Description
French Apple Custard Pie 🍏🥧 combines tender apple slices with a creamy custard filling inside a buttery crust. Elegant, smooth, and perfect for brunch, holidays, or any dessert table!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust
- 5 cups peeled and thinly sliced apples (Granny Smith or Golden Delicious)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
- 1 tablespoon butter, cut into small pieces (for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Fit the pie crust into a 9-inch pie dish and set aside.
- Arrange the apple slices evenly in the pie crust.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, and salt. Add eggs, milk, vanilla, and nutmeg (if using) and whisk until smooth.
- Pour custard mixture over the apples, making sure they are evenly coated.
- Dot the top with butter pieces.
- Bake for 45–50 minutes, or until the custard is set and a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Cool for at least 2 hours before slicing to allow custard to set completely.
Notes
✨ Tip: Use a mix of sweet and tart apples for depth of flavor. Serve chilled or at room temperature with a dusting of powdered sugar or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Pie
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 44g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
Keywords: apple custard pie, french dessert, homemade pie, custard dessert, fall dessert