King Kamehameha Pie

This is a delicious apple pie with a tropical twist. The apples are sliced, cooked until tender in sugared pineapple juice, and spooned into a pastry shell coated with a yummy pineapple syrup. More syrup is poured over the top and the pie is chilled until ready to serve.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 298 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 (9 inch) pie shell, baked
• 1 ½ cups unsweetened pineapple juice
• 7 cups thinly sliced apples

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In large saucepan, combine l l/4 cup pineapple juice and sugar. Bring to a boil, and add apples. Cover, and simmer until apples are tender but not soft - 3 to 4 minutes. Lift apples from syrup, and set aside.

Step 2

Combine cornstarch with remaining 1/4 cup pineapple juice, and add to syrup in pan. Cook, stirring constantly, until thick and bubbly; cook one minute more. Remove pan from heat. Stir butter or margarine, vanilla, and salt into the syrup. Cool 10 minutes without stirring.

Step 3

Pour about half of the syrup into baked pie shell, spreading it to cover bottom evenly. Arrange cooked apples over syrup in crust. Spoon remaining syrup over apples. Chill.