The best apple pie I’ve ever had is made by my mother. I want to tell you her secret right now. If desired, serve with vanilla ice cream.
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 1 to 9 – inch pie |
Ingredients
- 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 6 tart apples – peeled, cored and sliced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons whiskey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (225 degrees C). Fit bottom crust into a 9 inch pie plate.
- In a small bowl, mix together sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Place sliced apples in a large bowl and sprinkle with sugar mixture. Toss until apples are thoroughly coated. Spoon apples into pan.
- Dot apples with butter or margarine, then sprinkle with whiskey. Cover with top crust. Seal edges and cut steam vents in top.
- Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Lower temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake an additional 40 minutes. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 397 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 55 g |
| Cholesterol | 8 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Sodium | 292 mg |
| Sugars | 30 g |
| Fat | 18 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I absolutely Loved this recipe, it was so easy and came out delicious. I tweaked it by using heaping teaspoon measurements for the cinnamon and nutmeg. I also added about 2 heaping table spoons of brown sugar to the mixture. And instead of any old whiskey, I used Crown Royal Vanilla! And I had several old apples, fuji and Gala, then I added 3 granny smiths, in all, I used about 8 medium apples. I’m not a baker, but this came out freaking fantastic!!! Thank you and your mom for such an amazing recipe!!
Love this. I added allspice and nutmeg plus a shot of bourbon to apples. Also added cinnamon to crust. Yummy
Fabulous! “Duh,” I forgot the whiskey. I used lemon juice on the apples and it made a tart juicy pie. I’ve noticed your pie recipes are for nine-inch pies. Mom’s and mine are tens. The premade dough still will work for a ten-inch pie plate. The only result is a smaller crust on the outside of the pie. A big piece with morning coffee is straight out of heaven.
Haven’t eaten it yet but looks great, smells great!
I am not a fan of sweets tasting like liquor, but the addition of whiskey to this apple pie has a wonderful interaction with the apples, sugar & spices to make the flavor pop!!! I’ve recommended to many people and am so thankful for this recipe!!!! I use 3 or 4 granny Smith’s, 2 yellow delicious, 2 or 3 fuji’s and slice the apples fairly thin. Thank you for this recipe!!!!!
Great recipe! Got lots of compliments
I am adding this pie to my permanent Holiday apple pie rotation! I made it exactly as written, and it was perfect.
It was great! would totally make again
This is so good. Increased the cinnamon because my husband loves cinnamon. I put vanilla in instead to whiskey only because I didn’t think I had any. Husband said we have Jack Daniel’s in the bar. Will definitely putting that in next time. Used the never never fail recipe for the pastry. Sorry, no picture, ate it already.
Love this recipe i make it every year and its a hit!!!
Not as good as my Mom’s.
I mixed 3 different types of apples as I found lots of people suggested in All RECIPES. This really made it good.
This recipe is just like the one i got from my mom. Been making it for 20 years. Its my go to. Always requested for the holidays.
Stuck to letter except for the whiskey came out perfect .
Instead of lemon and water I used frozen lemonade concentrate. It added a great kick. I also tripled the cinnamon. Excellent.
This is, pardon the pun, easy as pie! I used store bought crust and it was a cinch to put together. My family requested walnuts in it so I’ll definitely make it again.
Made this according to directions but i think my pan was 8in round not 9in. Had way too many apples even piled high so i froze the extras for next time. I used Jack Daniel’s whiskey added a nice flavor. Recipe called for 6 apples, i used 2 each of Pink Ladies, late season Fuji and Breaburns. Each type had its own texture and flavor in the pie but together were amazing. Paired with Ruth’s Grandma’s pie crust also here on AllRecipes and my family can’t wait for me to make more. Definately wrap crust edges with foil mine began to burn a bit.
I only used the filling part of this recipe but it was delicious. I was trying out another option for crust – cinnamon rolls! This recipe was well proportioned and the whiskey addition is a good idea. I will use it again!
Did not change anything. My family loved it!
This is a great simple recipe! I wish I would have had Granny Smith apples. I also used Fireball whiskey!
This was my very first time making apple pie! I love how the recipe is so easy for beginners. I do not drink Whiskey, and unfortunately wasn’t going to buy a whole bottle just for a splash….so I used some Kahlua Liquor instead and I really think it made a difference in taste I think. I also sliced my apples thin but it was ok. I didn’t have enough green tart apples so I had to threw two honey crisp apples in there too. They were a hit at the family Christmas party. Thanks for the great recipe!