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Brown Butter Creamy Apple Pie

Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated May 6, 2021
Bake-Off® Contest 37, 1996
Lola Nebel
Cambridge, Minnesota
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A crumbly brown sugar streusel tops a classic apple pie made easy in a frozen pie crust.

Brown Butter Creamy Apple Pie

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 3 hr 40 min
  • Ingredients 16
  • Servings 8
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Ingredients

Filling

  • 1/4 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 LAND O LAKES® Egg
  • 2 tablespoons Pillsbury BEST® all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 5 cups sliced peeled Granny Smith apples (5 medium)

Crust

Streusel

  • 1/2 cup Pillsbury BEST® all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup cold LAND O LAKES® Butter

Topping

  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 400°F. Place cookie sheet in oven to heat. In 1-quart saucepan, cook 1/4 cup butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, until melted and lightly browned. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup granulated sugar and the egg with wire whisk until light and fluffy. Beat in 2 tablespoons flour and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in cooled butter. Gently stir in apples. Pour into crust-lined pie plate.
  • Step 
    3
    In medium bowl, stir together all streusel ingredients except butter. With pastry blender or fork, cut in 1/4 cup butter until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over apples. Place pie on cookie sheet in oven.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F, and cover edge of crust with strips of foil to prevent excessive browning. Bake 40 to 50 minutes longer or until apples are tender and crust is golden brown. Cool 2 hours.
  • Step 
    5
    In small bowl, beat whipping cream until soft peaks form. Add remaining topping ingredients; beat until stiff peaks form. Pipe or spoon onto pie.

Nutrition

420 Calories
22g Total Fat
3g Protein
54g Total Carbohydrate
36g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
420
Calories from Fat
200
Total Fat
22g
34%
Saturated Fat
11g
55%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
80mg
27%
Sodium
160mg
7%
Potassium
160mg
4%
Total Carbohydrate
54g
18%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
36g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
15%
15%
Vitamin C
2%
2%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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