Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2010

I love this pie! I make it for all winter/fall holidays. My in-laws adore the flavor and it smells wonderful baking. The only problem has been finding the cinnamon chips out of seasonal times. I can order them from Hershey but they only send a case.

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Lucinda

Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2008

Like one of the earlier reviewers, I didn't made the pie but I made the vanilla sauce - and it was fantastic. It actually turns out with a custard taste. My husband and I loved it!

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RachelB

Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2008

This pie didn't work; the filling was very runny (we had to scoop it out with a spoon), and the crumble was thick and unappetizing (I should have used cold vs. room temperature butter). We ended up throwing out most of it. I've since read that any fruit filling for pie should first be cooked on the stovetop before it's added to the shell and baked; this prevents the fruit from releasing its juices during baking and making the filling runny. I also couldn't find cinammon chips anywhere. In fact, I've never heard of them. I used butterscotch chips instead, but I think the chips contributed to how liquid the filling was.

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DANIELA92

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2008

This pie tasted great only it is way too sweet! It's good but you can only have a SMALL serving and even that is too sweet!

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daddy's girl

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2007

I made this sauce to top an apple crunch cake & it's wonderful. I didn't want to go to the trouble of assembling my double boiler, just cooked on lowest setting and stirred constantly. Nice flavor and consistency. Thanks for a yummy recipe. :)

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ROSEANNDUNTEMAN

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2007

I got so many raves for this recipe with a crust recipe if also found on this site. I made it for Thanksgiving and as a house-warming gift...both didn't survive the hour! The only change I made that was instead of the Hershey chips i used ginger snaps (crushed them up in a food processor) and on the second one I also added about a table spoon of maple syrup to the topping to make it stickier and it made it so much yummier! I will be making this a staple of our holidays!

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Beattie-Bolin

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Travis Afb, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2007

I also found the pie too soupy...the thing was oozing liquid all through baking and for several minutes afterwords! (Put it on a deep cookie sheet.) I'm assuming it was due to the amount of butter, and yet it doesn't taste buttery; so perhaps the soupyness just has to be lived with, if increasing the flour or adding cornstarch doesn't help. I was afraid this pie would be too sweet but I honestly don't think it was. Its hard finding things to do with the Hershey's cinnamon chips and I do think this is a good use of one full bag. I served the pie with ice cream rather than making the sauce so I can't comment on the sauce recipe. I do recommend the pie recipe, although again increasing the flour or adding cornstarch may be a good idea.

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NeitherSparky

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Sacramento, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2006

I gave this recipe 3 stars for presentation and preparation, and 4 stars for taste. I had a similar experience as some other reviewers where my pie came out very soupy. And the vanilla sauce did not thicken for me at all, although that could have been due to not having a proper double boiler. I would probably make this again b/c I am a huge cinnamon fan, but I would lessen the amounts of a few ingredients, and forget the vanilla sauce altogether. Thanks for the recipe though!

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numeria

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Center Moriches, New York, USA

Living In: Toledo, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2006

THE BEST APPLE PIE EVER!! This was sooo good. I will never make apple pie any other way. It's all about those cinnamon chips! WOW! I made the sauce too. I was a little worried I would not like it but it was great.

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Bombshell

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Overland Park, Kansas, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2006

Wonderful Recipe, Smells amazing the neighbor stopped by! After an endless search I found the cinnamon chips at Hy-Vee. I wasn't able to make the vanilla sauce to go with it but the rest was amazing as is and great with vanilla ice cream. However, I am anxious to try to make sauce. This is definetly thumbs up!

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