Apple Pie Inside an Apple

Ingredients

• Apples (Cored with a scooper; some apples are diced for the filling and others are kept whole for stuffing.)
• Butter (For cooking the diced apple filling.)
• Brown sugar
• Granulated sugar (The transcript calls this regular sugar.)
• Unspecified seasoning or spice (The transcript says to add “lots of this,” but does not identify the ingredient clearly.)
• Vanilla
• Cornstarch
• Lemon juice (Added to the apple filling.)
• Nonstick cooking spray (For the foil-lined baking sheet.)
• Pie crust (Unrolled and cut into rounds with a mason jar; some pieces are cut into lattice strips.)
• Egg (For the egg wash.)
• Ice cream (For serving.)

Steps

1. 1

   Use a scooper to core the apples, leaving the apples intact as shells for the filling.

2. 2

   Collect the removed apple flesh, place it on a cutting board, and give it a rough dice.

3. 3

   Heat a cast-iron skillet and add the butter.

4. 4

   Add the diced apple to the skillet and mix it with the butter.

5. 5

   Add the brown sugar, granulated sugar, and the unspecified seasoning or spice mentioned in the video. Mix the filling again.

6. 6

   Add the vanilla and cornstarch, then mix them into the apple mixture.

7. 7

   Add the lemon juice and mix until the filling looks cohesive and glossy.

8. 8

   Line a baking sheet with foil and coat it with nonstick spray.

9. 9

   Spoon the cooked apple filling into the hollowed apples, packing them well. Smooth the tops.

10. 10

    Unroll the pie crust. Use a mason jar to cut rounds sized to fit over the apples; the video says one pie crust can yield eight rounds.

11. 11

    Place a pie-crust round over each filled apple and press around the edge with a fork to create a crimped pie-like border.

12. 12

    Cut two slices in the center of each crust. Alternatively, arrange pie-crust strips in a lattice pattern over some of the apples, then scrape away excess pastry from the sides.

13. 13

    Brush egg wash over the pastry on each stuffed apple.

14. 14

    Bake the stuffed apples until the pastry is finished and the apples are tender. The source does not provide an oven temperature or baking time.

15. 15

    Transfer the baked apples to a plate and serve with ice cream.

Notes

The transcript does not provide ingredient quantities, an oven temperature, or a baking time. It also does not clearly identify the ingredient described as “lots of this,” so that item should be verified from the original video before making the recipe.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• baked
• American
• apple pie
• fall
• vegetarian
• family-friendly