Name: Salted Caramel Apple Pie a la Mode Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: CRUST:; 1¾ cups all purpose flour; ¾ cup shortening; 1 tsp Diamond Crystal® Fine Sea Salt; 6 tbsp ice cold water; FILLING:; ⅔ cup granulated sugar; ¼ cup all purpose flour; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp ground nutmeg; ¼ tsp ground allspice; ⅛ tsp ground ginger; ⅛ tsp Diamond Crystal® Fine Sea Salt; 8 red delicious apples; ½ tsp lemon extract; 2 tbsp butter; Topping:; 11 oz caramels; 1 tbsp water; Vanilla ice cream; Diamond Crystal® Coarse Sea Salt

salted caramel apple pie a la mode recipe

How To Make Salted Caramel Apple Pie a la Mode

With its tender crust and juicy filling, this apple pie is every bit the classic. Plus points for the salted caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream on top.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 50 minutes

Refrigerate Time: 30 minutes

Total: 1 hour 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

Crust:

1¾cupsall purpose flour,or more as needed
¾cupshortening,chilled and cubed
1tspdiamond crystal® fine sea salt
6tbspice cold water,or more as needed

Filling:

⅔cupgranulated sugar
¼cupall purpose flour
½tspground cinnamon
½tspground nutmeg
¼tspground allspice
⅛tspground ginger
⅛tspdiamond crystal® fine sea salt
8red delicious apples,peeled and thinly sliced
½tsplemon extract
2tbspbutter,cut in small pieces

Topping:

11ozcaramels
1tbspwater,or more as needed
vanilla ice cream
diamond crystal® coarse sea salt

Instructions

Blend flour and 1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal® Fine Sea Salt in mixing bowl. Cut shortening into flour mixture using a pastry blender until it resembles pea-sized crumbs. Sprinkle ice water over the top, 1 tablespoon at a time.
Mix gently with a fork after each addition until dough holds together. Divide the dough into 2 pieces; one a little larger than the other. Flatten into round disks, wrap in plastic film, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Put apple slices in a large bowl and sprinkle with lemon extract. Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, Diamond Crystal® Fine Sea Salt in a small bowl. Sprinkle sugar mixture over apples and mix to distribute evenly.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Lightly flour flat rolling surface. Roll out the larger disk until it is 2 inches bigger than the pie plate. Carefully place crust into bottom of pie plate, and press evenly into bottom and sides.
Pierce the botton with a fork several times. Fill bottom crust with filling and dot with butter pats.
Roll out top crust and carefully place over top. Fold bottom crust edge over top and flute. Cut 2 to 4 slits in top. Cover edges of crust with aluminum foil.
Bake for 50 minutes. Remove foil for the last 15 minutes. Cool on rack. Serve warm, if desired.

Topping:

Make topping just before serving. Place caramels in a microwave-safe bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of water.
Heat for 1 minute at a time on high stirring after each time until caramels are creamy, but no more than 3 minutes. Add additional water, if needed, to get desired consistency.
Top slices of pie with any favorite vanilla ice cream. Drizzle caramel sauce over ice cream and pie. Then sprinkle a pinch of Diamond Crystal® Coarse Sea Salt over the caramel sauce.