These Apple Pie Chips are a snacky spin on the classic Apple Pie that we all love. Theyโre sweet, crispy, and perfect to dunk into some vanilla ice cream โ 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.
Thatโs exactly what these Apple Pie Chips are โ 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 arenโt traditional pies, you donโt 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 youโve got holiday baking on your mind but are short on time and equipment.ย
Quick Walk Through: Apple Pie Chips
Reasons You'll Love This Recipe
- Pie ingredients are pantry ingredients โ no ingredient shopping here!
- These chips have a shorter cook and assembly time as compared to traditional pies
- Serving is fuss-free โ 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 โ same as a traditional pie crust recipe
- All Purpose Flour (Maida) โ non-negotiable in this recipe as this ensures a light and flaky crust
- Salt โ just a pinch, I use Himalayan Pink Salt
- Unsalted Butter โ 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 โ for sweetness. Weโre using fine caster sugar here because we want a smooth dough.
- Ice Cold Water โ 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 โ a super easy spiced apple jam instead of the traditional pie filling
- Apples โ cored, peeled and chopped, I use Washington Apples in India
- Granulated Sugar โ Iโm 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 โ cinnamon sticks and cloves add to the aroma and taste of the filling. It gives it that extra spicy kick.
- Salt โ just a pinch to balance out all the flavours.
- Water โ to bring the sauce together
Additional
- Egg Wash โ for that golden brown finish. I make my egg wash with one egg whisked with a bit of milk.ย
- Sugar โ to dust on top for that caramalized crunchiness.ย
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
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 โ and we donโt want that.
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.ย
If youโve got some holiday get-togethers coming up and youโre still stuck on what to serve, youโve got to give these Apple Pie Chips a go. Since there isnโt much of an active cooking time, you can get other things prepping alongside โ making this a great party menu dessert.
I like making these as a fun little weekend treat for the kiddosโ play dates as well (and if youโre asking me, having these around would make the PERFECT late night snack too!) Letโs get baking!ย
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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
- ยผ teaspoon Salt
- ยฝ 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.
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lapetitepaniere says
Richa, it looks absolutely gorgeous. Great creations and congratulations on getting featured on Fiesta Friday ๐
I'm going to bookmark this recipe. Have a great weekend!
Richa Gupta says
Thanks Lili. I'll remember that name. It sounds way more exotic than just saying Apple Pie Chips ๐
Stephanie says
WOW these look amazing! What a great idea, I've never heard of this before- how creative:) Perfect pictures too!!!!
Lili says
These apple slices are great Richa! Love the invention and they look so tasty! In France they'd call these 'Apple pie revisitรฉ'! And I'll just say congratulations to you again for having them featured at FF! ๐
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Richa Gupta says
Hahaha thanks for stopping by Angie! I'm in looove with what you do at Fiesta Fridays - great concept. Thank you for taking time out to bring so many talented bloggers together ๐ I hope you do try this out. Let me know how it turns out!
Angie | Fiesta Friday says
You cannot be serious!! You need to trademark this or else some company is going to steal the idea! It's brilliant! Totally making this! ๐
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Richa Gupta says
That's exactly how they should be had! Thanks for stopping by ๐ I absolutely did not expect you to visit the blog and leave a comment ๐
annainternational says
Richa, so glad you found Fiesta Fridays and have joined us! I look forward to more awesome recipes like this from you! I could absolutely murder a pile of those right now, maybe warm with some ice cream on top - is that wrong?!
Richa Gupta says
Hey Josette! Thanks for stopping by ๐ I so relate to that. These mega-ideas come by once in a while when I'm super hungry but too lazy to get up and do something about it.
BTW just saw your blog, that Black and White Creme Brulee looks like the kind of stuff amazing dinners are made of. I'm going to try it out!
Josette@thebrookcook says
My late-night mega ideas usually involve chores and to-do lists!! Those are the good ones too- the other thoughts are usually concerns ๐
I need to steer myself in your direction- Apple Pie Chips- genius!!
Richa Gupta says
Hey Vaidehi. Thanks for stopping by. Yes you can just use butter or milk.
Vaidehi Dave Datta says
Is there a substitute to the egg wash?