How to Freeze and Bake an Apple Pie
Jocelyn Delk Adams
Updated Nov 7, 2024
What’s the secret to having delicious homemade apple pie on hand at all times? Your freezer, of course! We'll give you the best tips and tricks for making any occasion easier. We break down all the steps so you know how to freeze apple pie and how to bake a frozen apple pie, so you can get back to family time.
How to Freeze and Bake an Apple Pie
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 40 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 8
Ingredients
Crust
Filling
- 6 cups thinly sliced, peeled apples (6 medium)
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
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Step1Place 1 pie crust in 9-inch disposable foil or metal pie plate (do not use glass). Press crust firmly against side and bottom of pie plate.
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Step2In large bowl, gently mix filling ingredients; spoon into crust-lined pie plate.
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Step3Top with second crust. Wrap excess top crust under bottom crust edge, pressing edges together to seal; flute.
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Step4Tightly wrap unbaked pie in 3 layers of plastic wrap, making sure all sides of pie are completely sealed and unexposed.
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Step5Next, place pie in gallon-size freezer plastic bag; label with the following information: Apple Pie and expiration date of pie which is 2 months after pie is frozen. Place pie in freezer; pull out when ready to bake.
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Step6When ready to bake pie, heat oven to 450°F. When oven is preheated, remove frozen pie from freezer; cut a few slits in top crust and place in oven. Do not thaw pie because no one wants a soggy pie.
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Step7Bake 25 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F; bake 40 to 50 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown and apples are hot and soft when pricked with a fork.
Nutrition
340
Calories
12g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
56g
Total Carbohydrate
27g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 340
- Calories from Fat
- 110
- Total Fat
- 12g
- 19%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 25%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 330mg
- 14%
- Potassium
- 80mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 56g
- 19%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 27g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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