Apple Butter Pie with Biscoff Speculoos Cookie Crust

When you’re in search of a substitute for pumpkin pie this 12 months, you’ve got discovered
it!

2. Candy potato
casserole shouldn’t embody marshmallows. I recommend
this recipe. 

3. The one acceptable turkey is a SMOKED TURKEY. I order
ours from
Greenberg’s
yearly. It is impeccable. 

4. The Thanksgiving Day parade
is on TV…whether or not anybody is watching it or not.

5. Publish-lunch/dinner stroll is non-negotiable.

6. Desserts: there should be a number of.

I need to introduce you to the Apple Butter Pie. That is your new straightforward pie
recipe so as to add to your Thanksgiving dessert menu.

The crust takes 5 minutes (or much less) to whip up. The filling takes 5
minutes to create. The toughest half about making this pie? Ready for it to
chill earlier than slicing into it.

What is the distinction between speculoos cookies and Biscoff cookies?

The cookie crust is made with Biscoff, or Speculoos, cookies. Biscoff is a model identify
however very broadly accessible. When you’re procuring at Dealer Joe’s, you will search for Speculoos
Cookies. 

Speculoos cookies are crunchy cinnamon cookies which have a pleasant spicy taste.
(Cinnamon spicy, not jalapeno spicy.) You recognize these addictive little cookies
which can be generally served on airplanes? These. 

Enjoyable reality. Once I graduated from faculty and was employed as a flight
attendant, these cookies might need been my favourite a part of the
job! 

Whereas we’re on the subject, you may need to strive these different Biscoff recipes:

Apple Butter Pie could be very comparable in texture to a
pumpkin pie…with out the pumpkin. See, I could make recipes with out
pumpkin
(generally). 😉

What’s apple butter?

Apple butter is made by slow-cooking apples with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and
allspice. The apples turn into caramelized, concentrating their taste, and the
ensuing apple butter is thick and spreadable. You will discover apple butter close to
the jelly within the grocery retailer and at farmers’ markets.

Add this pie to your Thanksgiving repertoire. You will be glad you probably did.

YIELD: one 9″ pie

PREP TIME: quarter-hour

BAKE TIME: 48 minutes complete

For the crust:

1 3/4 cups crushed Speculoos cookies, comparable to Biscoff

2 TBSP Imperial Sugar Granulated Sugar

Pinch kosher salt

1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted

For the filling:

2 eggs

1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon floor cloves

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup apple butter

For the whipped cream:

1 cup heavy cream

2 TBSP packed Imperial Sugar Gentle Brown Sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Pinch floor cloves

Speculoos cookie crumbs

Preheat oven to 350.  

Stir the cookie crumbs, sugar, and salt collectively. Add the melted butter and
stir till effectively mixed. Press into the underside and up the perimeters of a 9″ pie
pan.  

Bake for 8 minutes, then take away to a wire cooling rack. Cool for at the very least 10
minutes earlier than filling.

Increase oven temperature to 425. 

Whisk the eggs calmly. Add within the milk, cinnamon, cloves, and vanilla,
whisking till mixed. Whisk or stir within the apple butter till integrated.
Pour the filling into the baked crust. Bake at 425 for 10 minutes, then decrease
the warmth to 350 and bake for half-hour extra till the middle is about. 

Cool the pie on a wire rack, then chill within the fridge for at the very least 1
hour. 

In a big bowl of an electrical mixer, whip the cream, brown sugar, and spices
till stiff peaks kind. Serve every slice with the spiced whipped cream and
cookie crumbs. 

I am additionally sharing the recipe at Imperial Sugar. Come and get it!