Take your homemade apple pie up a notch with this delicious salted caramel apple pie recipe. Perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any fall gathering. This is always a crowd pleaser!
If you’re looking for the perfect holiday dessert, I’ve got you covered! This salted caramel apple pie recipe is SO good and is always a crowd pleaser. Whether it’s for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or just a fun fall gathering, this salted caramel apple pie will be gobbled up in no time. Some people look forward to the turkey dinner and I look forward to the dessert!
Salted Caramel Apple Pie Recipe
This salted caramel apple pie is a must for any holiday party. Served with ice cream and drizzled with warm caramel sauce, this will be the hit of the night!
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- ¾ cup vegetable shortening {cut into ½ inch cubes}
- 6-8 tbsp ice cold water
- 2 tbsp butter
- 8 medium apples peeled, cored, and cut into ½ inch cubes
- 1 tbsp. butter
- 2 tbsp. all purpose flour
- 1 can Dulce de Leche Caramel sauce {available in the sweetened condensed milk section}
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1½ tsp. sea salt
- one egg, beaten
- 1-2 tbsp. sugar
- ½ tsp sea salt
- Combine the flour and salt in a large bowl. Add the shortening, working it into the mixture using a pastry blender until course crumbs form.
- Fill a bowl with water and some ice cubes. Sprinkle about 2-3 tbsp. of the water over the mixture distributing it evenly. Continue to add water 1 tbsp. at a time until the dough will hold together when pressed.
- Divide the dough into two balls, one slightly larger than the other and then flatten into ½ inch thick discs. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Cook the cubed apples with 2 tbsp. of butter in a large skillet for 10 minutes over medium heat. Allow to cool.
- In a sauce pan, melt 1 tbsp. of butter with the flour and cook on low for 1 minute. Add the caramel sauce, cinnamon and salt. Continue to cook for approximately 3 minutes.
- Combine approximately ¾ of the mixture with the cooled apples. Save the remaining caramel sauce for the topping.
- Preheat the oven to 375F. Lightly flour your workspace and roll out the larger ball of dough into a large circle to line the bottom and sides of your pie plate {approximately an 11 inch circle}. Place the dough in a nine inch pie plate and fill with the apple mixture.
- Roll out the remaining dough to form the top of the pie. Brush the edges of the pie with the beaten egg and press to seal. Cut some vent slits in the center of the pie. Brush the top of the pie with egg and sprinkle with the sugar and salt. Bake for 55-60 minutes until the crust is golden brown.
Although the instructions may sound a little bit long, it’s not hard to make and is well worth the effort! I promise that you won’t be disappointed.
Top with vanilla ice cream and drizzle with the remaining caramel sauce. Pure deliciousness!
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Oh my, that looks so good! I’ll take mine with a scoop of vanilla ice cream please!
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This looks soooo yummy! Can’t go wrong with salted carmel and apples!
Yes, it is pretty yummy!!
This looks so yummy! I can’t wait to give it a try!
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Oh wow, this sounds so good. Thanks so much for the reccipe. I would love to have you link up to my ongoing Inspire Me party – – -http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2013/11/190th-inspire-me-tuesday.html – – Plus we are having a Holiday Baking Party on the 20th. I would love to see you there too. Hugs, Marty
Thanks Marty!
Looks super delicious; a fresh twist on an old favorite. Thanks for sharing at Tutorials, Tips, and Tidbits!
Thanks! I appreciate you coming by! 🙂
Oooh, salted caramel! What a perfect twist on the traditional apple pie!
This recipe looks so good! I want to make it for thanksgiving. I went to the store to look for the caramel sauce, but was unable to find it. Looked by sweetened condensed milk. Is this usually a hard item to find??
i only had to look in one store {Superstore} so it wasn’t hard to find where I am. I know they also had it at Walmart. Usually the products are available more readily in the States than in Canada so if I found it here it should be available down there as well. Good luck!!
Yum! I would like to make this a day or two ahead of turkey day, does the pie hold well and does it need to be refrigerated?
I refrigerated mine and it was in there for a few days before we finished it all so it should be good. I’d just pop it in the oven to warm it up before serving.
Are you able to make in advance and freeze it until
Christmas ??
Thanks
Hmmm…I didn’t try freezing mine but I can’t see why it wouldn’t work. Let me know if you try it!
Can’t find the dolce de leche Carmel sauce in the store. I was going to make my own with the sweetened condensed milk but wast sure how much was needed for the pie. Is one can sufficient?
Yes, the Dolce de leche sauce can was the same size as the standard sweetened condensed milk can.
This will be a perfect dessert to bring for Thanksgiving – thank you for sharing!!
Hope you like it! Have a wonderful dinner!
Would this work ok If I wanted to cheat and use premade piecrusts for this salted caramel apple pie?
Of course! Cheats are always good! 😉
I could not find the Dulce de Leche Caramel sauce either but being brazilian I remember my sister making it by cooking the condensed milk in the pressure cooker.
I made this pie tonight. After mixing the apples with the sauce, I sampled it. It was delicious! Then I baked it and the caramel sauce was curdled and lumpy. Any ideas why this happened?
Sorry to hear that happened to you. 🙁 I have made this recipe a few times and have never had any issues with it. Did you just use the canned sweetened condensed milk caramel sauce or did you use another sauce? The only thing I can think of is if the sauce was heated too high when you were initially cooking it (it should just be heated on low heat). Other than that, I am at a loss. Sorry!
This sounds so amazing! I love the idea of adding salted caramel to a great pie!
It’s one of my favorites!