French Apple-Custard Pie Recipe

French Apple-Custard Pie Recipe

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Learn how to make a French-style Apple-Custard Pie with this recipe that's familiar yet elegant. This updated take on the classic apple pie is the perfect dessert for the holidays.

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Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 2 lb. baking apples such as Pink Lady or Honeycrisp, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced (4–6 apples)
  • 2 Tbsp. sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. dark rum ( optional )
  • ¼ tsp. table salt, divided
  • 1 recipe Best-Ever Pie Crust , made into a single 9-inch crust and blind-baked
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • ⅛ tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 cup sliced almonds
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
  • Pinch of salt

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