Toffee Apple Pie with Vanilla Custard: Ultimate Dessert Masterpiece
Elegant dessert featuring buttery toffee apples in flaky pastry crust, served with silky vanilla custard. Perfect for special occasions and holidays.
- Prep Time: 45 min
- Cook Time: 55 min
- Total Time: 1h 40 min
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: dessert
- Cuisine: american
Ingredients
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- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour,
- 1 teaspoon salt,
- 1 cup cold unsalted butter, cubed,
- 6–8 tablespoons ice water,
- 8 large apples, peeled and sliced,
- 1/2 cup brown sugar,
- 1/4 cup butter,
- 2 tablespoons flour,
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon,
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg,
- 1/4 teaspoon salt,
- 1/2 cup toffee bits,
- 2 cups whole milk,
- 4 egg yolks,
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar,
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch,
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Make pie crust by cutting cold butter into flour and salt. Add ice water gradually until dough forms. Chill 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Cook sliced apples with butter, brown sugar, flour, and spices for 5-7 minutes. Stir in toffee bits.
- Roll out bottom crust, place in pie pan. Add cooled filling, top with second crust, seal edges and cut vents.
- Bake 15 minutes at 425°F, then reduce to 350°F and bake 35-40 minutes until golden.
- Make custard by whisking egg yolks with sugar. Heat milk, gradually whisk into yolks. Cook until thickened, strain, add vanilla.
- Serve warm pie with chilled vanilla custard.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 485kcal
- Sugar: 8g
- Fat: 22g
- Carbohydrates: 68g