Apple Pie With Graham Cracker Crust

This recipe takes super simple ingredients to make, it's easy to make, and there is no need to mess with the pie dough. If you find making pie dough hard or intimidating, make this pie instead!

This easy pie is one of my favorite pies to make when I don't feel like making pie dough and I want a delicious pie that impresses and taste phenomenal.

If you like baking with apples, check out our apple pie with puff pastry, apple crumble bars, puff pastry apple tart, apple cinnamon rolls, apple crumble cake, apple fritters, and apple crumble muffins.

Before you start to make this recipe, measure and prepare your ingredients so the cooking process will go smoothly and easily.

Full measurements are in the recipe card below.

For the crust

Graham crackers- you will need about 2 cups of graham crackers. If you don’t have graham crackers, you can use tea biscuits, vanilla wafers, and digestive biscuits.

Sugar- the sugar will add sweetness to the crust.

Melted butter- melt the butter in the microwave for 30 seconds pulses, to make sure that the butter doesn’t boil up and explode in the microwave (been there done that), or melt it on the stovetop.

For the filling

Apples- we like to use green apples for this recipe, they are a little bit less sweet, but any kind of your favorite apples will work!

Brown sugar- we use brown sugar for this recipe. Brown sugar adds a caramelly flavor. You can use dark brown sugar as well.

Granulated sugar– we like to use granulated sugar, also the most common sugar used in baking. Caster sugar will work great as well.

Cinnamon and nutmeg- give a delicious flavor and compliments the apples perfectly.

Vanilla extract- adds extra flavor.

Lemon juice- for an extra tang. Use fresh lemon juice for this. Adding lemon juice to apples prevents them from getting brown fast.

Salt– We used kosher salt for this recipe. Salt doesn’t give the cake a salty taste.

Vanilla extract- adds extra flavor.

Caramel sauce- you can make your own homemade caramel sauce using this recipe or use store-bought one!

Cornstarch- thickens the mixture and prevents a soggy crust.

Flour– we used all-purpose flour for this recipe, cake flour will work great as well.

Sugar- we used granulated sugar for this recipe. You can use brown sugar as well.

Cinnamon- we love adding cinnamon to the topping.

Pinch of salt- we used kosher salt.

Melted butter- use unsalted butter for this recipe. melt your butter in the microwave or on the stovetop.

Pulse graham crackers in a food processor until fine crumbs form. If you don’t have a food processor on hand, place the crackers in a Ziplock bag and smash the crackers with a cup until fine crumbs form.

Into a small to medium mixing bowl, add the graham crackers crumbs, sugar, and melted butter.

Mix with a spoon until the crumbs are coated with butter.

Transfer the graham cracker crumbs into a prepared 9-inch pie pan, pressing evenly and firmly into the pie plate. Bake in a 180c (350f) preheated oven for 5-7 minutes.

Remove from the oven and let it cool while you make the filling.

Peel, core, and slice the apples into medium-sized slices (not too thinly). I use an apple peeler and corer to make this process quick and easy.

Add the apples to a saucepan over medium heat, and add the cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice, vanilla extract, caramel sauce, brown sugar, ½ cup granulated sugar, kosher salt, and 2 tablespoons of water.

Mix with a wooden spatula until well combined and the sugar is dissolved. Reduce to medium-low heat, cover, and simmer for about 10 minutes.

The apples should be soft and tender. Add the cornstarch mixed with a little bit of water and mix until there are no lumps of cornstarch visible.

Add the cornstarch mixture to the apple mixture and mix well. Set aside to cool while you make the crumble topping.

If you have leftover pie, you can freeze this in an airtight container or wrapped in plastic wrap a few times, for up to 3 months. You can also freeze the whole pie the same way after it's cooled completely for up to 3 months.

To thaw, place it in the fridge overnight, and reheat it in a 180c (350f) preheated oven for 10-15 minutes or until the filling is bubbly and hot.

Spices- add your favorite spices for cinnamon-spiced desserts! Like cloves, allspice, ginger, etc.

Fruit- you can make this pie your own and add different fruits to the apple mixture like pears, cranberries, blueberries, etc.

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