Ultimate Apple Crisp Pie
Ingredients
½ cup plus ⅓ cup
dark brown sugar, divided
2 tbsp.
tapioca (such as Kraft Minute Tapioca)
1 tsp.
Kowalski's Ground Cinnamon, divided
½ tsp.
kosher salt
½ tsp.
Kowalski's Ground Nutmeg, divided
¼ tsp.
Kowalski's Ground Allspice
6
tart apples (such as Granny Smith or Haralson), peeled, cored, sliced ½" thick (about 2 ¼ lbs.)
9
dried figs, stemmed and finely chopped
2 oz.
finely chopped walnuts
⅓ cup
flour
½ cup
old-fashioned oats
⅓ cup
Kowalski's Salted Butter, cold, diced
1
Vikings & Goddesses Frozen All-Butter Pie Crust
- Kowalski's Classic Caramel Sauce, warm, for drizzling (optional)
- Kowalski's Signature Ginger Cookie Ice Cream, for serving (optional)
Directions
- Adjust oven rack to lowest position; place a rimmed baking sheet on the rack. Preheat oven to 425°.
- In an extra-large mixing bowl, whisk together ½ cup brown sugar, tapioca, ½ tsp. cinnamon, salt, ¼ tsp. nutmeg and allspice.
- Add apples, figs and nuts; toss to combine. Set apple mixture aside for 15 min.
- While apple mixture rests, combine flour and oats with remaining brown sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon in a medium mixing bowl. Using a pastry cutter, cut butter into oat mixture to make a coarse meal.
- Fill frozen crust with apple mixture, pressing down to pack apples as tightly as possible.
- Using clean hands, spread oat mixture evenly over apples; press down lightly to keep oat mixture in place and to form a slightly domed top.
- Place pie on the preheated baking sheet; bake until crust and oat topping are dark golden-brown (40-45 min.), covering the edges of the crust with strips of foil to prevent overbrowning in last 10-15 min., if needed.
- Transfer pie to a wire rack; cool for 2 hrs. before serving. Drizzle with caramel sauce and serve with ice cream, if desired.
Tasty Tip:
- While almost any apple will work in this recipe, a tart apple provides better balance with the intensely sweet figs and dark brown sugar.
Find It!
- Find Kowalski's Classic Caramel Sauce near the ice cream toppings.
