sour cream apple pie

Hillsborough, NC
Updated on Oct 27, 2025

Sweetened sour cream swirls around apple slices with a crumb topping.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

This has all the traditional apple pie goodness with the addition of scrumptious, crumbly topping. A fantastic dessert for fall or the holidays, it has a sweet, creamy filling that surrounds the apples. We loved the crunchy walnut crumble sprinkled on top. From the first bite to the last, this apple pie is out of this world!

prep time 30 Min
cook time 4 Hr 30 Min
method Bake
yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 - refrigerated pie crust
  • FILLING
  • 1 1/4 cups sour cream
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup self-rising flour
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 - egg
  • 6 cups baking apples, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch slices
  • TOPPING
  • 1/2 cup self-rising flour
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons cold butter or margarine

How To Make sour cream apple pie

  • Placing pie crust in a pie plate.
    Step 1
    Heat oven to 400F. Unroll pie crust in a 9-inch pie plate as directed on box for one crust filled pie.
  • Poking holes in the crust.
    Step 2
    Press crust into the pie plate and, using a fork, poke holes in the crust.
  • Whisking together sour cream, granulated sugar, flour, vanilla, and egg.
    Step 3
    In a large bowl, beat sour cream, granulated sugar, flour, vanilla, and egg with a wire whisk until well blended.
  • Stirring in sliced apples.
    Step 4
    Stir in apples.
  • Apples poured into the pie crust.
    Step 5
    Pour into crust-lined pie plate.
  • Partially baking the pie in the oven.
    Step 6
    Bake 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 F and bake 30 minutes longer.
  • Whisking dry topping ingredients together.
    Step 7
    Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, mix all topping ingredients except butter.
  • Cutting butter into the dry ingredients.
    Step 8
    With a pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
  • Refrigerating the topping ingredients.
    Step 9
    Refrigerate until ready to use.
  • Sprinkling the topping over the pie.
    Step 10
    Sprinkle topping over pie.
  • Continuing to bake the apple pie.
    Step 11
    Bake 20 to 25 minutes longer or until topping is golden brown.
  • Sour Cream Apple Pie cooling on a rack.
    Step 12
    Cool completely on a wire rack, about 2 hours. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pie.
  • Inside layers of the Sour Cream Apple Pie.
    Step 13
    High altitude (3500-6500 ft) in step 11, bake 25 to 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

(per serving*)
calories: 537kcal, carbohydrates: 67g, cholesterol: 186mg, fat: 26g, fiber: 4g, protein: 11g, saturated fat: 8g, sodium: 244mg, sugar: 43g, unsaturated fat: 18g
*Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition information is estimated.

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Category: Pies
Keyword: #apples
Keyword: #walnuts
Keyword: #sour cream
Keyword: #apple pie
Collection: A+ Apple Pie
Collection: Nuts for Baking
Collection: Holiday Baking
Collection: A is for Apple
Ingredient: Fruit
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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