Apple Butter Pie

Treat yourself to a big piece of Apple Butter Pie for dessert. Topped with a dollop of whipped cream and a dusting of warm cinnamon, it’s a delicious way to add harvest flavors to your dessert table.

Easy Apple Butter Pie Recipe

When the days grow shorter and there’s a chilly breeze in the air, it’s time to indulge in our favorite fall flavors. Whatever your pleasure, you could start the day with apple muffins for breakfast, caramel apple hand pies for on the go snacking, or apple crumb pie with ice cream for dessert. This simple apple pie is a tasty choice to serve along with pumpkin pie as a dessert for Thanksgiving. It’s super easy to make with little prep time, thanks to store-bought apple butter. How to make Southern Apple Butter Pie Recipe: (Scroll down for full printable recipe card.)

• Prepare Pie Shell – Preheat the oven to 425°F. Place pie dough in prepared deep dish pie pan. Set on baking sheet if needed to move in and out of oven easily.
• Make the Filling – In a large bowl, whisk together evaporated milk, apple butter, vanilla, sugar, eggs, apple pie spice or cinnamon and salt until blended.
• Milk – Whisk cornstarch into remaining evaporated milk until dissolved. Add to apple butter mixture, whisking until fully combined.
• Transfer to Crust – Pour filling evenly in pie shell. Dust the top with additional apple pie spice or cinnamon.
• Oven – Bake per the recipe until the center is set when gently shaken. Check halfway through baking and cover crust with aluminum foil, to prevent overbrowning.
• Cool on a wire rack for 4 hours to set, then chill.
• Serve topped with whipped cream and garnish with cinnamon.

How to Make the BEST Apple Butter Pie

• Ingredients you’ll need to make Southern Apple Butter Pie Recipe: Crust – One 9 inch deep dish pie crust either frozen or homemade, apple butter, evaporated milk, vanilla extract, granulated sugar, apple pie spice or ground cinnamon, large eggs, teaspoon salt, cornstarch and whipped cream for serving.
• Kitchen tools you’ll need to make this simple Apple Butter Pie: 9-inch deep dish pie pan or pie plate, measuring cups and spoons, whisk, large bowl and wire rack.
• You can use a frozen or homemade pie crust for this pie. If you’d like to make your own checkout my recipe for flaky pie crust.
• What’s in Apple Butter? It’s a blend of fresh apples, sugar and spices that’s cooked until it has a smooth texture and it’s reduced and concentrated in flavor. It’s not the same as apple sauce. This pie has a similar texture to pumpkin pie.
• The color of the pie may vary just a bit depending on the color of the apple butter used and whether it was made with light or dark brown sugar.
• Depending on how the apple butter you plan to use is flavored, you can adapt the amount of apple pie spice or cinnamon in the filling. You can taste and make that decision in real time adding more or less to your personal taste.
• You can use a quality purchased apple butter from a brand you trust or use homemade apple butter recipe for this pie.
• Apple pie spice or cinnamon can be used for the filling. Apple pie spice has a blend of ground ginger, cardamom and nutmeg in addition to cinnamon giving it a broader flavor profile. As mentioned above, you can always adjust the amount depending on the level of spice in the particular apple butter used.
• I recommend dusting the top with additional cinnamon just before serving with whipped cream. This is optional and up to you, of course. Cinnamon always enhances the apple flavor.
• Storage and Leftovers: Store baked Apple Butter Pie in an airtight container for up to 3-5 days chilled in the refrigerator.
• Freezer: You can freeze this pie for up to 2 months.

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More Apple Dessert Recipes to Make

There are a myriad of ways to enjoy apple goodness in both sweet and savory dishes. A few recipes in the MSSK recipe index you may enjoy:

• This Praline Apple Bread is drizzled with a decadent glaze.
• These vanilla glazed Apple Fritters are impossible to resist.
• Handheld Apple Pie Bars.
• Southern Fried Apples can be spooned onto pancakes or biscuits or served as a side dish.
• Stuffed Crust Skillet Apple Pie is like eating breakfast for dessert.
• Start your day with Apple Pancakes.
• Treat the family to warm Apple Cobbler with vanilla ice cream.
• Apple Roses from Pepperidge Farm.

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Helpful Kitchen Items:

• Deep Dish Pie Pan
• Mixer
• Measuring Set
• Mixing Bowls