Apple custard pie is a pie biscuit base bottom crust pie that is filled with apples and topped with custard filling. This is one of the easiest and tastiest pie ever.
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What is Pie?
A pie is a baked dish that is usually made of a pastry dough casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savory ingredients. Pies are defined by their crusts.
A filled pie with the bottom crust has pastry lining the baking dish, and the filling is placed on top of the pastry but left open.
A top-crust pie, which may also be called a cobbler, has the filling in the bottom of the dish and covered with a pastry or other covering before baking.
A two-crust pie has the filling completely enclosed in the pastry shell. Flaky pastry is a typical kind of pastry used for pie crusts, but many things can be used, including baking powder biscuits, mashed potatoes, and crumbs.
Apple Custard Pie
Apple suctard pie is a biscuit base pie filed with spiced apples and topped with custard filling. This is a warm and delicious dessert to serve on a cold night for after dinner sweet cravings. You can also pair it with your eveing tea or coffe and enjoy the amazing goddness of this warm pie.
Ingredients Needed for Apple Custard Pie
For the detailed list of ingredients with exact measurements please check the printable recipe card below.
- Apples: Any kind of fresh apples, peeled and diced or cut in cubes.
- Digestive biscuits: Digestive biscuits crushed in crumbs. You may use a food processor to make the crumbs.
- Butter: Unsalted butter at room temperature.
- Sugar: White and brown sugar.
- Cinnamon and Vanilla: For flavorings.
- Milk: To make the custard filling.
How to make Apple Custard Pie
For the detailed instructions to make this recipe please check the printable recipe card below.
Combine biscuits, butter, and sugar in a food processor and process until smooth. Press into the bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
Take apple slices in a bowl, add sugar, and cinnamon, mix and set aside. Into a pan add brown sugar, butter, cornstarch, and milk. Add vanilla essence, turn on the gas and cook till thickens.
Arrange coated apple slices over the pre-settled crust, pour the custard filling and bake at 180 °degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
Else you may set this custard pie in the refrigerator for several hours or till set well. Cut slices and serve.
Serving Suggestions
Serve the warm apple pie with whipped cream, ice cream or simply a cup of coffee or tea. You may sprinkle it with icing sugar or pair it with caramel sauce.
Pro tips/FAQs
What’s the alternative for digestive biscuits?
You can use graham crackers, parle g biscuits, or rich tea biscuits for the base. To make this pie more delicious you could also use oreo cookies and I am sure kids would definitely love it.
What type of apples to use for the filling?
You can use any type of apples like pink lady, granny smith, or simply red apples. I used red apples with skin, if desired, or if you don’t like the skin, feel free to peel the apples before slicing.
Waht can we use instead of corn flor/starch instead?
Corn starch helps in making a thick custard sauce. If you don’t have corn starch you can replace it with any flavored or nonflavored custard powder. You can also try adding arrowroot powder to thicken the custard sauce.
How to store Apple custard pie?
Store the leftovers in the refrigerator. You can also freeze them to use later. Make sure to wrap them in freezer-safe bags properly and thaw them a night before serving again.
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Recipe Card
Apple Custard pie
Equipment
- Pie Tin
- Saucepan
- Food processer
Ingredients
- 15-20 graham crackers
- 1/4 cup butter melted and cooled
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 apple sliced
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 tablespoon corn starch/vanilla custard powder
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Instructions
- In a food processor combine graham crackers, butter, and sugar. Process until a smooth mixture is formed.
- Press this mixture into the bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate
- Take apple slices in a bowl, add sugar, and cinnamon , mix and set aside.
- Into a pan add brown sugar, butter, cornstarch, and milk. Add vanilla essence, turn on the gas and cook till thickens.
- Arrange coated apple slices over the pre-settled crust, pour the custard filling and bake at 180 °degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
- Else you may set this custard pie in the refrigerator for several hours or till set well.
- Cut slices and serve.
Notes
What’s the alternative for digestive biscuits?
You can use graham crackers, parle g biscuits, or rich tea biscuits for the base. To make this pie more delicious you could also use oreo cookies and I am sure kids would definitely love it.What type of apples to use for the filling?
You can use any type of apples like pink lady, granny smith, or simply red apples. I used red apples with skin, if desired, or if you don’t like the skin, feel free to peel the apples before slicing.What can we use instead of corn flor/starch instead?
Corn starch helps in making a thick custard sauce. If you don’t have corn starch you can replace it with any flavored or nonflavored custard powder. You can also try adding arrowroot powder to thicken the custard sauce.How to store Apple custard pie?
Store the leftovers in the refrigerator. You can also freeze them to use later. Make sure to wrap them in freezer-safe bags properly and thaw them a night before serving again.Nutrition
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such a tempting pie, Sapana !!
Very interesting..love that pie looks awesome.wish could taste it.
Tempting pie.. Feel like grabbing one..
lovely recipe
Good one!
Superlike 🙂
beautifully made and mouth watering, i have eaten apple pie and banana custard pie separately…this looks interesting
very tempting
Lovely pie! very tempting 🙂
Nice post .Interesting recipe
Yummy looking pie…
tempting pie
Interesting Apple Pie.. Nicely done.
looks very tempting…
Nicely prepared pie…Thanks for linking it
Apple pie is an American classic.. yours turned out perfect.
Wish i get a huge slice of this pie, very delicious.
That's an interesting version of pie Sapana..I used to make Apple pie..should make it again..
Looks very nice!
Interesting and delicious pie, thanks for linking with us!
That is a perfect Pie
Would love to get a slice of the delicious pie!! Thanks for linking it to my event!! Looking for more yummy recipes!!
Sowmya