Mock Apple Pie

SUBMITTED BY: Brenda Moore PHOTO BY: Jesyka

"Apple pie flavor without the apples. Fun to make and sure to please, but should be served warm! Enjoy."

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

2 cups water
1 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
30 buttery round crackers
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie
1 cup crushed buttery round crackers
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/3 cup butter, melted

What to Drink?
	Coffee

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
In a saucepan over medium high heat, combine the water, sugar and cream of tartar; bring to boil.
Drop in whole crackers and boil for 5 minutes. Pour mixture into pie shell; sprinkle with cinnamon and lemon juice.
Mix together the crushed crackers, brown sugar, cinnamon and butter; sprinkle over pie filling.
Bake for 15 minutes and reduce heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and continue to bake for 15 to 20 minutes longer. Serve warm.

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Reviewed on jul. 5, 2007 by MARIAM

I've had this recipe sitting in my recipe box for years now, scared of making it, and not sure... MORE

Reviewed on mar. 31, 2003 by WATCM

I have been making mock apple pie for many years at Thanksgiving time. This has to be the... MORE

Reviewed on feb. 11, 2005 by TINNGO

I had a bunch of crackers left over and I thought they would go to waste. This was the perfect... MORE

Reviewed on feb. 10, 2004 by amydoll

This is one of my favorite recipes I've discovered on this site, and I've found lots of good... MORE

Reviewed on may 24, 2008 by foodlover

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.57 star rating.

foodlover
may 24, 2008

I have to give this recipe 5 stars for pure genius! I made it as a experiment and I can't imagine making it again because truly, why would you want to take the apples out but it was so much fun when people kept wandering in after I had made it, smelling the apple pie, and then having them comment on how great it was, and then watching their shcoked expressions after revealing the truth. Priceless! Probably the most fun I've EVER had cooking something, and I always have a lot of fun cooking. Tips: Make sure the crumbs on top are really crushed, or just go ahead and use another pie crust. If anything were to give the pie away, it would be big pieces of crackers on top. Additionally, 35 minutes was a little too much in my oven so make sure you check while it cooks. Cornstarch would be great(about a TB or so) to thinken it up because it totally fell apart when we cut it. The only one who thought the pie was fishy was my mom( a highly critical foodie) who thought that I had made the pie with applesauce. That's the only fault of the pie; it lacks the chunkiness that real apple pie has and that why I'll stick with the real apples. Plus Ritz crackers aren't really the best for you. But still a fun experiment!

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I have to give this recipe 5 stars for pure genius! I made it as a experiment and I can't... MORE