Ritz Mock Apple Pie
"Let your family members or guests eat some of this before asking if they know what it contains!!! The title tells it all. It is surprisingly good...and a fun thing to do, especially with children. Serve warm with ice cream or a cheese wedge."
photo by Delicious-ness
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- pastry for double-crust pie
- 36 Ritz crackers
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tablespoons cream of tartar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 lemon, zest of
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
directions
- Roll out bottom crust of pastry and fit into 9 inch pie plate.
- Break crackers coarsely into pastry lined pan; set aside.
- In saucepan, combine water, sugar and cream of tartar; bring to a boil.
- Lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add lemon juice and rind.
- Let stand at room temperature until cool.
- Slowly pour syrup over crackers, letting it seep in some as you go along.
- Dot top with butter; sprinkle with cinnamon.
- Cover with top crust; flute edges.
- Cut slits in top crust.
- Bake in preheated 425 degree oven for 30-35 minutes or until crust is crisp and golden.
Questions & Replies
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What temp to bake and how long? Pie baking NOVICE ?? Thanks, John I wany to suprise my bride at dinner.
Reviews
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My Mom use to always talk about how Grandma made a mock apple pie using Ritz crackers during the depression. I've always wanted to try one, and now that I've found a recipe I will! Thank You! -
This is truly a deceiving piece of pie. Looks like an apple & ALMOST tastes like an apple pie. Just a wee bit decadent from all the buttery goodness of the ritz. This is a fun pie to make w/ kids-they love the idea. A little to rich for my taste. Definately need vanilla ice cream to cut the sweetness! -
This was "OK"...didn't taste much like apple IMO...not sure what it tasted like. Texture was good, so I gave it 3 stars. Doubt if I'd make it again...sorry.
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My wife loves it and says it's a 5 star recipe. She's from Mexico so never heard of this pie. Truly amazed how it tastes like apple pie. -
I gave this 5 stars. My mom used to make this and it tasted so good just like apple pie. Thanks for posting a great recipe! Christine (internetnut)
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Tweaks
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Try a thin layer of icing OMG u will love it
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To give it more of an apple flavor, try using unsweetened apple juice in place of the water. You can use regular apple juice, but ii find that makes it a bit too sweet.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
NoSpringChicken
United States
The proud wife of one of those legendary Iwo Jima Marines, I am 75 years old, mother of four wonderful children, grandmother of seven perfect grandchildren, grandmother of one "bonus" step-grandson (he is perfect, too)a cancer survivor, a quilter and a collector of cookbooks. My cookbook collection is stabilized at about 350, for I have learned to give an undesirable one to Good Will every time I acquire a new one.
