered in crisp, buttery homemade pastry.

TIPS FOR THIS PIE RECIPE!

  • Throughout the pastry-making process, you want the pie dough to stay as cold as possible as this ensures a crisp, flaky crust.
  • When adding the caramel apple filling to the pie crust, avoid adding too much as this could spill over during baking
  • It is best to let the pie cool fully before slicing.
  • This pie can be kept at room temperature for 1 - 2 days. For longer storage, cover and refrigerate the pie. If refrigerated, the caramel apple pie will keep for 5 - 7 days.

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Brown Butter Caramel Apple Pie

A slice of this Brown Butter Caramel Apple Pie is pure bliss! The delicious caramel apple pie filling made with brown butter is rich, sweet, and fruity and is covered in crisp, buttery homemade pastry.
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 45 minutes mins
Servings 8
Calories/serving

Ingredients

Crust

  • 2 ½ cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 3 tablespoon Castor Sugar
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 280 grams Butter cold & cubed
  • 3 - 6 tablespoon Water cold

Filling

  • 5 - 7 pink or green apples sliced
  • ½ cup Butter cubed
  • 1 cup demerara sugar
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 tablespoon Cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoon Water cold

Instructions 

Crust

  • In a mixing bowl, whissk together the flour, sugar, and salt.
  • Add the cold butter and rub together.
  • Add the cold water one tablespoon at a time until the dough comes together and forms a smooth ball.
  • Divide the dough in half and roll out each half is until 4 - 6 mm thick.
  • With the one half, cover the bottom and sides of a pie dish.
  • With the remaining dough, cut into 1 cm strips.
  • Blind bake the pie at 180ºC/375F for 15 minutes.

Filling

  • In a saucepan over a medium heat, add the butter and allow to turn golden brown.
  • Add the brown sugar, cream, and vanilla extract to the browned butter.
  • While that melts together, mix together the cornstarch and cold water.
  • Add the cornstarch mixture to the brown butter mixture and simmer for 5 minutes.

Assembly

  • Once the pie crust has baked, fill with the sliced apples.
  • Pour over the brown butter sauce.
  • Arrange the strips of pie crust in a woven lattice pattern over the top.
  • Sprinkle sugar over the top and bake at 180ºC/375F for 40 - 45 minutes.

Notes

  • Throughout the pastry-making process, you want the pie dough to stay as cold as possible as this ensures a crisp, flaky crust.
  • When adding the caramel apple filling to the pie crust, avoid adding too much as this could spill over during baking
  • It is best to let the pie cool fully before slicing.
  • This pie can be kept at room temperature for 1 - 2 days. For longer storage, cover and refrigerate the pie. If refrigerated, the caramel apple pie will keep for 5 - 7 days.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was in the comments below

OTHER PIE RECIPES TO TRY

  • Gooey Flourless Chocolate Brownie Pie
  • Pear and Salted Caramel Pie
  • The Perfect Lemon & Blueberry Pie

This post was made in partnership with Natura Sugars and The Cotton Company.

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