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Mock Apple Pie Recipe

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My mother made this dessert often during the Depression, and our guests were always astounded that soda crackers could be such convincing 'apples'!—Shirley Hunter, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Mock Apple Pie Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + cooling Bake: 25 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

15 25 40

Ingredients

Pastry for double-crust pie
18 saltines, halved
1-1/2 cups sugar
1-1/4 cups water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

Place bottom pastry in a 9-in. pie plate. Layer crackers in shell; set aside. In a small saucepan, combine remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Carefully pour over crackers (filling will be very thin). Cool for 10 minutes. Cut lattice strips from remaining pastry; place over filling. Seal and flute edges. Bake at 400° for 25-20 minutes or until golden brown. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 slice) equals 414 calories, 15 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 282 mg sodium, 69 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Mock Apple Pie in Taste of Home October/November 1998, p13

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Reviewed on Nov. 25, 2011 by littlemissleelee1

i make this with ritz crackers tastes more like apples. hubby still dont know there are no apples in it.

Reviewed on Aug. 30, 2009 by patty1124

Big Smile Hello everyone.

I recently found this recipie on heloise. But it didnt call for lemon juice. I also used the saltine crackers. My question is after you boil the water with the cream of tarter in it , it says to put in the 20 crackers. Do you break them up or just lay then in the liquid mixture? Ive made the pie and waiting for it to cool. hope it turns out. I had to add the sugar and cinnamon mixture and tabs of butter on the top crust as i didnt see to add the cinnamon and butter in the liquid? please help. would love to make this for my hubby as he loves pies. thank you in advance

Reviewed on Mar. 29, 2009 by norgil59

I USE RITZ CRACKERS INSTEAD OF SALTINES, IT COMES OUT GREAT...EVEN SMELLS LIKE APPLE PIE..