# McDonald's Baked Apple Pie

This is how you make McDonald's apple pie from scratch, with none of those crappy ingredients.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.25 cup sugar
- 0.25 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 0.5 tsp kosher salt
- 0.25 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 1 lb Granny Smith apples
- lemon zest
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- pie crust or puff pastry
- egg wash
- Turbinado sugar

## Instructions

1. Start by combining your sugars and spices.
2. Toss in 1 pound of diced apples.
3. Mix.
4. Add your lemon zest.
5. Add your lemon juice.
6. Add your vanilla bean paste.
7. Cook on low heat for 15 minutes to have the syrup thicken up.
8. Toss in the fridge to cool.
9. Roll out pie crust or puff pastry.
10. Add your chilled filling.
11. Add egg wash and crimp to seal.
12. Egg wash again.
13. Sprinkle with Turbinado sugar.
14. Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
15. Take it out.

## Equipment

- bowl
- knife
- cutting board
- spatula
- pot
- grater
- baking sheet
- fork
- brush

## Tips

- It doesn't matter how long it cools for, it'll still absolutely burn the inside of your mouth.
- It'll still absolutely burn the inside of your mouth worse than an overcooked hot pocket.
- Cook on low for 15 minutes to have the syrup thicken up.
- Toss in the fridge to cool.
- The full recipe can be found in the caption (description).

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DbaAGHdMD/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e3ae81e9-e4d4-4626-8959-8d6fca97001b
- Extracted: 2025-07-08

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