This, ladies and gentlemen, is Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie. It has all the elements we love about apple pie (flaky buttery crust and tender cinnamon-kissed apples) with the addition of delicious cinnamon roll flavor—not to mention the look of adorable cinnamon rolls, too! I can guarantee everyone’s eyes will light up when you bring this beaut to the table!

And you don’t need to tell anyone that it’s actually secretly easy. The only extra step is making simple cinnamon rolls out of your pie dough before flattening them out to make the crust. Everything else is business as usual. Serve this at your next family dinner and watch it dissappear!

Ingredients

2 standard pie crusts (your favorite recipe or store bought)

2 T. unsalted butter melted, divided

4 tsp. cinnamon divided

apple pie filling

6-7 granny smith apples peeled, cored and sliced

1/4 c. all-purpose flour

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 c. granulated sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

3 T. butter cubed

1 T. granulated sugar

 

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Cinnamon Roll Crust: Roll out one pie disk onto a lightly floured surface into a 12-inch circle. Brush with 1 tablespoon melted butter and sprinkle with 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Roll up tightly and slice into 1/2-inch rounds, like miniature cinnamon rolls.

Arrange and press miniature cinnamon rolls, flat side down, evenly into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch glass pie plate, making sure there are no spaces between the rolls. Take a fork and pierce holes in the bottom of the crust. Fill with apple filling, recipe below.

Repeat step one, but this time arrange “cinnamon rolls’ into a circle on a flat floured surface. Roll out to a 10-inch circle and place/arrange on top of pie filling. Bake according to pie instructions below.

Apple Pie Filling: In a large mixing bowl, toss together all ingredients except butter and 1 tablespoon sugar. Pour filling into pie shell, arranging apples to fit. Dot with 3 tablespoons butter and cover with second pie shell. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of sugar.

Cover pie with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 25 minutes or until golden brown. (Do not overcook) May need to broil the last couple of minutes to brown crust. Serve al a mode with vanilla ice cream.

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Quick tip: To help the top crust brown brush with an egg wash—beat and egg and mix two tablespoons of it with two tablespoon water then brush lightly on the crust.

Recipe and image courtesy of Cooking Mamas.