Ingredients for - Apple Crunch Pie with Vanilla Sauce

1. Unbaked pie crust 1 (9 inch)
2. White sugar ½ cup
3. Brown sugar ½ cup
4. All-purpose flour 2 tablespoons
5. Ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon
6. Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced 5 cups
7. Cinnamon chips (such as HERSHEY'S®) 1 cup
8. Butter 3 tablespoons
9. All-purpose flour ¾ cup
10. Brown sugar ¾ cup
11. Butter 6 tablespoons
12. Cinnamon chips ⅔ cup
13. Eggs 2
14. Half-and-half cream 1 cup
15. White sugar ½ cup
16. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Apple Crunch Pie with Vanilla Sauce

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C.)

2 . Stage

In a large bowl, mix together 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and cinnamon. Stir in sliced apples until coated with sugar mixture. Stir in 1 cup cinnamon chips. Pour filling into prepared pie crust, and dot with 3 tablespoons butter.

3 . Stage

To make streusel topping: mix together 3/4 cup flour and 3/4 cup brown sugar in a mixing bowl. Cut in 6 tablespoons butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in remaining 2/3 cup cinnamon chips. Sprinkle streusel topping over apple filling.

4 . Stage

Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking for until filling is bubbling and streusel is golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes more. Allow to cool for at least 1 hour before serving.

5 . Stage

While the pie is cooling, prepare the vanilla sauce. In the top of a double boiler over medium heat, whisk together eggs, half-and-half and 1/2 cup sugar. Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce has thickened. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla. Spoon sauce (warm or cooled) over slices of pie.