Since making this easy Slow Cooker Caramel Apple Pie dip, I may never make a regular apple pie again. All the flavors of apple pie in an easy dip! I’m all about easy meals and desserts lately.
For the pie crust dippers, I used Pillsbury refrigerated pie crust. I spread the pie crusts out, brushed with milk, and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar. Then I cut the crust into strips and baked. My mom used to do this with her leftover dough when she made homemade pie when I was a kid. Those leftover pie strips were better than a pie to me back then.
The busy season has officially hit at the post office, loads of political mail, then packages and christmas cards will be next. I am always surprised how busy work gets, though it hits every year at the same time. If I’m feeling nice, I’ll have to bring this dip in for my co-workers. They devour anything. And I am getting sick of every other day donuts that my coworkers bring in.
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- 5 cups peeled and diced apples
- 1 (12.25-oz.) jar caramel sauce (I use Smucker's glass jar ice cream topping)
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- pinch nutmeg
- pinch salt
- 1 (14-oz) pkg. refrigerated pie dough
- ⅛ cup milk
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- Combine apples, caramel, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt into a 3 quart or larger slow cooker.
- Stir.
- Cover, and cook on HIGH for 1.5- 2 hours.
- In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon and sugar.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Spread out one pie crust at a time onto a baking sheet. Using a pastry brush, spread on the milk. Sprinkle half of the cinnamon sugar mixture onto the pie crusts.
- Using a pizza cutter or knife cut the pie crusts into serving strips.
- Spread out the strips on the baking sheet so they don't bake together.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
- Repeat with other pie crust.
- Serve and enjoy.
Your co-workers are probably just praying you bring this in! lol It looks yummy. My mom always would put a dallop of am in the center of a pie crust tart she made with the scraps. I do the same thing when I make a pie (which is not too often I admit!
A dollop of “AM” ?? Shelby said, “My mom always would put a dallop of am in the center of a pie crust tart she made with the scraps.” What is AM??
“Jam?” That’s what I figured anyway.
Thanks Ann! I think that’s it, I’ve been trying to figure it out! It does sound good.
American Cheese.
Does it get any easier or tastier than this? Wow. How fun and delicious!
Oh my gosh! What a fabulous recipe! Pinned!
I bet this smells amazing while cooking! Love that this has chunky pieces of apple! Pinning!
This looks so good, I plan to serve it for a Halloween party I am doing. TFS!
What is the best type of apples to use in this recipe
I used gala, that’s my personal favorite.
This is so clever! And I bet it tastes amazing! 🙂
I love this! What an awesome Fall recipe.
This is a great idea! Looks so delicious!
I’m coming over! This looks like the best dip ever!
I don’t think I’ll ever eat normal apple pie again either – this looks incredible – down to the awesome dippers! Such a great idea!
That looks delicious and so easy! I love easy, too. I have to go to a potluck on Halloween with a lot of adults and children. I bet everyone would love this!
Thanks for posting this on our Holiday Hop Sarah! Hope you’ll be back for each one through till Christmas!
I do not use anything out of a jar due to what is in it. (High fructose corn syrup, etc)
Do you know of a caramel recipe that can be made from scratch that is equal to this? It sounds awesome!!
You may like this recipe from my friend Jen- http://www.carlsbadcravings.com/easy-creamy-caramel-sauce/ 🙂
Thank you SO much! Exactly what I was looking for!
Mahalo, Lynn
Using a variety of kinds of apples always makes apple pie more interesting. I think that same method would work great with this.
Most people use brown sugar and butter to make caramel. You’d have to find the measurements for it. I know its yummy. Condensed sweet milk turns to caramel when boiled, not not sure it if contains corn syrup.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/24703/caramel-sauce/
I am Going to try the sugar free ice cre Carmel it’s so good hubby and I are diBetic
Do you ever leave the skin on?
I think that it would probably be good! The apples are just slightly cooked in the recipes, so I think the peels would taste fine!
Pie crust cookies are da bomb, just add your fav jam or jelly to the leftover pie crust scraps, fold over and bake! Positively yummy!
Has anyone tried pieces of cinnamon graham crackers for dipping?
I had that same thought- why not use cinnamon graham crackers ?
I was wondering the same. I was trying to think of what else we can dip with
I was thinking cinnamon sugar pita chips would be good too!
Oh my goodness. I forgot about those, they are sooo good!
Graham Cracker sticks may be nice with these?
The pie crust dippers are delicious, but I use a small leaf cookie cutter instead of just cutting strips for a REALLY cute dipper! They are also great with pumpkin pie dip!
Great idea Conne, I think I have one of those cutters somewhere! Also for everyone who is asking about graham crackers, I bet they would be good. I was even thinking the Keebler Sugar Cookies would be good too if you didn’t have time or want to bake the pie crusts.
Any reason why this couldn’t be doubled?
I don’t see why not!
Do you think you could use Marzetti caramel dip instead of the Smuckers?
I think that would work ok. It may be thicker, but I would think it would melt down nicely.
Looks delicious!!! Do you serve warm?
I ate it both ways. Hot when I made it and cold later that day. Both were equally delicious.
What about using canned apples or apple pie filing instead of actual apples.
That would be really good too! Would probably need less caramel since the apple pie filling is pretty moist and flavorful already.
Is the caramel supposed to be watery at the end? Mine seemed to be very runny.
Mine was a little thinner than what I started with, but wasn’t runny. It could be the apples you used were juicier than the ones I used?
Mine was super runny too. :/
I wonder if it’s runny depending on what kind of apples you use. Macs would be very juicy compared to a drier apple??? Does it thicken as it cools off?
Can you freeze it?
If you made it in the oven, how would you cook it? Thanks!
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You can also take soft taco shells brush them with melted butter, sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Cut them in triangle shapes with a pizza cutter and bake them till browned and crunchy. Great dipping chips.
“soft taco shells”…you mean flour tortillas? :)))
I’m going to try it with Ginger Snaps and those Stacy’s Cinnamon Sugar chips.
I am wondering if you could make this and then pour it into pie crust and bake as a normal pie?
I’m gonna try cutting the pie crust into rounds that fit into muffin tins and bake them have mini tartlets will let u know how they come out.
Could you use caramel candy squares to put in instead of the jar stuff?
Is it ok to bake the pie crust first and then let sit out for s few hours before I serve it?
Yes! A few hours would be fine, but overnight they get soggy. 🙂
This Would be good using cinnamon tortilla chips, soft tortillas, dip in melted butter, sprinkle cinnamon sugar on them then bake till crisp. Cut with a pizza cutter into 8 pieces.
That sounds delicious Risa!
I made some homemade caramel but it got thinner after apples cooked. Solution: I added Clear Jel a teaspoon at a time until I got the desired consistency. I also cooked my pie crust in custard cups which made the perfect sized personal pies served hot and ala mode w/ a nice crispy flaky crust.
I have directions to make caramel sauce by heating a can of sweetened condensed milk in a slow cooker. Haven’t tried it yet. (Almost afraid I’d eat the whole can myself! LOL) I also found directions online to make my own sweetened condensed milk.
Sweetened Condensed Milk
Online, 12/22/14 from Paula Deen
Total Time:
8 min
Prep:
5 min
Cook:
3 min
Yield:
14 ounces
Level:
Easy
Ingredients
1/3 cup boiling water
4 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup powdered milk (recommended: Carnation)
Directions
Using an electric mixer, blend together water, butter, sugar, and vanilla.
Add powdered milk and blend until thick. Store in refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Whatever you do, don’t overheat it – I came back after 2 hours and the caramel had completely separated to give a watery, clumpy sugar that the apples were just floating in…not good.
I am thinking of using cinnamon gram crackers instead of the pie dough strips
Made this for a gathering last weekend. Sooo delicious, everyone loved it! I did add several extra cups of apples, and ginger and cloves; gave it more of a mulled cider taste. I used a cookie cutter on the pie crust to make cute little leaves too. This is one of my new favorites! Thank you!
Town House has cinnamon sugar pita chips available this time of year, think I am going to try those, but will have cinnamon graham crackers on back up! So excited to try this recipe!!
Mine came out super runny-huge bummer
Is it supposed to be watery? I used honey crisp and golden delicious apples. It was very runny. I didn’t know if I should have added another jar of sauce to thicken it up.
Followed the recipe exactly, and mine came out nothing like the picture. Mine was incredibly watery, not like a dip at all.