Grandma’s Apple Pie uses a secret ingredient and is easy to make! Top with a scoop of ice cream for the perfect Fall treat!

Simple Apple Pie Recipe

The other day I overheard my husband ask our son if he knows what the Baby Shark song is. I immediately cringed because I knew what was coming … the Baby Shark song!! My first question was, why?

Apparently he heard on the radio that it’s been played billions of times on YouTube and he was curious what was so great about it. I tried explaining to him that he’s heard the song and just didn’t realize it while our son was singing it as loud as he could! Once he heard it he recognized it… but it was too late. The Baby Shark train had already started – once it starts it’s nearly impossible to stop because it gets stuck in your head!

So then my husband makes up his own words to the song but inserts my blog name in there, with everything related to it for the lyrics! Before I knew it he was toe tapping to his own tune and was convinced it was going to be the next #1 hit! It was cute. Thankfully it helped us forget all about the Baby Shark song!

Do you know what else is impossible to stop doing? Eating this Easy Apple Pie, especially warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! Or this Cherry Pie, or this Rhubarb Pie… well, you get the idea.

What You’ll Need to Make the Pie Crust:

• 2 cups Flour
• 3/4 cup Butter Flavored Crisco
• 1 tsp Salt
• 4 tbsp Cold Water

And the Apple Pie Filling:

• 6 Yellow Delicious Apples (Peeled, Cored & Sliced)
• 1 can Frozen Apple Juice Concentrate (Secret Ingredient!)
• 3 tbsp Cornstarch
• 3 tbsp Brown Sugar
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp Nutmeg

How to Make the Pie Crust

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Combine 2 cups flour, 3/4 cup butter flavored Crisco, and 1 tsp salt.
• Gently stir in 4 tbsp cold water.
• Divide mixture in half. Place first half on well floured surface and roll out with a rolling pin. Lightly place into a pie pan and gently press to form.
• Place second half of mixture on well floured surface and roll out with a rolling pin. Set aside.

How to Make Apple Pie Filling

• Peel, core, and slice 6 Yellow Delicious Apples into a bowl and set aside.
• In a sauce pan, combine 1 can frozen apple juice concentrate, 3 tbsp cornstarch, 3 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, and 1/4 tsp nutmeg. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until thick.
• Pour mixture over sliced apples and mix together.
• Pour apple mixture into prepared pie pan. Wet edges of the pie dough with water.
• Place remaining half of rolled out pie dough over the apples and pinch dough edges together. Trim off extra.
• Make slits in top of pie with a butter knife.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and continue to bake for additional 30 minutes.

More Apple Recipes:

• Apple Cinnamon Muffins
• Easy Apple Crumble
• Easy 3-Ingredient Cream Cheese Apple Dip
• Easy Homemade Applesauce
• Apple Dumplings with Crescent Rolls
• Apple Pie Overnight Oats
• Apple Fritter Cinnamon Roll Bake

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Easy Apple Pie, Grandma's Apple Pie uses a secret ingredient and is easy to make! Top with a scoop of ice cream for the perfect Fall treat!

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

Pie Crust

• 2 cups Flour
• 3/4 cup Butter Flavored Crisco
• 1 tsp Salt
• 4 tbsp Cold Water

Apple Pie Filling

• 6 Yellow Delicious Apples (Peeled, Cored & Sliced)
• 1 can Frozen Apple Juice Concentrate
• 3 tbsp Cornstarch
• 3 tbsp Brown Sugar
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp Nutmeg

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Make a pie crust by combining flour, Crisco, and salt.
3. When well mixed, and cold water and gently stir.
4. Divide mixture in half and roll out each half on floured surface.
5. Place one half in the bottom of a pie pan.
6. Peel, core, and slice apples into a bowl and set aside.
7. In a sauce pan, combine apple juice concentrate, cornstarch, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until thick.
8. Pour mixture over sliced apples and mix together.
9. Pour apple mixture into prepared pie pan. Wet edges of the pie dough with water.
10. Place remaining half of rolled out pie dough over the apples and pinch dough edges together. Trim off extra.
11. Make slits in top of pie with a butter knife.
12. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and continue to bake for additional 30 minutes.