Mock Ritz Apple Pie
If you are of a certain 'age demographic", you will have heard of the mock apple pie. If you've never tried it, you really need to...it's going to blow your mind!!!!!This recipe uses about 1 box of Ritz crackers - a note for you as you make shopping list!
Ingredients
FILLING
- 2 cup water
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 tsp. cream of tartar
- 35 Ritz Crackers (you'll need about 1 whole box, divided)
- 1 pie crust store bought or homemade
- 1 1/2 tbsp. lemon juice
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
TOPPING
- 1 cup crushed Ritz Crackers about 25 crackers (or what is left in your box after you make the filling
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter melted
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400ºF.In large saucepan, mix water, sugar and cream of tartar and bring to boil on medium-high heat. Add crackers; simmer on medium-low heat (for about 5 minutes), moving around but not stirring in order to keep the shape of the cracker.
- Line 9-inch pie plate with the crust (chill if it is warm); gently fill with cracker mixture.
- Sprinkle with lemon juice and cinnamon.In a medium sized bowl, combine all topping ingredients (if you are using a food processor, crush the remaining crackers - which will give you about 1 cup of Ritz crumbs - and then add the sugar, cinnamon and butter and pulse until it comes together).
- Bake 10 minutes at 400, reduce to 350 (cover edges of pie crust with foil if you find it's getting too brown).
- Bake 18-20 more minutes, or until pie filling has set. It shouldn't jiggle a lot when moved.
- Cool before serving.