Grammy's Kitchen · Apple Pie · Fried Apple Pies
One of 64 apple pie recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 64 for fruit flavour among the apple pie recipes we compared. 20 cooks on www.dinneratthezoo.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 64.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 6% | 14% |
| liquid | 0% | 3% |
| total sugar | 37% | 54% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 44% | 0% |
| egg | 0% | 10% |
| thickener | 2% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 490 g | 17.3 ounce box puff pastry sheets (thawed) |
| 3 cups Granny Smith apples (peeled, cored and diced) | |
| 80 g | 6 tablespoons brown sugar |
| 11 g | 4 teaspoons cinnamon (divided use) |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg |
| 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves | |
| 28 g | 2 tablespoons butter |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon cornstarch |
| 100 g | 1/2 cup granulated sugar |
| caramel sauce for serving (optional) | |
| oil for frying |
Method: 13 steps, published by www.dinneratthezoo.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I used fillo dough and canned apple pie filling and thought it would turn into a science project in the hot oil, but it didn't! OMG, what a fantastic taste! So very quick and easy with the outcome being a to die for dessert! After a full Sunday lunch, my fat” — a cook, 5.0★
“You did good when you posted these. I miss the pies from McDonalds but now I can eat them whenever i like. I made extra and froze them. No need to thaw before cooking and they come out delicious. Thank you so much.” — a cook, 5.0★