Caramel Apple Open-Faced Pie Recipe
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I’ll admit it. Sometimes I feel a bit lazy when I’m baking. My time feels limited, but I love having something delicious baking in my oven. And in the past couple of weeks, I’ve fallen in love with with the idea of open-faced pies. These pies are so simple and quick. For this recipe, I cheated in pretty much every way possible. I used a Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crust, Wilderness Apple Pie Filling and Kraft Caramels to create this dessert. And I have no regrets because it turned out awesome and took minimal effort. That is winning!
Caramel Apple Open-Faced Pie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pre-made refrigerated pie crust
- 1/2 can apple pie filling 21 oz
- 2 tablespoons chopped pecans
- 1 egg separated
- 6 caramels
- 1 1/2 teaspoons milk
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
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On a parchment paper or silicone mat lined baking sheet, lay out pie crust.
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Prick center a few times with fork to avoid bubbles.
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Spread out 1/2 can apple pie filling into center, leaving about a three to four inch space all the way around.
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Sprinkle with chopped pecans.
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Fold over crust edges, all the way around to create a pocket. Prick edges a few times with a fork.
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Brush top crust with beaten egg white.
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Bake for 30-40 minutes or until crust is a nice gold brown.
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Cool for 5 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to cool completely or to platter to serve warm.
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Right before serving, melt caramels and milk in microwave. (Be sure to heat at intervals and stir periodically)
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Pour caramel sauce over top of pie and serve.
Recipe Notes
Can substitute caramel sauce for caramels and milk.
We always seem to have caramels on hand but you can easily use pre-made caramel sauce instead. You can easily double the recipe and use two crusts and the entire can of pie filling.
If you prefer to use homemade ingredients, substitute the ingredients for your favorite apple pie recipe, cutting the filling to about half or even a third depending upon the recipe.
TIP: I would suggest only putting caramel on any part of the pie you plan to serve right away. If the caramel sauce has a chance to sit, the moisture from the apples with make the caramel sauce a bit watery and separate over time.
This was a huge hit with my family! If you like caramel apples or apple pie, you are sure to love this version.
I absolutely love anything with caramel in it. Apple pie is also one of my faves. This looks great, and I am planning on making this. Thanks for sharing.
oh man another delicious looking open faced pie, you must be on a theme.
Yep! I actually made this one first and had an extra crust left over so it jumped out at me when I was trying to come up with a different breakfast recipe. 🙂
This look absolutely delicious. I think I may try it this weekend!
oh wow! This looks soooo good! I don’t call this lazy baking!!
that looks so darn good,,I will try this out for sure
This looks beyond amazing! I can’t wait to make it. Thanks for the recipe!
Looks delicious! Thank you for the recipe
I make these lazy pies too 🙂
I figure if you call them a galette, they sound fancy schmancy so no one will know it is being “time efficient”…lol
This looks crazy delicious. Thank you for sharing this with us.
I love apple pie but have never made one before because I thought it would be too hard. But I think even I can handle this one!
this will be great for fall!!
This one sure is good and seeing caramel apple sure did get my attention. I will try this for sure. I can see my sister and I up all night taking another small slice (you know, until it’s gone). We tend to do that with good desserts like this