Common Ingredients in apple pie Recipes

We researched the most common ingredients in over fifty popular apple pie recipes and found the top 15 ingredients.

The most common ingredient in apple pie dishes is white sugar.

Butter, flour, apples, brown sugar, eggs and juice lemon are also common ingredients in apple pie recipes. For herbs and spices, cinnamon and nutmeg are popular. Salt is in 75% of apple pie recipes.

The average apple pie recipe has about 14.2 ingredients, with a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 38.

In terms of directions, apple pie recipes have about 6.1 steps on average, ranging from 2 to 16 instructions.

An average apple pie recipe takes about 2 hours 17 minutes to prepare, ranging from 15 minutes to 9 hours.

Ratios of Common Ingredients in Apple Pie

For 2 tablespoon butter (28 g), the median and average amounts of other significant ingredients are below. Some ingredients are potential substitutes for others, meaning they almost never exist together in a single apple pie recipe, and are marked below.

Ingredient	Median	Average	% of recipes with butter	Potential subsitutions
cinnamon	half a teaspoon (1 g)	two thirds of a teaspoon (2 g)	89%
salt	0.14 teaspoon (1 g)	0.28 teaspoon (2 g)	86%
white sugar	0.17 cup (33 g)	0.28 cup (56 g)	83%
flour	a quarter cup (31 g)	0.61 cup (76 g)	83%
brown sugar	0.17 cup (37 g)	0.31 cup (69 g)	67%
juice lemon	1.3 tablespoon (20 g)	3.5 tablespoon (53 g)	44%
granny smith apples	1.5 (309 g)	1.7 (343 g)	39%
nutmeg	0.19 teaspoon (0 g)	0.34 teaspoon (1 g)	39%
eggs	0.6 (33 g)	0.57 (32 g)	36%

Ingredients by Average Weight in Apple Pie

We also found the average content of the significant ingredients by weight in apple pie recipes. This would be: 31% apples, 16% granny smith apples, 14% ice water, 10% white sugar, 8% flour, 8% brown sugar, 5% butter, 3% eggs, 2% crust and 2% juice lemon.

Here are the top ingredients, listed in order of popularity.

cinnamon

Cinnamon is the most popular ingredient in apple pie dishes. In fact, over 85% of apple pie recipes contain cinnamon.

Ground is a frequent preparation for cinnamon in apple pie dishes.

Cinnamon is often included in apple pie dishes in amounts of 1 teaspoon, half a teaspoon or a quarter teaspoon.

In apple pie recipes that contain cinnamon, it is on average, 0.2% by weight.

For apple pie recipes, cinnamon is frequently used with salt, white sugar, flour, butter and brown sugar.

white sugar

Another popular ingredient in apple pie is white sugar. From the recipes we've sampled for apple pie, over 80% have white sugar.

Apple pie dishes often call for white sugar to be granulated.

White sugar is often included in apple pie dishes in amounts of half a cup, a quarter cup or 1 tablespoon.

In apple pie recipes that contain white sugar, it is on average, 7% by weight.

In recipes for apple pie, white sugar is often used with cinnamon, salt, flour, butter and brown sugar.

butter

Butter is another common ingredient in apple pie dishes. In fact, over 75% of apple pie recipes contain butter.

Chilled, melted and cubed are frequent preparations for butter in apple pie dishes.

Common quantities for butter in apple pie dishes include 2 tablespoons, a quarter cup or 3 tablespoons.

In apple pie recipes that contain butter, it is on average, 4% by weight.

Cinnamon, salt, white sugar, flour and brown sugar are commonly used together with butter in apple pie dishes.

salt

Another popular ingredient in apple pie is salt. From the recipes we've sampled for apple pie, over 75% have salt.

Salt is often included in apple pie dishes in amounts of half a teaspoon, a quarter teaspoon or 1 teaspoon.

In apple pie recipes that contain salt, it is on average, 0.2% by weight.

For apple pie recipes, salt is frequently used with cinnamon, white sugar, flour, butter and brown sugar.

flour

Flour is another common ingredient in apple pie dishes. In fact, over 65% of apple pie recipes contain flour.

Flour is often included in apple pie dishes in amounts of 2 tablespoons, 2.5 cups or 2 cups.

In apple pie recipes that contain flour, it is on average, 7% by weight.

In recipes for apple pie, flour is often used with cinnamon, salt, white sugar, butter and brown sugar.

apples

Another popular ingredient in apple pie is apples. From the recipes we've sampled for apple pie, over 65% have apples.

Variations of apples include:

• granny smith apples: 29% of recipes
• delicious apples: 8% of recipes

Cinnamon, white sugar, salt, flour and nutmeg are commonly used together with apples in apple pie dishes.

Potential substitutions for apples in apple pie:

• granny smith apples
• delicious apples

Also, apples is not often used with crust, baking powder and egg yolks.

granny smith apples

Granny smith apples is another common ingredient in apple pie dishes. In fact, over 25% of apple pie recipes contain granny smith apples.

Apple pie dishes often call for granny smith apples to be peeled, cored, sliced and diced.

Granny smith apples is often included in apple pie dishes in amounts of 4 granny smith apples, 2 granny smith apples or 2 pounds.

In apple pie recipes that contain granny smith apples, it is on average, 35% by weight.

In recipes for apple pie, granny smith apples is often used with salt, brown sugar, flour, butter and cinnamon. On the other hand, granny smith apples is almost never used with easy pie dough shaped plate.

brown sugar

Brown sugar is another common ingredient in apple pie dishes. In fact, over 55% of apple pie recipes contain brown sugar.

Packed and firmly packed are frequent preparations for brown sugar in apple pie dishes.

Brown sugar is often included in apple pie dishes in amounts of half a cup, three quarters of a cup or a quarter cup.

In apple pie recipes that contain brown sugar, it is on average, 8% by weight.

For apple pie recipes, brown sugar is frequently used with cinnamon, flour, salt, white sugar and butter.

eggs

Another popular ingredient in apple pie is eggs. From the recipes we've sampled for apple pie, over 40% have eggs.

Variations of eggs include:

• egg yolks: 7% of recipes

In recipes for apple pie, eggs is often used with cinnamon, salt, white sugar, flour and butter.

juice lemon

Juice lemon is another common ingredient in apple pie dishes. In fact, over 35% of apple pie recipes contain juice lemon.

Squeezed is a frequent preparation for juice lemon in apple pie dishes.

Common quantities for juice lemon in apple pie dishes include 2 tablespoons, 1 tablespoon or 1 teaspoon.

In apple pie recipes that contain juice lemon, it is on average, 3% by weight.

Cinnamon, salt, white sugar, flour and butter are commonly used together with juice lemon in apple pie dishes.

nutmeg

Another popular ingredient in apple pie is nutmeg. From the recipes we've sampled for apple pie, over 35% have nutmeg.

Ground and grated are frequent preparations for nutmeg in apple pie dishes.

Nutmeg is often included in apple pie dishes in amounts of a quarter teaspoon, half a teaspoon or 0 pinch.

In apple pie recipes that contain nutmeg, it is on average, 0.1% by weight.

For apple pie recipes, nutmeg is frequently used with cinnamon, flour, salt, white sugar and brown sugar. However, crust and filling are almost never used together with nutmeg in apple pie dishes.

vanilla

Another popular ingredient in apple pie is vanilla. From the recipes we've sampled for apple pie, over 25% have vanilla.

Variations of vanilla include:

• vanilla extract: 19% of recipes

Flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and white sugar are commonly used together with vanilla in apple pie dishes.

ice water

Ice water is another common ingredient in apple pie dishes. In fact, over 25% of apple pie recipes contain ice water.

Ice water is often included in apple pie dishes in amounts of a quarter cup, 6 tablespoons or half a cup.

In apple pie recipes that contain ice water, it is on average, 30% by weight.

For apple pie recipes, ice water is frequently used with salt, flour, butter, cinnamon and white sugar. However, easy pie dough shaped plate, delicious apples and egg yolks are almost never used together with ice water in apple pie dishes.

cornstarch

Another popular ingredient in apple pie is cornstarch. From the recipes we've sampled for apple pie, over 20% have cornstarch.

Cornstarch is often included in apple pie dishes in amounts of 1 teaspoon, a quarter cup or 2 tablespoons.

In apple pie recipes that contain cornstarch, it is on average, 1.1% by weight.

In recipes for apple pie, cornstarch is often used with white sugar, cinnamon, salt, flour and butter.

Potential substitutions for cornstarch in apple pie:

• tapioca starch

Also, cornstarch is not often used with ginger and egg yolks.

crust

Crust is another common ingredient in apple pie dishes. In fact, over 15% of apple pie recipes contain crust.

Prepared and chilled are frequent preparations for crust in apple pie dishes.

Common quantities for crust in apple pie dishes include 1 tablespoon or 1 crust.

In apple pie recipes that contain crust, it is on average, 8% by weight.

White sugar, cinnamon, butter, salt and filling are commonly used together with crust in apple pie dishes. Conversely, crust is not often used with nutmeg, zest lemon and baking powder.

Other apple pie Ingredients

Other significant ingredients used in apple pie recipes include:

• heavy cream - 15%
• easy pie dough shaped plate - 15%
• ginger - 15%
• allspice - 10%
• clove - 10%
• filling - 10%
• pastry pie - 10%
• zest lemon - 10%
• pecans - 10%
• tapioca starch - 5%
• baking powder - 5%

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