Here’s a comforting Apple Pie with Vanilla Custard recipe—classic, warm, and perfect for dessert lovers 🍎🥧
🥧 Apple Pie with Vanilla Custard
🍎 Ingredients (Apple Filling)
- 5–6 apples (Granny Smith or any firm apples), peeled & sliced
- 2–3 tbsp sugar (adjust to taste)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp cornstarch (optional, for thickening)
🥧 Pie Crust
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cold butter (cubed)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3–5 tbsp cold water
🍮 Vanilla Custard
- 2 cups milk
- 2 egg yolks
- 2–3 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp butter (optional, for richness)
👨🍳 Instructions
🥧 1. Make the crust
- Mix flour + salt
- Rub in cold butter until crumbly
- Add cold water gradually to form dough
- Chill for 20–30 minutes
🍎 2. Prepare apple filling
- Melt butter in a pan
- Add apples, sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice
- Cook 5–8 minutes until slightly soft
- Stir in cornstarch if needed for thickness
- Let cool
🥧 3. Assemble pie
- Roll out dough and place in pie dish
- Add apple filling
- Cover with top crust (or lattice style)
- Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 35–45 minutes until golden
🍮 4. Make vanilla custard
- Heat milk (don’t boil)
- In a bowl, whisk egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch
- Slowly add warm milk while whisking
- Return to heat and stir until thickened
- Add vanilla + butter at the end
🍽️ Serving
- Slice warm apple pie 🍎
- Pour or drizzle vanilla custard on top 🍮
- Or serve custard on the side
💡 Tips
- Use tart apples for better flavor balance
- Let pie rest before slicing (keeps filling stable)
- Custard thickens more as it cools
If you want, I can also make a quick no-bake version, a store-bought shortcut version, or a restaurant-style plated dessert version.
