Apple Pie in a Jar

As we head into the weekend, I imagine many of you are thinking of fun 4th of July celebrations for next week!

This cute and delicious Apple Pie in a Jar just might be the perfect treat to add to your picnic or BBQ menu.

These classic little pies start with a buttery pastry crust, are packed with sweet and tart cinnamon apples, and then topped with a delicious crumb topping.

These little pies in jars are perfect to pack up and take along with you to any 4th of July celebration.

If you’d like, you could certainly use this same recipe to make one large pie (I have in the past and it’s always a hit).

Add some extra special details to the pies with red, white and blue bakers twine (from Shop Sweet Lulu), and wooden spoons (from Shop Sweet Lulu).

Top the pies with custom labels and flags, which are both a free printable designed by Loralee Lewis and available through Layla Grayce HERE (link to printables is at the very end of the post).

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Supplies and Assembly

Supplies-

6, 1/2 pint wide mouth canning jars (usually available from Wal-Mart, or your local grocery store)

1- Pastry pie crust (1 sheet, or recipe for 1 crust)

Assembly (as pictured above)-

1.  Thaw the pie crust (if using frozen), or prepare pie crust.  Please note, frozen pie crust sheets usually need to thaw several hours.

2.  Use the ring from the lid of the jars to cut 6 circles of dough.  Place one circle of dough into the bottom of each jar and use your fingers to press the dough into the bottom of the jar and up the sides a bit.

3.  Fill jars with cinnamon apple pie filling (following recipe below).  Pack the apples in as tight as you can.  The apples will shrink down a lot during baking.

4.  Top cinnamon apples with 2-3 tablespoons crumb topping, pressing down a bit, as needed.

5.  Bake as directed in the recipe below.

*Note, you may notice I have 7 jars shown in the how-to photos above, but I found the apples shrunk down so much in baking that packing the apples into 6 jars produced a prettier final pie.  The images shown in this post of the finished pies were from a batch that was divided into 6 jars.

Enjoy!

How to Make Apple Pie in a Jar

Apple Pie in a Jar

A delicious classic crumb topped apple pie, perfect as a standard sized pie, or made for easy serving and travel in small jars.

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Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Cook Time 35 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 6

Calories 311 kcal

Ingredients

 

• 1 sheet prepared pie crust dough available in the freezer section of the grocery store, or one recipe pastry pie crust

Pie filling

• 4 large tart apples such as Granny Smith, peeled and chopped (about 5 1/2 cups chopped)
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg freshly grated if possible

Topping

• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/3 cup butter at room temperature

Instructions

 

• Thaw the pie crust (if using frozen), or prepare pie crust. Please note, frozen pie crust sheets usually need to thaw several hours.
• Preheat oven to 375*F.
• Use the ring from the lid of the jars to cut 6 circles of dough. Place one circle of dough into the bottom of each jar and use your fingers to press the dough into the bottom of the jar and up the sides a bit.
• Peel and chop apples and place in a large bowl.
• Add lemon juice and toss to coat well.
• Add both sugars, flour and spices and stir to fully coat apples.
• Scoop apples into the prepared jars, pressing the apples in as tightly as possible. Divide the apples between the 6 jars.
• Prepare the crumb topping by combining all ingredients and mixing together with a pastry blender, or fork until the butter is in small pieces and the mixture is crumbly, yet well combined.
• Top each jar of apples with a generous portion of crumb topping, pressing down a bit as needed. The apples will cook down quite a bit while baking, so you want to start with full jars.
• Bake the jars on a large baking sheet (because the pies will likely bubble over a bit while baking). Bake 35 minutes at 375*F.
• Cool at least 20 minutes before serving.
• Serve as is, or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

Notes

The pies may be made up to two days in advance. Keep covered and in the refrigerator when storing for more than 1 day. Serve at room temperature, or heat for 20-30 seconds in the microwave before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 311kcalCarbohydrates: 76gProtein: 3gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 22mgPotassium: 189mgFiber: 4gSugar: 56gVitamin A: 88IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 1mg

Keyword dutch apple pie

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