Apple Custard Pie By Kelly Miller • March22,2014 • Updated January 18, 2022 • 6 Comments 14.6K 121 Jump to Recipe Apple Custard Pie made with sautéed apples, a sweet buttermilk custard, and a brown sugar crumb topping. This is an amazing apple pie! I’m in love with apples. They are by far my favorite fruit. My local supermarket sells small/medium sized Fuji apples in bags and I go through at least one bag a week. I used to put them in my large fruit bowl in the middle of my kitchen table, along with bananas and lemons I used throughout the week. I was starting to see little 2 year old bite marks on them. On ALL of them! He loves apples, just not the skin. 🙂 Paul knows though, even when we go out to eat and on the rare occasion we order dessert – my choice is always the apple pie or cobbler. A local restaurant here in Lancaster County makes apple dumplings – now THAT is something I need to try, yum-o! If you’re searching for something a bit different than the normal apple-filled pie – this is it! OH my word, the custard in this pie… and the topping of course pulls it all together. Easy, too! This was gone way TOO fast in my house! I can’t wait to make it again! Here are some more of my favorite pie recipes: Mint Oreo Pudding Pie Toasted Coconut Pudding Pie Pastor’s Wife Apple Crumb Pie Apple Custard Pie Apple Custard Pie made with sautéed apples, a sweet buttermilk custard, and a brown sugar crumb topping. This is an amazing apple pie! 5 from 1 vote Print Pin Rate Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanKeyword: recipe for apple custard pie Prep Time: 15 minutesCook Time: 1 hour Servings: 8 servings Calories: 1462kcal Author: Kelly Miller IngredientsFor the sautéed apples▢ 1/4 cup butter▢ 2 cups apples peeled, cored, and sliced▢ 1/2 cup sugar▢ 1/2 teaspoon cinnamonFor the custard▢ 1/4 cup butter▢ 1 cup sugar▢ 4 eggs▢ 2 tablespoons flour▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla▢ 3/4 cup buttermilk▢ 9 inch refrigerated pie crustFor the topping▢ 3 tablespoons butter▢ 1/4 cup sugar▢ 1/4 cup brown sugar▢ 1/2 cup flour▢ 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon InstructionsFor apples, melt butter in a skillet.Stir in apples and 1/2 cup sugar.Cook, stirring occasionally, until apples are tender - about 5 - 7 minutes.Set skillet aside for apples to cool to room temperature.For the custard, beat together butter and sugar. Add eggs, flour, vanilla, and buttermilk - beat until blended.Place pie crust in a 9 inch pie plate and spoon apple mixture into bottom of crust.Pour custard over apples.Bake at 325 for 30 minutes.For topping, mix together butter, sugar, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon with a pastry blender or your hands until coarse crumbs form.Sprinkle topping over pie and bake an additional 30 minutes or until the custard is set.Allow to cool completely before serving. NutritionCalories: 1462kcal | Carbohydrates: 173g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 77g | Saturated Fat: 29g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 32g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 126mg | Sodium: 1117mg | Potassium: 339mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 55g | Vitamin A: 662IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 7mg Tried this recipe?Follow me @mostlyhomemademom or tag #MostlyHomemadeMom! 14.6K 121
K Davis says November 26, 2020 at 2:12 am Hi Kelly, Thank you sooo much for this recipe! This is the third or fourth time in a couple years that I’ve made it and felt it was about high time I sung its praises and sent my thanks! It’s just perfect, every time, and you’re right about the apples being sautéed, it just adds a little more richness. Anyone who’s ever tried this has always been impressed, as it looks more complicated than what it actually is. Thanks again and Happy Thanksgiving! Reply
Kelly Miller says November 26, 2020 at 3:55 am How thoughtful of you to leave such a sweet comment! You are so welcome! I hope you and your family enjoy it for many more years to come – have a Happy Thanksgiving! Reply
Penny Pierce says February 18, 2021 at 12:29 am This looks delicious, can’t wait to try it! What kind of apples do you prefer for this recipe? Reply
Kelly Miller says February 18, 2021 at 1:18 pm I like using Fuji apples for baking, but really any apples would be great! Reply
dale skillman says March 13, 2022 at 9:36 pm Nice to finally meet you. I have followed your recipe probably 20+ times. Always wonderfully tasty and a reliable, forgiving custard. I love your method of cooking the apples first, cooling and then in and adding the custard. The crumb topping is perfect. The 30 minute bake prior adding the crumb is a masterful touch. My deviations; I use an all butter crust with a thin layer of Orange Paste prior to adding the apples. I use 3 types of apples. I blind bake the crust for about 15 minutes from frozen to filling. Today I am going to use Chinese Five Spice. Thank you again for the hours of fun making a pie that never disappoints. Reply
Kelly Miller says March 14, 2022 at 12:51 pm Hi Dale, I’m so glad you like this pie recipe! It’s one of my favorites of all time, but doesn’t get as much notice as some of my other ones for whatever reason. The Chinese Five Spice sounds interesting in this, you’ll have to let me know how that turns out. Thanks for such a warm comment! Reply