Apple Pie Recipe With Cinnamon Roll Crust

Cinnamon Swirl Apple Pie

Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling

Makes

8 servings

Apples and cinnamon go together like peanut butter and jelly. It's no wonder my kids love this scrumptious cinnamon roll apple pie recipe that uses a shortcut ingredient to make a deliciously fun crust. —Barbara Curran, Lebanon, New Jersey

Ingredients

1 tube (12.4 ounces) refrigerated cinnamon rolls with icing
FILLING:
5 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples (about 5 medium)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
TOPPING:
1/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons cold butter

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°. Refrigerate icing from cinnamon rolls. Separate cinnamon rolls; press onto bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Bake 7-9 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven setting to 350°.
For filling, in a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice. In a small bowl, mix sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add to apple mixture; toss to coat. Pour filling into prepared crust.
For topping, in a small bowl, mix cracker crumbs, brown sugar and flour; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over filling. Bake 40-45 minutes or until filling is bubbly and topping is golden brown. Cover top loosely with foil during the last 15 minutes if needed to prevent overbrowning. Remove foil. Cool on a wire rack.
Just before serving, place reserved icing in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave, uncovered, 10 seconds or until softened. Drizzle over pie.

Test Kitchen Tips

Prepared cinnamon rolls make this crust super easy, but if you don't dig them, a single-crust refrigerated pie pastry works well, too. Just roll out, flute as usual and pre-bake for 10 minutes or so until set.

Let the rolls sit for a few minutes after you've opened them to warm them up a tad and make them easier to press into the pie plate.

Don't skip pre-baking: It gives the juicy apples a sturdy place to land and prevents the crust from getting soggy.

Amp up the cinnamon by adding a little to the frosting.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 369 calories, 10g fat (4g saturated fat), 11mg cholesterol, 399mg sodium, 69g carbohydrate (45g sugars, 2g fiber), 3g protein.