Iron Skillet Apple Pie Recipe
This Iron Skillet Apple Pie Recipe is a warm, buttery dessert with tender apple filling, flaky pie crust, and a rich brown sugar base that bakes into a sweet, toffee-like sauce. It is easy, cozy, and perfect served warm with ice cream.
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Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 refrigerated rolled pie crusts
- 42 ounces canned apple pie filling
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon sugar divided
Instructions
Preheat the oven.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Melt the butter.
- In a 10-inch cast iron skillet, melt the butter over medium heat.
Reserve a portion of the butter.
- Remove 1 tablespoon of the melted butter and set it aside for later use.
Prepare the brown sugar base.
- Add the brown sugar to the remaining melted butter in the skillet. Stir until the sugar has dissolved, about 2 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat.
Add the bottom crust.
- Place one pie crust over the melted butter and brown sugar mixture in the skillet.
Add the filling.
- Spoon the apple pie filling over the crust and spread it evenly. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the cinnamon sugar over the filling.
Add the top crust.
- Cover the filling with the second pie crust.
Finish the top.
- Brush the top crust with the reserved melted butter, then sprinkle evenly with the remaining 1 tablespoon of cinnamon sugar. Cut vents in the center of the top crust.
Bake the pie.
- Bake for approximately 30 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling.
Serve.
- Serve warm, optionally with ice cream or cinnamon whipped cream.
Notes
To make this recipe gluten free, replace the refrigerated pie crusts with certified gluten-free pie crusts and use a gluten-free canned apple pie filling or a verified gluten-free homemade filling. Also confirm that the brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon sugar are labeled gluten free or free from cross-contact concerns, since packaged products can vary by brand. Because gluten-free crusts can be more delicate, handle them gently when placing them in the skillet and monitor the baking time closely so the crust browns evenly without becoming too fragile.