These Apple Pie Squares are so simple to make and incredibly delicious. A quick and easy variation of traditional apple pie.
While your reading this, I am hopefully basking in the sun on the beaches of San Juan Puerto Rico (the weather forecast wasn’t looking to promising before we left). We took our boys for what will probably be our last big family vacation while our boys are all still at home with us. I’ll try not to have too much fun.
With Thanksgiving just a week away, I thought these Apple Pie Squares would be the perfect dessert to share with you today.
They are simple, delicious and a quick variation of apple pie.
These start with a store bought pie crust . . .easy peasy! Then you just layer slices apples, sprinkle some cinnamon & sugar and then top it off with a second crust. Nothing too difficult, I promise.
Absolutely delicious on their own, or top them off with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and even a little drizzle of caramel sauce and you’ve got a pretty fabulous, uncomplicated dessert!
Apple Pie Squares
Description
Bake this on a lower oven rack so the bottom crust will brown and crisp up better.
Ingredients
- 1 box store bought pie crust, room temperature
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 6 medium size Granny Smith applies, peeled and sliced
- 1 egg, beaten
Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 5 to 6 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Line a large cookie sheet with foil and lightly spray.
- Mix the sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl and set aside.
- Roll one pie crust into a rectangle (about 15 x 10). Carefully fold in half and then in quarters and transfer to the prepared cookie sheet and unfold.
- Layer apples in rows over the crust and sprinkle with the sugar cinnamon mixture.
- Roll second pie crust into a rectangle (about 15×10); fold in half, then in quarters. Gently unfold crust over apples, DO NOT seal the edges.
- Cut several slits in the top crust, brush with beaten egg.
- Bake 35-40 minutes or until a deep golden brown. Let cool about 6-8 minutes then drizzle with glaze.
- Make glaze by mixing powdered sugar and milk together until smooth. Drizzle over warm pasty.
- Category: Desserts
I made this as one of my Thanksgiving desserts and I really liked it! So easy and I actually cut the recipe in 1/2 since I had so many other sweets! For me, I liked it better than an apple pie because I feel apple pie has so much crust! I mean…let’s get to the good stuf!
Thanks Christine! I love this too because it’s so simple. Great idea to half it!
This recipe is similar to the one I grew up on but it was called Frosted Apple Squares by McCalls 1973 Recipe Cards collection this was the main dessert for the Holidays. Only thing is yours doesn’t include the cornflakes. But it looks absolutely delicious.
You gotta love those old recipe card collections. My mom has a set from Betty Crocker that I “borrowed” from her. I love looking through them. Thanks Kim!
Look delicious! Can these be frozen? Have you tried it?
Hi Andrea! I’ve never frozen these, but I did find this comment on another site with basically the same recipe . . .
This is one of my favorite recipes. You can freeze the slab pie before or after baking. I personally like freshly baked pie so I freeze it before baking. I put the slab pie int the freezer unwrapped. Once the pie is frozen remove it from the freezer and wrap in 2 layers of aluminum foil. Return to the freezer. Be sure to make the outside of the foil with a marker so you know what is inside. Remove the slab pie from the freezer the night before baking and let it thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Then bake according to the directions. If you decide to bake the pie first, then just allow the pie to cool then wrap in double layers of foil.