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    Home » Dessert » Pie

    Salted Caramel Upside Down Apple Pie

    Published: Nov 17, 2019 · by Elizabeth Waterson · This post may contain affiliate links, which may pay me a small commission for my referral at no extra cost to you! Thank you for supporting Confessions of a Baking Queen!

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    slice of salted caramel upside down apple pie on a white plate

    Brown Sugar & Pecan Sauce is baked on the bottom of this Apple Pie, served upside down this Salted Caramel Upside Down Apple Pie is a fun spin on the classic apple pie! Perfect for your Thanksgiving pie table or a birthday treat!

    slice of salted caramel upside down apple pie with ice cream on a white plate

    I made this pie 6 days ago, a very long long long 6 days ago. I made it on a whim, I only had a pinch of time before work. But something told me I needed to bake. Usually, when this happens I succeed.

    This was a pure success.

    I took it out of the oven, drizzled the salted caramel on top and could just tell this was going to be a winner. I took it to work that evening, I also was training my baby sister at work that night- oh what a fun night! Everyone had a slice and LOVED it! Lydia, my sister, said it was soooo good it was on the same level as my chocolate cake! Let me tell you Lydia speaks honestly, I can even tell by looking at her if she likes what I make.

    This pie is OVER the top. You must eat it with ice cream because pie without ice cream is just wrong!!!  I will probably make this for Thanksgiving because it was that good, or maybe I'll make it tonight for.....well for being the weekend!!! LOL

    salted caramel upside down apple pie

    You will love this Salted Caramel Upside Down Apple Pie. Make it now!!! I hope you all have a fabulous weekend I've got Birthdays and Baby Showers this weekend-- which means lots of food!! 🙂 🙂

    PS you can always make life easier and use a store-bought crust, caramel sauce, and sliced apples. If you're looking for another apple pie try my Dutch Apple Pie.

    If you love salted caramel as much as me make sure to check out my recipes for salted caramel crepe cake, salted caramel brownies, and salted caramel banana bread.

    Or for another caramel apple recipe, this Caramel Apple Cheesecake Recipe is the bee's knees!!

    Let's get to the recipe.

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    Ingredients

    Just your basic pie ingredients here, with the addition of salted caramel. You'll need two pieces crusts since this is a double pie. Feel free to make homemade pie crusts or store-bought.

    The pecan topping is made up of:

    • Unsalted Butter, melted
    • Brown Sugar
    • Pecans, chopped

    For the apple pie filling you'll need:

    • 8 Medium Apples, I prefer to use tart Granny Smith or cooking apples 
    • Lemon Zest & Lemon Juice
    • All-Purpose/ Plain Flour- this helps thicken the juices to make that gorgeous apple caramel filling
    • Brown Sugar
    • Ground Cinnamon, Cloves, and Allspice
    • Homemade salted caramel or store-bought

    You could leave the pie as is but I think another generous drizzle of salted caramel does the trick!

    • Homemade salted caramel or store-bought
    • Ice Cream, Whipped Cream, or Bird's Custard

    Instructions

    First, we'll start with the pecan topping.

    Line a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate with foil and HEAVILY grease with cooking spray. You want to make sure every nook and cranny is covered so when you flip the pie out it comes out evenly and in one piece!

    In a medium-sized bowl combine the butter, brown sugar and pecans.

    brown sugar, pecans, and melted butter mixed together in a glass bowl

    Place the pecan mixture evenly on the bottom of the foil-lined pie plate.

    pecan topping added to the bottom of a foil lined pie dish

    Press one of the pie crusts into the pie plate, gently press the pie dough on top of the pecan topping. Set aside while you prepare the apple filling.

    pie dough in a foil lined pie dish

    Peel and core the apples.

    eight peeled apples in a large glass bowl

    To get evenly sliced apples I use an Apple Slicer and Corer for even apple slices, I use a ten slice one. I like the apples to be not super thin, so they don't go soggy. If you don't have an apple slicer no problem just slice the apples into ¼" size pieces.

    green apples peeled and sliced on a black cutting board

    Mix the apple slices, lemon zest, lemon juice, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice until fully combined.

    apples, spices, lemon zest, and flour in a large glass bowl

    Place half of the apples evenly in the prepared pie dish then drizzle 2oz salted caramel on top.

    sliced apples with caramel on top inside a pie crust

    Add the remaining apples then another 2oz of salted caramel.

    apple pie filling with pie crust on top

    Place the second pie crust on top and use a fork to seal the top and bottom pie crusts together. Using a knife slice 4-1" holes in the top center of the pie to allow steam to escape while baking.

    apple pie before baking

    Place the pie in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes to chill. This helps prevent the pie from shrinking.

    When ready to bake the pie preheat oven the to 375F/191C. Bake for 50-55 minutes, check pie at 35 minutes if the crust is darkening too much cover with foil for remaining baking time. Use an instant-read thermometer to check the internal temperature is 175F/79C.*

    I highly suggest investing in an instant-read thermometer. I get SOOO much use out of my Thermapen Mk4 (affiliate link). From cooking filet mignon, tempering chocolate, roast turkey, making caramel and more! 

    Let the pie cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Place serving the dish on top of the pie and flip over.

    how to flip an upside down apple pie

    Drizzle pie with remaining salted caramel. Serve with ice cream.

    slice of salted caramel upside down apple pie on a white plate

    Can you make pie ahead of time

    This pie is best enjoyed the first day it is made but the leftovers are great too! Store any leftovers in the fridge for up to 5 days.

    You could make the caramel and pie crusts up to 3-4 days ahead of time.

    spoon drizzling caramel on top of salted caramel upside down apple pie with ice cream on a white plate

    The sweet pecan topping is reminiscent of a sticky bun. Then add in the flaky pie crust, apple filling, and ice cream? GET in!!

    Perfect for Thanksgiving! I usually make a few desserts for Thanksgiving, my Apple Cake and Pecan Pie Cheesecake are always a hit!!

    inside of salted caramel upside down apple pie on a white plate

    I can't wait to make this pie with my Brown Butter Pie Crust Recipe, I did use brown butter crust in my  Peach Raspberry Galette Recipe and it was to die for!

    ★★★★★ Please let me know if you make this recipe by leaving a star rating and comment below!

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    Brown Sugar & Pecan Sauce is baked on the bottom of this Apple Pie, served upside down this Salted Caramel Apple Upside Down Pie is a fun spin on the classic apple pie! Perfect for your Thanksgiving pie table or a birthday treat!

    • Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
    • Yield: 8 slices 1x

    Ingredients

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    Crust

    • 2- 9- Inch Pie Crusts, homemade or store-bought

    Pie Topping

    • 2oz (4 Tablespoons) Unsalted Butter, melted
    • 100 grams (½ Cup) Brown Sugar
    • 63 grams (½ Cup) Pecans, chopped

    Apple Filling

    • 8 Medium Apples, Granny Smith or cooking apples
    • 2 Tablespoons of Lemon Zest and 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
    • 63 grams (½ Cup) All-Purpose/ Plain Flour
    • 100 grams (½ Cup) Brown Sugar
    • 1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
    • ½ Teaspoon Ground Cloves
    • ½ Teaspoon Allspice
    • 4oz (½ Cup) Homeade salted caramel or store-bought

    Topping

    • 4oz (½ Cup) Homeade salted caramel or store-bought
    • Ice Cream, Whipped Crea, or Bird's Custard

     

    Instructions

    Pecan Caramel Topping

    1.  Line a 9-inch deep dish pie plate with foil and HEAVILY grease with cooking spray.
    2. In a medium-sized bowl combine butter, brown sugar and pecans. Place mixture evenly on the bottom of pie plate. Press one of the pie crusts into the pie plate, getnly press the pie dough on top of the pecan topping. Set aside while you prepare the apple filling.

    Apple Pie Filling

    1. Peel and core the apples then slice the apples into ¼" size pieces. Mix the apple slices, lemon zest, lemon juice, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice until fully combined. Place half of the apples evenly in the prepared pie dish then drizzle 2oz salted caramel on top, place remaining apples then another 2oz of salted caramel.
    2. Place the second pie crust on top and use a fork to seal the top and bottom pie crusts together. Slit 4-1" holes in the top center of the pie to allow steam to escape while baking. Place the pie in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes to chill. This helps prevent the pie from shrinking.
    3. Preheat oven to 375F/191C and bake for 50-55 minutes, check pie at 35 minutes if the crust is darking too much cover with foil for remaining baking time. Use an instant read thermometer to check the internal temperature is 175F/79C.* Let pie cool on wire rack for 30 minutes. Place serving dish on top of the pie and flip over. Drizzle pie with remaining salted caramel. Serve with ice cream. Store any leftovers in the fridge for up to 5 days.

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    Notes

    • Total time includes pie crust chill time. 
    • I use a Thermapen MK4 for checking the internal temperature
    • Pie Recipe adapted from Taste of Home
    • Author: Elizabeth Waterson I Confessions of a Baking Queen
    • Prep Time: 50 Minutes
    • Cook Time: 55 Minutes
    • Category: Dessert
    • Method: Baking
    • Cuisine: American

    Keywords: upside down apple pie, salted caramel apple pie, upside down caramel apple pie

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    This post was originally published November 13, 2013, as of November 17, 2019, it has been updated with new text and photos.

    Salted Caramel Upside Down Apple Pie overhead shot on a white plate on a wood board

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    1. Gloria // Simply Gloria says

      November 16, 2013 at 9:41 am

      I am loving how you created this awesomeness, Elizabeth! This would be so much more fun to put out on the dessert/pie table I have every year than just a regular plain old apple pie...this has pizzazz all over it! (Love the caramel!)

      Reply
    2. Johlene says

      November 16, 2013 at 3:12 pm

      This apple pie is exactly the kind of thing that I would eat.. it looks AMAZING!!! I´m a salted caramel addict.. and blended with the spices on your ingredients list,
      I´m in apple pie heaven 🙂 Thanks for sharing!! Xx

      Reply
      • Elizabeth says

        November 18, 2013 at 8:17 pm

        Thank you Johlene!!

        Reply
    3. Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl says

      November 17, 2013 at 11:54 am

      I have a bunch of apples sitting on the counter, guess what I'm making with them? This looks great!

      Reply
      • Elizabeth says

        November 18, 2013 at 8:17 pm

        Haha thanks Pamela 🙂

        Reply
    4. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

      November 17, 2013 at 4:59 pm

      This is fantastic!! Gorgeous photos too!

      Reply
      • Elizabeth says

        November 18, 2013 at 8:16 pm

        Thank you Dorothy- means so much coming from you!

        Reply
    5. Tonia says

      November 19, 2013 at 6:41 am

      What a fun idea! I've never seen an upside down pie!

      Reply
      • Elizabeth says

        November 20, 2013 at 11:03 pm

        Thank you Tonia 🙂

        Reply
    6. Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      November 19, 2013 at 6:30 pm

      I love this Elizabeth! Love the idea of an upside down pie and that caramel drizzle...yum!

      Reply
      • Elizabeth says

        November 20, 2013 at 11:02 pm

        Thank you Trish! It was one of my favorite pies..EVER!

        Reply
    7. Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says

      November 20, 2013 at 1:15 pm

      This pie is the kind of thing dreams are made of, Elizabeth! What a gorgeous dessert!

      Reply
      • Elizabeth says

        November 20, 2013 at 11:02 pm

        Thanks Georgia 🙂

        Reply
    8. [email protected] n Dishes says

      November 26, 2013 at 2:04 pm

      This pie looks so yummy and decadent, and I love that the crust doesn't have to be perfect!

      Reply
      • Elizabeth says

        November 29, 2013 at 11:02 pm

        Yes Kari, that was my favorite part!!

        Reply
    9. Nicole says

      February 11, 2014 at 11:21 pm

      This looks so amazing! I Want. Pinning 🙂

      Reply
    10. Hannah says

      September 22, 2018 at 5:27 pm

      This won first place at my church ladies’ contest. Everybody loved it!!! Thank you for a great idea and wonderful recipe.

      Reply
      • Elizabeth says

        September 23, 2018 at 1:10 pm

        Hannah- this is awesome! Thank you so much for telling me!! 🙂

        Reply
    11. Chloe Kaston says

      November 21, 2019 at 7:54 am

      This look unreal Liz! I'll have to take a stab at making this for Thanksgiving dessert this year 🙂

      Reply

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