When apple season arrives, making a homemade apple pie is a must! Apple Pie With Cheddar Cheese in the crust is a delicious twist on the traditional apple pie.
Apple Pie With Cheddar Cheese
Have you been apple picking lately? Have lots of apples and wondering how you could possibly eat all of them?
Then it's time to make an apple pie, of course!
And don't make just any apple pie this weekend. Make Apple Pie With Cheddar Cheese in a pretty lattice top and crust that will impress!
Give your homemade apple pie a twist with a cheddar cheese crust because apple and cheddar cheese taste fabulous together!
One of my favorite snacks are apple slices and cheddar so it makes total sense to put them together in my pie, agree?
A cinnamon apple filling with specks of cheddar cheese baked into the crust, now that's divine indeed!
So if you already have a bushel of apples or are heading out this weekend to go apple picking, you're going to love this Apple Pie With Cheddar Cheese recipe.
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Be sure to place your baking sheet in the oven so it can heat up along with the oven.
Then when you place your pie plate on the heated baking sheet the bottom crust will begin baking right away.
Start baking and making delicious memories!
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How to make apple pie with cheese
Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below
- CRUST: In bowl combine 2 1/2 cups flour, cheddar cheese and salt. Using pastry cutter or two knives, cut butter into flour mixture until mixture is the size of peas. Add cold water until a dough forms. Shape into two disks, one slightly larger than the other, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 425°. Place a baking sheet on middle oven rack to preheat.
- Unwrap larger disk of dough and roll on lightly floured surface to form a 12-in. circle. Press into a 9-inch pie plate; set aside. Unwrap the remaining pie dough and roll on lightly floured surface to form 10-in. circle. Cut into 1-inch wide strips and set aside.
- PIE FILLING: In a large bowl combine brown sugar, granulated sugar, 1/4 cup flour and cinnamon. Add apples, tossing until apples are evenly coated. Transfer apple mixture into pie crust.
- TOP CRUST: Top with pie dough strips in lattice style and seal edges. Brush with milk and sprinkle with 1 Tbsp. granulated sugar.
- Arrange pie on heated baking sheet and bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375° and bake 1 hour or until juices are bubbling. Cool on wire rack.
Best apples for baking
Some apples are best for eating and some are best for baking. Granny Smiths are my personal go-to apple for baking my apple pie recipe.
These apples are all good ones for baking:
- Granny Smith
- Jonagold
- Honeycrisp
- Gala
- Winesap
- Braeburn
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Preheating a baking sheet to place your pie onto for baking will help to bake the bottom crust
- Add craisins or raisins to the filling
Substitutions
- You can use mild cheddar cheese instead of the sharp cheddar cheese in the crust
- You can substitute egg for the milk and make an egg wash sprinkled with the sugar if you prefer
- Add a Mexican flair and substitute shredded Mexican cheese for the shredded cheddar cheese
Storage
- You can store the baked pie at room temperature or in the refrigerator
- The apple pie will stay fresh for 3-4 days
- As always, I find it helpful to visit the FDA website for food storage guidelines
Easy apple recipes
- Chicken Salad With Apples
- Apple Stuffing Muffins
- Apple Cider Sangria
- Roasted Cinnamon Apples 'N Chicken
Ingredients for cheddar apple pie
- all-purpose flour
- shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- salt
- butter
- cold water
- milk
- granulated sugar
- brown sugar
- ground cinnamon
- Granny Smith apples
Apple Desserts
If you still have so many apples you don't know what to do, after you make your Cheddar Apple Pie you can make these easy apple recipes too:
Apple Pie With Cheddar Cheese
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Ingredients
CRUST:
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter chilled and diced
- 4-5 Tablespoons cold water
- 1 Tablespoon milk
- 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
PIE FILLING:
- 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 pounds Granny Smith apples peeled, cored and sliced, about 8 cups
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Instructions
CRUST:
- In bowl combine 2 1/2 cups flour, cheddar cheese and salt. Using pastry cutter or two knives, cut butter into flour mixture until mixture is the size of peas. Add cold water until a dough forms. Shape into two disks, one slightly larger than the other, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 425°. Place a baking sheet on middle oven rack to preheat.
- Unwrap larger disk of dough and roll on lightly floured surface to form a 12-in. circle. Press into a 9-inch pie plate; set aside. Unwrap remaining pie dough and roll on lightly floured surface to form 10-in. circle. Cut into 1-inch wide strips and set aside.
PIE FILLING:
- In large bowl combine brown sugar, granulated sugar, 1/4 cup flour and cinnamon. Add apples, tossing until apples are evenly coated. Transfer apple mixture into pie crust.
TOP CRUST:
- Top with pie dough strips in lattice style and seal edges. Brush with milk and sprinkle with 1 Tbsp. granulated sugar.
- Arrange pie on heated baking sheet and bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375° and bake 1 hour or until juices are bubbling. Cool on wire rack.
Notes
Nutrition
My grandpa always had a slice of cheddar cheese with a slice of apple pie. I bet he would have loved this version of apple pie. I will have to give this a try.
Treasure those memories Sarah and enjoy the recipe!