Apple Almond Pie
Enjoy the delicious fusion of flavors with Apple Almond Pie, featuring a flaky crust filled with sweet, cinnamon-spiced apples and topped with a crunchy almond crumble.
Recommended Apple Variety:
Empire, Gala, Golden Delicious, Ida Red, Jonagold, Jonathan, McIntosh, Rome
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup (3 1/2 oz.) slivered almonds, ground
- 3/4 cup sugar, divided
- 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
- 1 egg
- 1 unbaked 9-inch pastry crust
- 4 cups sliced, peeled Michigan apples
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- 1/4 cup apricot preserves
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon grenadine syrup
Serving Size:
- 1 pie, 8 servings
Nutrition:
Per Serving, 1/8 pie
- 390 Calories
- 3 g dietary fiber
- 20 g fat
- 185 mg sodium
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Thoroughly combine ground almonds, 1/2 cup of the sugar, margarine and egg.
- Spread evenly in bottom of pastry crust; set aside.
- Toss together apples, remaining sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice.
- Arrange apples over almond mixture in pastry crust. Sprinkle sliced almonds over apples.
- Bake in 350° F oven about 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown and apples are tender.
- Combine preserves, water and grenadine syrup, breaking any pulp into small pieces. Spoon mixture evenly over hot apples.
- Cool pie completely before serving.
