The Apple Pie Cone

The Apple Pie ConeMaking an Apple Pie Cone has been on my list of ideas I’ve wanted to try for a while now. I came up with it about a year and a half ago, but I never attempted it until recently because honestly, I never though it would actually work.

I pictured myself putting tons of work into the cone just to watch it collapse as I picked it up to take a bite, and do you know what? That’s exactly what happened with the first one I made! The second one though, that one was perfect!

The problem with my first Apple Pie Cone was that the crust was way too thin, and filling it with apple pie filling caused it to break apart. So what’s the secret? Just make a really thick cone. Luckily I bought an extra pie crust before I started my little experiment!

To create the cone I took the cone-form — although any sort of funnel-shaped object should work — that came along with a waffle cone maker that I bought a while back and wrapped my pre-made pie crust dough around it. I used an 11 inch pie crust, which ended up being able to be rolled around my cone-form twice. During my initial attempt at this I only wrapped the dough around one time, which caused the cone to be much too fragile to stay together when it was filled. I then trimmed the excess dough off the top and saved it for later so I could use it to create the lattice for the top of my Apple Pie Cone.

Next, I placed my empty cone upside down on a cookie sheet and baked it for ten minutes at 400°. Once it was done, I let it cool for a bit and then slid the cone-form out so I was left with just the pie crust. After that I filled my pie crust with apple pie filling, topped it with a woven lattice top and placed it right-side up inside of a glass, which was then placed back in my oven for another ten minutes to complete the cooking process.

In the end the edges cooked a little bit more than I would have liked, but I feel like that happens with pretty much any type of pie so it wasn’t really a big deal. Aside from that though I really couldn’t have asked for the Apple Pie Cone to turn out any better!

6 Comments on The Apple Pie Cone

  1. Joel Stephens
    January 14, 2014 at 4:42 am (10 years ago)

    Well 2014 is off to a good start with this and the french fry bun. I hope 2014 will be filled with great posts like this!

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  2. Nicky666
    January 14, 2014 at 12:30 pm (10 years ago)

    That’s seriously cool!!

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  3. spinach
    January 15, 2014 at 11:09 am (10 years ago)

    a la mode would be pretty dang cool

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  4. Ann
    February 25, 2014 at 4:22 pm (10 years ago)

    If you want your edges to not be as brown, just tear off some tin foil and wrap it around the edges, just like you would with a regular apple pie. 🙂

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  5. norma
    February 14, 2015 at 3:55 pm (9 years ago)

    I’m going to try the cones using my own crust recipe. I think that they will be perfect for the churches bake sale. I just need to find something or a way that will allow me to bake more than 2 at a time.

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