Caramel Apple Pie with Cookie Crust
What a treat! This Caramel Apple Pie is pure heaven on a plate. The pie has a soft, sugar cookie crust, apple pie filling, sweet crumble, and layers of dulce de leche. One bite is not enough.
Caramel Apple Pie
I did it! I’ve finally found my favorite pie!
The best desserts make your knees buckle and eyes roll to the back of your head and this Caramel Apple Pie with Cookie Crust definitely makes me weak in the knees. This pie has so many wonderful layers starting with a soft and chewy cookie crust, layers of dulce de leche, homemade apple pie filling, and crunchy streusel topping. No more looking around for the perfect holiday pie because it’s right here!
My favorite holiday pie has always been apple pie but it wasn’t until I was working at the Cracker Barrel (many, many years ago when I was a teenager) when I discovered that apple pie is so much better with a streusel topping than with a pie crust lattice. My love for apple pies actually became a holiday tradition when I was working there. Every Thanksgiving season, back of the kitchen would be literally packed with racks of pies. Every time I walked passed it to the break room, sweet aroma of pies would overwhelm all the senses. It was quite impossible to resist grabbing one of those pies and sneaking off somewhere with a spoon and a smile. In a fear of loosing my job over a stolen pie, I just bought one every week and took it home. Apple Streusel Pie was a holiday treat for me every week of November.
A few years later and working in a different restaurant, I had to keep up my fall apple pie addiction. I started experimenting with my own recipes and I just now figured out the perfect one. Cookies are one of my favorite treats, I will choose a chewy cookie over cupcakes and cakes every time. I’m surprised that it took me this long to combine it with my favorite pie. Adding another childhood favorite, dulce de leche, is what bring it all together in a sweet, creamy perfection.
The best baked treats always come out from a great combination of flavors, great ingredients, and lots of love. If you love baking, you have the love ingredient fully covered. Now, to help you with the great ingredients part, I have a little something to give away to TWO of my readers. In the spirit of holiday baking season, Rodelle and I are yet again giving away a basket of goodies. I’ve been a loyal (and obsessed) user of Rodelle vanilla for many years and I can’t imagine buying another brand. As a matter of fact, I ran out of my Rodelle vanilla extract one time and drove 40 minutes to a Super Target, passed 4 regular Target stores, just to get more. It is definitely worth it!
So, here is what you will get to help you start the baking season with a blast:
Rodelle Pure Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract
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Rodelle Gourmet Baking Cocoa
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Rodelle Pumpkin Spice Extract (NEW)
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Caramel Apple Pie with Cookie Crust
Ingredients
- Cookie Crust:
- 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 egg room temperature
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup + 2 Tbsp all purpose flour
- 1/2 Tbsp. apple pie spice
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- Apple Pie Filling:
- 3 Tbsp. butter
- 2.5 lbs gala apples
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 Tbsp. apple pie spice
- 1/3 cup flour
- Streusel Topping:[/b]
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 tsp apple pie spice
- 3/4 cup flour
- 4½ Tbsp unsalted butter melted
- Additional Topping:
- 6-7 oz Dulce de leche divided in two
Instructions
- Apple Pie Filling:
- Apple pie filling can be done ahead of time. You can make it a couple of days before or a few hours before you need it.
- Peel, core and dice the apples.
- In a medium pot, over medium heat, melt butter. Add diced apples and stir well.
- Sprinkle flour over apples and stir well.
- Add brown sugar, apple pie spice, and vanilla, stir and cover with a lid.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until the apples are soft.
- Set aside until ready to use.
- Cookie crust:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a pie dish with butter or non-stick baking spray.
- Beat butter and sugars for a couple of minutes, until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg until incorporated.
- Add vanilla extract, flour, apple pie spice, baking soda, and salt. Beat on low until mixed and then finish mixing with a rubber spatula until smooth.
- Spread cookie dough all over the bottom and up the sides of the pie dish by patting it gently.
- Pre-bake the cookie crust for 10 minutes. If some of the cookie dough settled down on the sides of the pie dish, you can gently push it back up with your hands (be careful, it will be hot).
- Drizzle about 3 oz of dulce the leche over the cookie crust.
- Spread apple pie filling in the cookie crust. Press it down gently.
- Streusel Topping:
- In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, white granulated sugar, apple pie spice, and flour. Mix well until all ingredients are incorporated evenly.
- Pour in melted butter and carefully fold it in with a large fork. You will want to be careful so you don’t over-mix. Streusel should look like large crumbs and not paste.
- Spread streusel topping over the apple pie filling.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Take the pie out of the oven and drizzle remaining dulce de leche over the top.
- Let the pie rest for about 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
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Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have variations.
What is your recipe for apple pie spice? I’ve never used this before.
Hi Pamela,
You can actually buy apple pie spice or you can make your own. To make your own apple pie spice, simply combine 2 tablespoons of ground cinnamon with 2 teaspoons of ground nutmeg and 1 teaspoon of ground allspice. Mix it all together and store in a small glass jar with a lid.
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The cookie crust soaked in apple flavors is everything!
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Wow! that looks so yummy, I will try it soon. Thanks for sharing, your recipes are very delicious.
My all-time favorite, thanks for sharing this recipe. I will try it on weekend for my kids.
I hope they love it, Richard!
Thanks for sharing such a yummy recipe, I really love apple pie and the touch of caramel and cookies make it more delicious.
Thanks! 🙂