The holiday season is pie season. And I am a firm believer that you cannot celebrate the holidays if you did not eat at least one whole pie yourself. One Thanksgiving, after I had spent my first 4 months at college, I was so excited to be back in a normal sized kitchen that I made at least 6 pies and in the course of the Thanksgiving celebration, all 6 of us in the family consumed a whole pie. That was a great holiday. For an AIP Thanksgiving dessert, I love pumpkin pie, but sometimes I feel like pumpkin pie gets a little boring. I like to keep things interesting and this Pumpkin Apple Butter AIP Pie puts a fun twist on a classic favorite.
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This AIP Pie blends the warm flavors of pumpkin with the sweet flavors of apple butter to make the ultimate pie that you need on your holiday table. Using apple butter in a pie might feel a little overwhelming, but trust me, it is 100% worth it! This Pumpkin Apple Butter AIP Pie is the perfect marriage of all the fall festivities. This pie has a smooth filling of pumpkin, apple butter. It is naturally sweetened with rich warm coconut sugar and has a blend of pumpkin spice. This pie is AIP, Paleo, and vegan which makes it dairy-free, egg-free, and grain-free. It is the perfect dessert for a merry anti-inflammatory holiday season.
Tips on making the best AIP Pumpkin Apple Butter Pie
Where can I get apple butter from?
For this AIP Thanksgiving dessert, you can easily make your own apple butter in a crock pot using this recipe for Easy Crockpot AIP Apple Butter takes about 15 minutes of active prep time. The crockpot apple butter cooks for 8-10 hours, if you want to make your apple butter quicker, you can cook it on the stovetop and have it made in 2 hours. If you don’t have time to make apple butter, you can check at your local grocery store or order this apple butter from online. It is naturally sweetened and made with AIP compliant ingredients.
Tips for making this AIP Pumpkin Apple Butter Pie
Start with making the pie crust before making the pie, and then stick the crust in the fridge. This allows you to chill the crust while you make the pie so the crust is easier to work with. When rolling out the pie crust, it is easiest when you roll it out on parchment paper and lay it in the pie plate. This pie is perfect for a 9 inch pie. You can also bake it in a 10 inch pie plate as well.
How do I make the pie crust decorations for this AIP Thanksgiving dessert?
If you want to add crust decorations to your pie, make the AIP Grain-Free Pie Crust Recipe 1.5 times so you have enough dough. Once you get the pie in the oven, roll out the crust and use a cookie cutter, or knife to cut out leaf shapes. Coat them with oil and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Bake in the oven with the pie for 15-18 minutes. They will be done when they start to brown. Once they cool position them on the top of the pie.
Let's make some AIP Pumpkin Apple Butter Pie!
First, start by making the AIP Grain-Free Pie Crust. This is the pie crust I used for this recipe, if you want enough dough to make leaf cut outs do this recipe 1.5 times. This recipe will take about 10 minutes.
Next, preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl mix together the 1 cup of apple butter with the 1 ¼ cup of pumpkin puree.
In a small bowl, mix together the coconut sugar, starch, salt, and spices: cinnamon, ginger, cloves. Add the mixture of spices and sugar into the pumpkin and apple butter mixture. Mix until well incorporated.
Finally add in the coconut milk and vanilla to the mixture. Add in one half at a time to mix well into the apple pumpkin mixture.
Set the mixture aside and pull out the pie crust. Roll out the pie crust on parchment paper and place into a 9 inch pie plate. Flute the edges of the crust and fill with the pie filling.
Place pie in the oven and bake for 50-60 minutes. If you use an 8 inch pie plate, you may need to bake 10 minutes longer. Pie will be done when it is mostly solid, it may jiggle slightly in the middle.
Let the pie cool at least 30 minutes before serving. I prefer serving the pie chilled, but you can set it out for 30 minutes before serving to warm it up a bit. Store the pie in the refrigerator covered for up to a week.
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AIP Pumpkin Apple Butter Pie
Ingredients
- 1 AIP pie crust Go to notes for recipe
- 1 Cup Apple butter Go to notes for recipe
- 1 ¼ Cup Pumpkin puree Not pumpkin pie filling
- ⅓ Cup Coconut sugar
- 3 Tablespoons Arrowroot flour
- ½ Teaspoon Cinnamon
- ¼ Teaspoon Ginger
- ¼ Teaspoon Cloves
- ¼ Teaspoon Salt
- ¾ Cup Full fat coconut milk Canned
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
Instructions
AIP Pumpkin Apple Butter Pie
- First, start by making the pie crust. The link to the recipe is in the notes. This will take about 10 minutes. If you want to add crust decorations to your pie, make the pie crust 1.5 times so you have enough dough.
- Next, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large bowl mix together the 1 cup of apple butter with the 1¼ cup of pumpkin puree.
- In a small bowl, mix together the coconut sugar, arrowroot, salt, and spices: cinnamon, ginger, cloves. Add the mixture of spices and sugar into the pumpkin and apple butter mixture. Mix until well incorporated.
- Finally add in the coconut milk and vanilla to the mixture. Add in one half at a time to mix well into the apple pumpkin mixture.
- Set the mixture aside and pull out the pie crust. Roll out the pie crust on parchment paper and place into a 9 inch pie plate. Flute the edges of the crust and fill with the pie filling.
- Place pie in the oven and bake for 50-60 minutes. If you use an 8 inch pie plate, you may need to bake 10 minutes longer. Pie will be done when it is mostly solid, it may jiggle slightly in the middle.
- Let the pie cool at least 30 minutes before serving. I prefer serving the pie chilled, but you can set it out for 30 minutes before serving to warm it up a bit. Store the pie in the refrigerator covered for up to a week.
AIP Crust Decorations
- Once you get the pie in the oven, roll out the extra crust and use a cookie cutter, or knife to cut out leaf shapes. Coat them with oil and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Bake in the oven with the pie at 350 Fahrenheit for 15-18 minutes. They will be done when they start to brown. Once they cool, position them on the top of the pie.
