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Baking with Kids: Simple Apple Pie Recipe

September 17, 2014 by OneMommy

Fall is the perfect time for apple activities for kids. 

And when it comes to an apple unit, this apple pie recipe for kids is sure to be a big hit. 

 

apple pie recipe -- simple apple pie recipe that is perfect for cooking with kids; sweet ending to apple unit

Cooking with kids is a fun way to work on math skills and following directions.

You’ll also want to check out this simple homemade butter recipe to try! 

Apple Pie Recipe for Kids

Ingredients:

  • 6 large Granny Smith apples
  • pre-made pie crust  (or make your own)
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspooon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • milk, cinnamon, and sugar (for crust top)

How to Bake a Homemade Apple Pie

1.  Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.

2.  Place bottom crust into pie pan.

3.  Peel and cut 6 large Granny Smith apples.  (When working with kids, peel the apples first and cut them into thick slices.  This makes it easier for them to then cut the apple slices into cubes.)

4.  Mix 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice, and 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves.   (Lots of great measuring opportunities for the kids here!)

5.  Carefully toss the flour and spice mixture with the apples, making sure each apple is coated.

mixing ingredients for apple pie

 

6.  Pour apple mixture into bottom pie crust.

7.  Top apples with 2 tablespoons of butter, cut into small pieces.

8.  Fit top crust over apple mixture and press crust edges together to seal.  We used mini play dough cutters to cut some cute shapes into our top crust first!  If you don’t do this, then make sure you cut slits in the top crust to create steam vents.

baking apple pie with kids

9.  Brush the top crust with milk.  (At this point we opted to shake a  mixture of cinnamon and sugar on the top.  Kids LOVE to shake ingredients!)

10.  Bake 40-45 minutes.  The pie should be golden and the apples fork tender when finished.

recipe for apple pie

 

The hardest part is waiting for it to bake!  (And to cool off afterwards!)  We used the time to clean up the kitchen, always an important step in baking, and then to run some energy off outside on the swings.

 

Baking apple pie with the kids was a perfect (and sweet) way to end our apple unit.

 

You may also like:

  • Apple-Themed Skip Counting Activity 
  • Easy to Make Apple-Scented Bubble Dough 

Filed Under: Family Friendly Recipes Tagged With: apple unit, apples, cooking with kids, dessert recipe, fall

Comments

  1. Ginny Marie says

    September 18, 2014 at 8:06 am

    What a beautiful pie! I haven’t baked a pie in a long time, but I think I need to make an apple pie soon!

    • OneMommy says

      September 24, 2014 at 11:14 pm

      Usually I only bake pies at Thanksgiving time…but I’m thinking we may need to bake more often now!

  2. Leslie says

    September 18, 2014 at 11:42 am

    What a pretty pie! The kiddo’s did good helping I bet. That looks delish! I hope you guys are having a great Thursday!

  3. Vanessa @ Vanessa Baked says

    September 19, 2014 at 11:09 am

    Love fresh homemade apple pie! Looks delicious!

  4. Cathy says

    September 22, 2014 at 9:17 am

    What a great family fun activity! I love apple pie 🙂 Saying hello from happiness is homemade and in this case that is so true! 🙂
    Cathy

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