Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie - 5-Ingredient Dessert

A cinnamon roll apple pie is two desserts sharing one dish. You press canned cinnamon roll dough into the pie plate as the crust, fill it with sliced Granny Smith apples, and bake the whole thing at 350°F.

It takes five ingredients and one pie dish. The apples get sugar, cinnamon and cornstarch so the filling sets instead of turning into soup. The icing from the cinnamon roll can goes on last, after the pie cools.

This is a fall dessert that works for Thanksgiving or a holiday party. It also works on a Tuesday. The method is short enough to read once and remember.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Heat the oven and prep the dish

Set the oven to 350°F (180°C). Spray a pie dish with nonstick spray and set it on a sheet pan.

2. Slice and season the apples

Peel the apples and cut them into thin slices, then put them in a bowl. Add the sugar, cinnamon and cornstarch and stir until every slice is coated.

3. Flatten the cinnamon rolls

Cut each cinnamon roll in half. Flour your surface and rolling pin, then roll each half thin, about 1/8 inch.

4. Build the bottom crust

Lay the flattened rolls across the bottom and up the sides of the pie dish. Press the edges together so there are no gaps.

5. Fill and close the pie

Spoon the apples into the crust. Layer the rest of the flattened rolls on top to close it, then pinch any holes shut with your fingers.

6. Bake covered

Cover the pie with foil and bake for 35 minutes. The foil keeps the top from browning before the apples cook.

7. Bake uncovered

Take off the foil and bake another 10 minutes, until the top is golden and the filling bubbles.

8. Cool and ice

Let the pie cool, then drizzle the icing from the cans over the top. Slice and serve.

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Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie – 5-Ingredient Dessert

Cinnamon roll dough wraps spiced Granny Smith apples in this five-ingredient pie. Foil for 35 minutes, then 10 uncovered at 350°F.

15 minPrep time45 minCook time90 minTotal10Servings

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Ingredients

• 5 granny smith apples (sliced)
• 2 cans cinnamon roll
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Instructions

1. 1Heat the oven and prep the dish — Set the oven to 350°F (180°C). Spray a pie dish with nonstick spray and set it on a sheet pan.
2. 2Slice and season the apples — Peel the apples and cut them into thin slices, then put them in a bowl. Add the sugar, cinnamon and cornstarch and stir until every slice is coated.
3. 3Flatten the cinnamon rolls — Cut each cinnamon roll in half. Flour your surface and rolling pin, then roll each half thin, about 1/8 inch.
4. 4Build the bottom crust — Lay the flattened rolls across the bottom and up the sides of the pie dish. Press the edges together so there are no gaps.
5. 5Fill and close the pie — Spoon the apples into the crust. Layer the rest of the flattened rolls on top to close it, then pinch any holes shut with your fingers.
6. 6Bake covered — Cover the pie with foil and bake for 35 minutes. The foil keeps the top from browning before the apples cook.
7. 7Bake uncovered — Take off the foil and bake another 10 minutes, until the top is golden and the filling bubbles.
8. 8Cool and ice — Let the pie cool, then drizzle the icing from the cans over the top. Slice and serve.

Cook's note: The foil stage is the part people skip and regret. Thirty-five minutes covered, then 10 uncovered at 350°F, and no shortcuts on the thin rolling.

Servings: 10

Cuisine: American

Course: Dessert

RecipesCooker15 minutes45 minutes90 minutes

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