apple crunch pie with vanilla sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 5 cups granny smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced
• 1 cup hershey®'s cinnamon chips
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 2/3 cup hershey®'s cinnamon chips
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup half-and-half cream
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 5 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c.)
• 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 pie crust, and dot with 3 tablespoons butter. sprinkle with streusel topping.
• to make streusel topping: in a medium bowl, mix together 3/4 cup flour and 3/4 cup brown sugar. cut in 6 tablespoons butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. stir in remaining 2/3 cup cinnamon chips.
• bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) and continue baking for 35 to 40 minutes, or until filling is bubbling and streusel is golden brown. allow to cool for at least 1 hour.
• 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.