Apple season has officially begun.
This means it’s the prime time to whip up your favorite recipe starring the autumnal fruit.
However, there’s no dish more emblematic of the season than classic apple pie.
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For centuries, the fruit-based dessert has drawn in fans with its sweet, cinnamony apple goodness.
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This 10-inch apple pie weighed two pounds and 11 ounces.
I purchased this pie for $6.82.
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One of my fellow taste-testers said, “This looks like your grandma’s apple pie.”
The crust was a perfect shade of golden brown with fork-crimped edges around it.
Slivers of apple peaked through the center opening, offering a sneak preview of what was to come.
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The taste:The texture of the apples aligned with their appearance.
They weren’t particularly soft and had a crispness to them that the other pie fillings lacked.
However, this didn’t take away from the flavor, which was delightfully sweet and cinnamony.
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That being said, this pie wasn’t without its flaws.
The crust was too crumbly, giving it a sand-like texture.
This pie cost $12.99.
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This thing ishuge."
The photo doesn’t do it justice.
As depicted, some of the pie cracked in the process.
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The taste:The filling featured the tartest apples, along with flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg.
This pie also had the softest apples, which delivered a caramelly, melt-in-your-mouth consistency.
However, I wished the apples were sweeter, and the crust was a bit soft for my liking.
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I had hoped the sugar crystals on top would offer a slight crunch.
I think keeping the pie in the oven for a few extra minutes would have made all the difference.
The label highlights that it’s vegan, as well.
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According to the label, the pie was topped with sugar, too.
Unlike the other three pies, which had chunks of apples, these were chopped into smaller pieces.
The apples were also considerably soft, though not quite as mushy as Costco’s, which I appreciated.
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The nine-inch dessert weighed exactly two pounds, and I picked it up for $13.99.
The look:In its whole form, this pie had the least striking appearance.
There were no fancy cutouts or designed edges, and some of the filling oozed out of the crust.
However, after taking a bite, I was pleasantly surprisedand very impressed.
This offered yet another delicious layer to the pie’s flavor profile.
