Apple pie with benefits? Yes. Usually the benefits would be ice cream. Vanilla is traditional, but cinnamon or Calvados ice creams would rock too.
In this case, the benefit is a sweet & creamy caramel sauce. Tart granny Smith apples play a nice counterpoint.
This week’s Sweet Melissa Sundays recipe–Double-Crusted Caramel Apple Pie was the bee’s knees. It was a cinch to throw together; it helped having pie crust in the freezer (I used something in my freezer! One down, a gazillion to go!).
The original recipe makes one 10 inch pie. I had 1/2 of Dorie Greenspan’s Good for Almost Anything Pie Crust which was not enough for the full size pie. It was just enough for one super-cute 4″ pie.
Short and sweet–I’m writing this on Friday as I walk out the door to head to Vegas for the weekend and on Sunday I’ll be heading back home. I just got back into the groove of baking and blogging and didn’t want to miss a beat.
Thanks to Susan of Baking with Susan for hosting this week. If you would like the recipe, visit her blog or buy the book.
Looks delicious!
Has your freezer been hanging out with my freezer? It’s a mixed blessing having a freezer full of stuff…on the one hand, you have a freezer full of stuff, on the other hand, you have a freezer that’s full, and you can’t put in new stuff. Your pie looks so good!
YUM! Looks amazing. I hope it tasted amazing too.
As for a freezer full of everything, my part of the freezer up at school has thin mints and reeses pieces. How unhealthy of me. ACK!
Beautiful! I love the sugar on the top, so pretty.
The crust looks so flakey and light!
Beautiful little pie! Hope you had fun in Vegas and gave Megan a hug for me. :)
Cute little pie Wendy! If I had pie crust in my freezer I’d make pie WAY too much. Having to make the crust deters me :) Hope you had fun in Vegas!
apple pie with caramel…..mmmmmm
I love your little pie! I didn’t get to make this one because of time this week – I’ve been traveling and just got back last night. However after looking at everyone’s results, I think this one might be going on my short list!
I love your little pie! Too cute! I hope you had a great time in Las Vegas! Thanks for baking with me this week! :)
Yum, sounds good! Let’s see the inside.
~ingrid
I want to hear more about Calvados ice cream! That sounds like the perfect partner for apple pie!
That looks awesome and delicious!
The pie looks fantastic! I am scared to store too many goodies/ingredients in my freezer because I tend to forget about them.
This is so cute! I’m glad you’re back into baking / blogging (I wish I was), I’ve missed your posts.
Your pie makes me want another piece! Mmmmm!
Your mini pie looks great! Cinnamon ice cream sounds like it would have been the perfect pairing with these.
Glad you’re back, hope you had an amazing weekend in Vegas :)
Hahaha this is the most awesome apple pie with benefits I’ve ever seen!!!
Wow, your crust looks super flaky. Almost puff pastry flaky. Great job!!
What a cute little pie! I’m glad you were able to sneak this one in in between trips.
Your crust looks good!!!
You always have a way of making something ordinary seen extra-ordinary! This is so pretty and I love the smallness of it, etc. It sparkles!