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    Cooking Gorgeous » Pastries & Sweets

    Easy Puff Pastry Apple Pie

    Published: Nov 8, 2022 by Ayla Clulee · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    This Easy Puff Pastry Apple Pie has a buttery, crisp and flaky crust filled with perfectly cooked soft, juicy, and spicy apples. Same as Apple and Blueberry Crumble, it is the perfect dessert to serve on a cold winter day along with a dollop of homemade vanilla custard and/or a scoop of ice cream.

    a slice of puff pastry apple pie served with iceceam
    Jump to:
    • Why This Recipe Works?
    • Ingredients and Substitutes
    • How to Make Easy Puff Pastry Apple Pie?
    • Serving Suggestions
    • Top Tips From The Chef
    • Recipe FAQs
    • Related Recipes
    • Easy Puff Pastry Apple Pie

    Puff Pastry Apple Pie is super easy to make with ready-made pastry sheets and is best when served fresh out of the oven. The apple filling is flavored with butter and warm spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg. And the puff pastry is super flakey and melts in the mouth.

    crisp and flaky puff pastry crust

    Why This Recipe Works?

    • It is very easy to make with ready-made puff pastry sheets.
    • The apple filling is extremely delicious, flavored with cinnamon and nutmeg, and cooked to perfection.
    • This Easy Apple Pie With Puff Pastry is a crowd-pleaser, it is a family favorite loved by adults as well as kids.

    Ingredients and Substitutes

    Labelled picture of ingredients for puff pastry apple pie

    Best Apples For Pie

    I usually add more than one variety of apples to my pie for the best apple flavor and different textures. 

    You can choose from cooking apples such as Braeburn, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Bramley, Golden Delicious, Jazz, and Cox's which are best for desserts and pie. 

    I sometimes use Gala apples for extra sweetness and some texture. It is totally up to you what apples you want to use depending on how sweet or sour you want your pie.

    Other ingredients you will need:

    • Puff pastry - I used 2 rolled-up all-butter puff pastry sheet sizes of 35cmx23cm (14"x9") and 320 grams each. You can buy them fresh or frozen from supermarkets. If using frozen pastries, let them thaw before using them and bring them to room temperature.
    • Sugar - I use caster sugar but granulated or brown sugar would be great too. The amount of sugar given in the recipe works perfectly for the apples I used in this recipe. Adjust the amount of sugar to your taste and the apples you use.
    • Demerara sugar - Optional, I sprinkle some demerara sugar on top of the pastry for extra crunch.
    • Butter - Unsalted butter adds extra richness to apple pie filling.
    • Spices - I love the warmth that cinnamon and nutmeg are adding to apples. You can omit or adjust the amount to your liking.
    a slice of puff pastry apple pie served with ice cream

    How to Make Easy Puff Pastry Apple Pie?

    Making this delicious Apple Pie is extremely easy. And there are only a few simple tips and steps that you need to follow to achieve the best results:

    Cook The Apples 

    Preheat the oven to 180° C - 356° F (fan oven) and then prepare the apples.

    Peel and core the apples using an apple corer which makes life much easier! Cut them in halves, then thinly slice.

    peeled, cored and sliced apples for making apple pie

    Melt the butter in a large pan and add the sliced apples, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

    sliced apples are placed in a pan with cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar

    Give it a good stir, making sure all apples are evenly covered with cinnamon, nutmeg, and sugar. 

    Cook it on medium heat until the apples are slightly softened and the juice from the apples is reduced to a syrup consistency.

    apple filling is cooked until apples are slightly softened

    Remove the pan from the heat, and let the apple mixture cool down for 10 minutes while preparing the puff pastry crust.

    Prepare The Puff Pastry Crust

    Unfold one of the puff pastries and roll it on a lightly floured surface 5 cm (2") larger than the pie dish. Lift the pastry over the rolling pin and gently transfer it into the pie dish. Trim the edges and gently press to tuck the pastry into the cavity of the pie dish. 

    the puff pastry is rolled out and placed on a pie dish

    Fill the pastry shell with the spiced apple filling and spread it evenly.

    cooked apples are placed on puff pastry crust

    Roll out the other puff pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface and place it on top of the apple filling. Crimp or pinch the outer edge to seal the top and bottom crusts together.

    the apple filling is covered with rolled out puff pastry

    Bake The Pie

    Cut some decorations from the leftovers and place them on top (optional). Eggwash the pastry and sprinkle on the demerara sugar. 

    apple pie is egg washed and ready to bake

    Place the pie dish in preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes. Check the pie and cover the top with tin foil if it is already brown and bake it for another 15 minutes or until the filling is bubbling away.

    apple pie is baked until the crust is golden

    Let the pie rest for 15 minutes before serving.

    Scroll down to the recipe card for the full, printable recipe!

    Serving Suggestions

    This Puff Pastry Apple Pie is extremely delicious on its own. And it is even better when served with warm homemade custard and/or a scoop of ice cream.

    It is best when served warm out of the oven but I also happily eat it cold out of the fridge or at room temperature for breakfast!

    Top Tips From The Chef

    • The type of apple you use for the pie filling is the key to how your pie will taste like. Use a variety of cooking and eating apples for two different textures. Apples that are sweet and sour at the same time are the best options. Make sure you adjust the amount of sugar given in the recipe to your taste. Not all apples taste the same!
    • If using frozen pastries, let them thaw before using them and bring them to room temperature.
    • To make things even easier and quicker, you can prepare the filling a couple of days in advance and keep it refrigerated until you want to bake your pie.
    • If your Apple Pie is getting brown too quickly, cover the crust with tin foil to slow down the browning and avoid the crust burning.

    Recipe FAQs

    Should I cook apples before making pie?

    Yes, it is a good idea to cook the apples before baking. Firstly, you can adjust the sweetness of your filling. Secondly, you can avoid a watery pie filling which is a nightmare when you make a fruit-based pie. And lastly, you can have perfect consistency, with no gaps between the filling and the crust!

    How to store the leftovers?

    To store the leftovers, cover them with cling film and keep them at room temperature for a couple of days. If you want to keep them longer, nicely cover them with cling film and refrigerate them for up to 5 days.

    Do I have to peel the apples?

    I personally don't like the peelings in my Apple Pie and I don't mind the extra few minutes that add up to my prep time. However, it is a personal choice and this Easy Puff Pastry Apple Pie would taste still amazing if you cook the apples with their skin on. Simply wash your apples thoroughly before slicing them.

    Related Recipes

    For more delicious apple dessert recipes why not try:

    • Easy Apple Crumb Cake
    • Apple and Blueberry Crumble
    • Apple Crisp Without Oats
    • Turkish Apple Cookies (Elmali Kurabiye)

    Did you make this recipe? Please let me know how it turned out! Leave a comment below and tag @cookingorgeous on Instagram and hashtag it #cookingorgeous.

    I hope you enjoy the process of making this delicious Easy Puff Pastry Apple Pie as much as you enjoy eating it! 🙂 

    Bon appétit! / Afiyet olsun!

    a slice of easy apple pie in a white plate

    Easy Puff Pastry Apple Pie

    Ayla Clulee
    This Easy Puff Pastry Apple Pie has a buttery, crisp and flaky crust filled with perfectly cooked soft, juicy, and spicy apples. 
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 35 mins
    Total Time 45 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American, british, English
    Servings 8 portions
    Calories 513 kcal

    Equipment

    • 1 kitchen scale
    • 1 measuring spoons
    • 1 Rolling Pin
    • 1 pie dish 10"
    • 1 pie weights
    • 1 peeler
    • 1 apple corer

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 1 ½ kg apples (peeled, cored and sliced)
    • 100 g caster sugar
    • 20 g unsalted butter
    • 1 tablespoon cinnamon powder
    • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • 2 ready rolled puff pastries (320 g each)
    • 1 teaspoon demerara sugar
    • 1 egg yolk

    Instructions
     

    Cooking The Apples

    • Preheat the oven to 180° C - 356° F (fan oven) and then prepare the apples.
    • Peel and core the apples using an apple corer which makes life much easier! Cut them in halves, then thinly slice.
    • Melt the butter in a large pan and add the sliced apples, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Give it a good stir, making sure all apples are evenly covered with cinnamon, nutmeg, and sugar. 
    • Cook it on medium heat until the apples are slightly softened and the juice from the apples is reduced to a syrup consistency.
    • Remove the pan from the heat, and let the apple mixture cool down for 10 minutes while preparing the puff pastry crust.

    Preparing The Puff Pastry Crust

    • Unfold one of the puff pastries and roll it on a lightly floured surface 5 cm (2") larger than the pie dish.
    • Lift the pastry over the rolling pin and gently transfer it into the pie dish.
    • Trim the edges and gently press to tuck the pastry into the cavity of the pie dish. 
    • Fill the pastry shell with the spiced apple filling and spread it evenly.
    • Roll out the other puff pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface and place it on top of the apple filling. Crimp or pinch the outer edge to seal the top and bottom crusts together.

    Baking The Pie

    • Eggwash the pastry and sprinkle on the demerara sugar.
    • Place the pie in preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes.
    • Check the pie and cover the top with tin foil if it is already brown and bake it for another 15 minutes or until the filling is bubbling away.

    Notes

    • The type of apple you use for the pie filling is the key to how your pie will taste like. Use a variety of cooking and eating apples for two different textures. Apples that are sweet and sour at the same time are the best options. Make sure you adjust the amount of sugar given in the recipe to your taste. Not all apples taste the same!
    • If using frozen pastries, let them thaw before using them and bring them to room temperature.
    • To make things even easier and quicker, you can prepare the filling a couple of days in advance and keep it refrigerated until you want to bake your pie.
    • If your Apple Pie is getting brown too quickly, cover the crust with tin foil to slow down the browning and avoid the crust burning.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 513kcalCarbohydrates: 67gProtein: 5gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 156mgPotassium: 246mgFiber: 6gSugar: 33gVitamin A: 200IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 2mg
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    1. Eren

      December 08, 2022 at 5:49 am

      5 stars
      Perfectly crispy pastry and delicious apple filling! Both tasted great. I did use extra apples, but that’s a personal preference.

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