Gooey Caramel Apple Pie (Better Than Caramel Apples!)
This Caramel Apple Pie takes everything you love about fall, tart apples, buttery crust, and rich caramel, and bakes it into one gooey, golden pie. The homemade caramel adds a deep flavor that turns a simple apple pie into something unforgettable.
Servings 8
Calories 514kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Double crust pie crust
- ¼ cup Demara sugar
- 1 egg
Caramel
- 1 ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Filling
- 4-5 Granny Smith Apples peeled, cored and sliced, about 6 cups
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 tablespoons flour
Instructions
Caramel
- In a saucepan, add sugar, water and corn syrup and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until it turns a slightly yellow straw color, about 8 minutes, then reduce the heat to medium low and continue to cook until it turns an amber color, about 5 minutes. A thermometer should read 240º to 245º.
- Remove from the heat and stir in cream, vanilla and salt, it will sizzle. Stir until it is smooth. Pour into a glass bowl and let it cool completely. Refrigerate until ready to use, up to two weeks. If it is too thick to pour, microwave at 10 second intervals. This will make 2 cups of caramel and you need ½ cup for the recipe.
Filling
- Add peeled and sliced apples to a bowl and add sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. Mix until the apples are coated and set aside.
- Roll out one of the pie doughs until it is about an inch larger than the rim of the pie dish. Place the piecrust in the pie dish and trim off any excess.
- Add the apple slices and pour ½ cup of cooled caramel over the top of the apples. You will have more caramel than you need.
- Roll out the second pie dough into a rectangle and cut eight 1 ½ inch strips. Place the first two in a cross through the middle of the pie. Weave the remaining strips over and under. Place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375º
- Whisk the egg and 1 tablespoon of water together and brush over the top of the pie. Sprinkle with Demerara sugar and place on a flat baking sheet. Bake for 1 hour and check to see if the apples are soft and the crust is golden brown. If not, continue cooking. You may need to use a pie shield at about 45 minutes to prevent it from getting too brown.
Notes
- The calories are higher than the actual calories as it includes 2 cups of caramel and you only need 1/2 a cup.
- Make sure the caramel is cooled before adding to the pie.
- You can use other types of apples, if so, check on it more often as the cooking time could vary.
