These Apple Pie Chips are a snacky spin on the classic Apple Pie that we all love. They’re sweet, crispy, and perfect to dunk into some vanilla ice cream — a great treat for the holidays.
Something about the holiday season makes me CRAVE freshly baked pies, but it can be a big task to make them. Enter: pie, but snackable finger-food style.
Looking for some more fun baking ideas? Try my easy crispy Churros or sticky Toffee Pudding.
That’s exactly what these Apple Pie Chips are – easy to make & serve, but with that rustic pie taste that we all love. I like to serve them with a drizzle of salted caramael sauce and a side of vanilla ice cream to dunk into (you know the kids are gonna LOVE this one!)
Since these aren’t traditional pies, you don’t need a pie tin or additional time to blind bake the crust. All the steps are incredibly straightforward and quick so this is perfect if you’ve got holiday baking on your mind but are short on time and equipment.
- Pie ingredients are pantry ingredients – no ingredient shopping here!
- These chips have a shorter cook and assembly time as compared to traditional pies
- Serving is fuss-free – no troubles cutting & serving, and no filling oozing out!
- Kids will love this innovative spin to their favourite holiday dessert
Ingredients you'll need to make Apple Pie Chips
Pie Crust – same as a traditional pie crust recipe
- All Purpose Flour (Maida) – non-negotiable in this recipe as this ensures a light and flaky crust
- Salt – just a pinch, I use Himalayan Pink Salt
- Unsalted Butter – you can use salted butter here but make sure to skip the extra pinch of salt if you do. You want to cut the butter into small cubes as this makes it easier to combine with the flour to form the dough
- Caster Sugar – for sweetness. We’re using fine caster sugar here because we want a smooth dough.
- Ice Cold Water – this is the hack to getting the perfect pie dough every time. Ice cold water keeps our cubed butter from melting too quickly, which will ensure that flaky crust texture that we want.
Filling – a super easy spiced apple jam instead of the traditional pie filling
- Apples – cored, peeled and chopped, I use Washington Apples in India
- Granulated Sugar – I’m using sugar as per the traditional recipe as the sweetener here but you can try to make it with maple syrup or honey as well.
- Spices – cinnamon sticks and cloves add to the aroma and taste of the filling. It gives it that extra spicy kick.
- Salt – just a pinch to balance out all the flavours.
- Water – to bring the sauce together
Additional
- Egg Wash – for that golden brown finish. I make my egg wash with one egg whisked with a bit of milk.
- Sugar – to dust on top for that caramalized crunchiness.
How to make Apple Pie Chips
Here's a quick step-by-step showing you how to make Apple Pie Chips:
For the dough:
1. Add all-purpose flour, salt and caster sugar to a mixing bowl and mix till homogenous. Add the butter pieces and pulse just till the mixture resembles large bread crumbs. You should see pea-sized pieces of butter along with the bread crumb-like mixture.
2. Add water and and knead for another 2-3 minutes.
3. Knead together till the mixture forms into a craggly dough.
4. Chill in the refrigerator for 30-45 minutes.
For the filling:
5. While the dough is chilling, dump all the ingredients under filling in a pan. Bring to a boil and then simmer on low heat.
6. Cover and cook for 25-30 minutes.
7. Once the apples are soft, set the mixture aside to cool.
8. Once cooled, remove one cinnamon stick and all the cloves.
9. Blend the rest (including the other cinnamon stick) till smooth. Remove any chunks of cinnamon stick.
10. Blend again till the mixture is smooth.
Assembling the Chips:
11. Pre-heat your oven to 200 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. To assemble, remove pie dough from the refrigerator. Leave it on the counter for 5 minutes. Divide the pie dough equally into two parts. Sprinkle a sheet of parchment paper with flour, and roll out one half of the dough into half a centimetre thick rectangle shape.
12. Spread the filling on this dough while leaving a half inch border on all four sides and set aside.
13. Quickly roll out the other dough in roughly the same shape on a sheet of parchment paper.
14. Gently lift up the parchment and place it on the other dough. Don't worry if your edges don't meet exactly. Peel the parchment carefully.
15. Pinch the edges together as well as you can. Place this on a baking tray, and use a pizza cutter or knife to cut the dough into half inch long 'chips'. This should yield 12-14 long chips which can either be cut into half or kept as is.
16. Use a fork to seal the edges. Cut into strips using a knife. a
17. Whisk egg and milk.
18. Brush with egg wash.
19. Sprinkle with sugar.
20. Bake for 25-30 minutes till golden brown. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or salted caramel sauce.
Frequently Asked Questions:
- Is it necessary to chill my pie dough? Yes, this makes the dough easy to roll out and work with. Not chilling the dough will most likely cause it to break apart when rolling – and we don’t want that.
- Do I have to blend my apple filling or can I keep it chunky as with traditional pie? I recommend blending the sauce as it makes it easier to keep that slender chip shape in this recipe. Blending ensures that the filling is easily spread-able without tearing the pie crust.
If you’ve got some holiday get-togethers coming up and you’re still stuck on what to serve, you’ve got to give these Apple Pie Chips a go. Since there isn’t much of an active cooking time, you can get other things prepping alongside – making this a great party menu dessert.
I like making these as a fun little weekend treat for the kiddos’ play dates as well (and if you’re asking me, having these around would make the PERFECT late night snack too!)
Let’s get baking!
Watch the Recipe Video
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Apple Pie Chips
Ingredients
For the dough
- 150 g (1.25 cups) All Purpose Flour or Maida
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 4 tablespoons (60 g) Caster Sugar
- 75 g (0.33 cups) Unsalted Butter cut into small pieces
- 4 - 5 tablespoons Water Ice-cold
For the filling
- 2 Apples cored, peeled and chopped
- 4 tablespoons (60 g) Sugar
- 2 inchs Cinnamon sticks
- 2 - 3 Cloves
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ½ cup (125 g) Water
Additional
- 1 Egg Egg wash
- 2 Tablespoons Milk
- 1 teaspoon Sugar for sprinkling on top
Instructions
For the dough:
- Add all-purpose flour, salt and caster sugar to a food processor and pulse till homogenous. Add the butter pieces and pulse just till the mixture resembles large bread crumbs. You should see pea-sized pieces of butter along with the bread crumb-like mixture. Add water and pulse another 2-3 times. Transfer this to a work surface, and knead together for 20 seconds till the mixture forms into a craggly dough. Chill in the refrigerator for 30-45 minutes.
For the filling:
- While the dough is chilling, dump all the ingredients under filling in a pan. Bring to a boil and then simmer on low heat for 25-30 minutes. Once the apples are soft, set the mixture aside to cool.
- Once cooled, remove one cinnamon stick and all the cloves. Blend the rest (including the other cinnamon stick) till smooth. Remove any chunks of cinnamon after you blend it once and then blend again until smooth.
Assembling the Chips:
- Pre-heat your oven to 200 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- To assemble, remove pie dough from the refrigerator. Leave it on the counter for 5 minutes.
- Divide the pie dough equally into two parts.
- Sprinkle a sheet of parchment paper lightly with flour, and roll out one half of the dough into half a centimeter thick rectangle shape. I forgot to measure mine, but you can loosely shape it into a rectangle.
- Spread the filling on this dough while leaving a half inch border on all four sides and set aside.
- Quickly roll out the other dough on another sheet of parchment paper in roughly the same shape. Gently lift up the sheet and place it on the other dough. Don't worry if your edges don't meet exactly. Carefully peel the parchemnt paper.
- Pinch the edges together as well as you can. Use a fork to seal the edges as shown in the video. Place this on a baking tray, and use a pizza cutter or knife to cut the dough into half inch long 'chips'. This should yield 12-14 long chips which can either be cut into half or kept as is.
- Whisk together an egg and two tablespoons milk to make the egg wash.
- Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes till golden brown.
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or salted caramel sauce.
Apeksha Savkur says
Tried this recipe and it has turned out so tasty.. very easy to make.. I always fail when it comes to baking but this apple pie sticks was a big hit. Thank you for such simple recipe
Rishika Komarla says
Amazing. Thank you so much! 🙂
Anoop Negi says
Lovely work with the camera and hopefully I can make bake your take.
Richa Gupta says
Elena, these are absolutely delicious and so perfect because you can have soooo many 😛
Elena says
These look fantastic! Perfect for fall.
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Richa Gupta says
Thanks Sandhya! They are so addictive 🙂 And BTW those laddus look delicious!
Sandhya says
Richa,
What a great idea for a yummy dessert! I like the look of the caramelized, burnt edges of the apple pie chips! This is so droolworthy:)
Richa Gupta says
Thanks Sadhna 🙂 Same here! Happy Anniversary for your blog. It feels great doesn't it?
Richa Gupta says
Hey Sadhna.. Thanks for stopping by and it's lovely to meet you as well!
Sadhna Grover says
Awesome chips, with apple inside, came through Fiesta Friday.Nice to meet you in the journey of blogging.
Richa Gupta says
Yay thanks for visiting Mila 🙂 I promise you'll love them as much as I do.
milkandbun says
Hi there! Seen these amazing chips at FF and absolutely love it! Usually I made some sugary strips from leftover crust, but I love the idea to make it more!!! 😀
Cheers
Richa Gupta says
Thanks Linda. Great to see you here! I hope you try these out 🙂
Richa Gupta says
Hey Stephanie! Thank you 🙂 Yea this was one of those spur of the moment ideas.