Classic American Apple Pie
- Abby
- 28 nov 2024
- 5 Min. de lectura
Actualizado: 7 sept
📝 Quick Recipe Summary
⏱️ Prep Time: 30 min
🔥 Cook Time: 1 hr 10 min
❄️ Rest Time: 1 hr
⏳ Total Time: 2 hr 40 min
🍽️ Yields: 8–10 servings
✨ Star Ingredient: the balance of sweet + tart apples
👩🏻🍳 Level: easy with a little patience
🍎 View Ingredients
2 pie crusts (homemade or store-bought “masa brisa” in Spain)
1.5 kg (about 3.3 lbs) apples (mix sweet and tart: Gala + Granny Smith)
200 g (1 cup) sugar
1 g (2 tsp) lemon juice
2 g (½ tsp) molasses (optional)
30 g (3 Tbsp) all-purpose flour
Pinch of salt (about ⅛ tsp)
2 g (1 tsp) ground cinnamon
1 g (¼ tsp) ground nutmeg
6 g (1 tsp) vanilla extract
Optional: 30 g (2 Tbsp) milk or 1 egg, beaten (for brushing)
Optional: 12 g (1 Tbsp) sugar for sprinkling
🥣 View Instructions
Peel and thinly slice the apples.
In a large bowl, mix apples with sugar, lemon juice, molasses, flour, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Cook the mixture in a large skillet over medium-low heat, stirring, until tender and sticky (15–20 min).
Transfer to a bowl, let cool, and stir in vanilla.
Line a pie pan with one crust, press the edges, and leave about 4 cm (1.5 in) overhang. Freeze the pan.
Roll out the second crust and refrigerate (cut into strips if making a lattice).
Preheat oven to 200 °C / 400 °F.
Once filling is fully cooled (45–60 min), pour it into the frozen crust. Cover with top crust.
Seal edges with a fork or fingers.
(Optional) Brush with milk or egg wash and sprinkle sugar.
If using a full top crust, cut a few slits in the center for steam to escape.
Bake on the lower oven rack for 10 min at 200 °C / 400 °F. Cover with foil and bake 35–40 min longer.
A True American Recipe, Explained for Spanish Kitchens 🫶
This apple pie is everything you imagine when you think of a movie-style dessert: a golden, flaky crust, packed edge-to-edge with tender, spiced apples, and a top that practically melts in your mouth. It combines sweet and tart apples, a touch of cinnamon, and all the comfort of a homemade Sunday treat.
If you’ve ever wanted to try a true U.S. classic, this is it. And yes, you can absolutely make it here in Spain — no impossible ingredients, no special pans required.
A Very American (and Very Delicious) Pie
Hi, I’m Abby — an American living in Madrid — and on this blog I share traditional U.S. recipes adapted for Spanish kitchens (because yes, you can make apple pie without losing your mind trying to find the ingredients 😌).
Apple pie is one of the most iconic desserts in my country. The real deal. The one that smells like home, like grandma’s kitchen, like chilly fall days (or hot summer afternoons, because in the U.S. we eat it year-round — always with a giant scoop of ice cream 🍦).
And while it might seem like a complicated dessert, I promise: with a few tricks, some good apples, and a little patience, you’ll have a pie worthy of Thanksgiving, Christmas, or just a lazy weekend brunch.
Why This Pie Is So Special
It’s perfectly balanced between sweet and tart.
The crust is crisp and buttery (never soggy).
It’s spiced just enough without overpowering the fruit.
And honestly? Every bite feels like a 90s movie moment (My Girl, Forrest Gump…).
The best part? It works for every season. Americans eat it with ice cream in summer, with whipped cream in winter… or both, if you’re me.
Classic Apple Pie Recipe
 Yields: 8–10 servings Total Time: 2 hr 40 min Author: Abby (American in Madrid 😊) 🛒 Ingredients
👩🏻🍳 Instructions
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🧠 Helpful Tips
Mix your apples: one sweet (Fuji or Gala) + one tart (Granny Smith or Reineta).
Homemade crust > store-bought: if you have the time, it’s worth it.
Always bake on the lower rack: keeps the bottom crisp.
Precook the apples: avoids a mushy filling.
Optional decor: a lattice top or a sprinkle of sugar = extra charm.
🇪🇸 Ingredient Swaps for Spain
Molasses: hard to find here. Sub a drizzle of dark honey or skip.
Pie crust: look for “masa brisa” at Mercadona, Carrefour, or Lidl. Defrost fully if frozen.
🍨 How to Serve Apple Pie
Here’s the fun part — this pie is already great, but the toppings make it shine:
With vanilla ice cream (summer ☀️) Warm your slice and add a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The hot-and-cold contrast is heavenly.
With whipped cream (winter ❄️) A soft swirl of lightly sweetened whipped cream on top of a warm slice — nostalgic, cozy, and perfect for blanket + movie mode.
💬 Final Thoughts
Thanks for baking with me 🫶 I know homemade pie can feel like a lot, but once you hear that crust crackle and taste the warm apple filling, it’ll all make sense.
If you try it, tell me in the comments: Team ice cream or team whipped cream? (Or both, obviously 😅).
See you in the next recipe! Remember: classic American baking is always just one oven away 🍏💛
