It’s fall, y’all! Time for apple picking, cider sipping and hay rides. Yeah right. It’s pushing ninety degrees here in the South and hotter and sunnier than it’s been since May. Not that I’m complaining! I made my first apple pie of the season last weekend to go with our BBQ feast, and thought it high time I share this award winning recipe with y’all. (And by award winning, I totally mean in the apple-pie-off I have with Mother about once a year. She will dispute this fact but don’t be fooled. Mine is the family favorite.)
Caramel Apple Pie
For pie:
1 refrigerator pie crust
½ c sugar
3 T flour
1 t cinnamon
1/8 t salt
6 c thinly
sliced, peeled apples (I like Granny Smith)
sliced, peeled apples (I like Granny Smith)
For topping:
1 c brown sugar
½ c flour
½ c quick
cooking rolled oats
cooking rolled oats
½ c butter, slightly softened
Finishing touch:
½ c chopped
pecans
pecans
¼ c caramel
ice cream topping
ice cream topping
1. Roll pie crust into 9-inch pie plate according to package directions, trim/crimp edges as desired
2. In large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt. Add apple slices and gently toss unitl coated. Transfer to pie plate.
3. Mix stir together sugar, flour and oats for topping. Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut in the butter until it resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over pie.
4. Cover edge of pie with foil to prevent over browning. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake for additional 25-30 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and sprinkle with pecans and drizzle with caramel.
I always serve mine a la mode. Is there any other way?!
Speaking of apple pickin, I’ve never taken the boys. I’d love to know your favorite places in North
Georgia!
Georgia!
xoxo
DIXIE DELIGHTS DELIVERED
It's got to be the topping that puts this over the top. Yum!
Yum. With just a few substitutions iCanEat make this gluten free. Thanks for sharing! I would live to go apple picking this year. Elijay has a big festival.
Sounds delicious and looks amazing! Thanks for the recipe!
this looks amazing!! my hubby loves himself an apple pie and he loves caramel i think i just may have to attempt this little treat! it will be my sure way of getting some monogrammed goodies from the hubby ;)
Amanda, my mom in Chatsworth would probably let you come and pick apples.lol…Their small orchard had a bumper crop this year. She has peeled, cut and dried apples for the last month. I cannot wait to have one of her fried apple pies! Seriously, Ellijay is a great apple place but very crowded. That caramel apple pie looks yummo…I thought it was a pecan pie at first but after seeing the recipe I get it!!
Looks delicious! No sign of Fall here in Florida..97 degrees. Thanks for linking to the Open House party.
xx,
Sherry
We've picked apples in Ellijay at Hilltop Orchards. Nice, but very crowded. There are several other orchards in Ellijay as well, but I haven't tried them. We have also picked apples at an orchard in Blue Ridge, GA. We enjoyed that one too, but can't remember the name.
Georgia is SO HOT but I'm willing it to cool off. I'm bringing out the fall things anyway! ;) That apple pie looks FABULOUS.
I want to go apple picking! Jay and CeeCee have apple outfits from 1st day of school that they need to wear again!!!
That sounds WAY too good and like I could eat the whole pie! Easy, too. Thanks!!! xo Diana
I am not usually an apple pie person but this sounds so good. I am going to be trying this out for sure!
Cynthia
Yay!!! When you posted about it the other day I was hoping a recipe would be coming soon :). Thanks for sharing.
My family has often gone to Mercier Orchards in Blue Ridge/Morganton area. It's worth the drive, especially because downtown Blue Ridge now has cute shops & places to eat!
We have gone to Mercier Orchards near Blue Ridge. Especially worth the drive since downtown Blue Ridge now has cute shops & places to eat!
Well,darling Amanda, you have thrown down the gauntlet once again! Just name the place/date and I will wow with my traditional apple pie, that doesn't need any caramel or pecans to reign supreme!!!
Love, Marme
Yummy and pretty picture of your recipe!