Making McDonald’s Apple Pie At Home | But Better

Not only is this the baked apple pie, but we’re bringing back the fried one, better than it ever could have been.

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Ingredients Needed:

Filling:
- 4 apples
- 1/2 cup (95g) packed light brown sugary 
- 1/2 cup (106g) granulated white sugar
- 2 teaspoons (4g) ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon (1g) ground allspice 
- 1/2 teaspoon (4g) fine sea salt
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp (9g) corn starch dissolved in 2 tablespoons (21g) water

Pie Crust:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (375g),  plus extra for rolling
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, very cold, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 1.5 teaspoons (10g) fine salt
- 2 teaspoons (10g) sugar
- 6 to 8 tablespoons (108g) ice water

Baked Version:
- Puff pastry or pie dough... 
- apple filling
- egg wash
- 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
- 1.5 teaspoons (5g) ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon (2g) garam masala
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Filling:
- 4 apples
- 3/4 cup (150g) packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (55g) granulated white sugar
- 2 teaspoons (5g) ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon (1g) ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon (2g) fine sea salt
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp (7g) corn starch dissolved in 2 tablespoons water

[james.randorff]

Kendrick shoving the entire pie into his mouth and then mushing out, “It’s a little hot, ” got a long and uncontrollable laughing fit out of me. I think Kendrick is my new favorite NPC in this game.

[sophiegoulopoulos]

Ahh, memories. Taking that first bite into a late 90s McDonald's apple pie, scalding your entire mouth and not tasting anything for a week

[benjaminezell]

So many genuine moments from Kendrick.

"I want the rest of that fuckin pie"

[vangiekitty]

I’m old enough to remember when they made fried cherry pies. Those were so good!

[douglascampe]

Dear Mr. Weissman,
Your Korean fried chicken sandwich was the greatest thing on this planet to grace my lips. I loved it. I also love your “But Better” series, and quite frankly I’m tired of you winning all the time. Would you please do a “But Better” against yourself? I’d love to see you lose to your own recipe.

[bachouttapocket]

Gotta respect Kendrick just shoving the whole pie in his mouth lol

[With_Me_JAPAN]

My memory of apple pie at McD in my childhood has just come back while watching this video..I don’t know how many times I have burnt my mouth 😂✨

[obquixote]

"I know a McDonald's Apple Pie when I taste one." Me too, Kendrick. Me too. And the way you finished that pie in one bite? You're a man after my own heart.

[stefaniab]

I died when the cashier said, “No we don’t have that anymore (fried pies). We only have apple and pumpkin”.
I had to rewind and see his reaction a few times. Made my day.

[lpei]

I used to LOVE the McDonald's fried apple pies!!! My parents got tired of my always asking to get a pie. One day, they bought me 12 of the pies and told me to eat them all. I have not eaten a McDonald's apple pie since then. That was over 30 years ago...

[iLoveLeatherNYC]

Kendrick is funny AF...he was rubbing his eyes like he was about to cry 'cuz it was so good. Dude I feel you. 100%. FRIED PIES rule. The cherry were the only reason to go to McD's, now can't be bothered.

[imnolongercheesecake]

I saw the apple pie and was like: "this ain't a pie, its a fucking hot pocket!"

[mikemontgomery]

Kendrick for 3 points, again… perfect addition to the Josh World team.

[emilymarmann]

I’ve made these multiple times now and just made a big batch to take to Thanksgiving for family and they are one of the most amazing things I’ve ever created with my own hands. I will say, I am a broke college student so I use the frozen puff pastry from Walmart and don’t add any spices or anything that I don’t have and they are always amazing. Josh, I did get your book and have very much enjoyed reading though it and I am very exciting to cook everything in it and I highly recommend to anyone who doesn’t have it yet!

[luciaaguadomuniz]

Kendrick saying "YEA!" is the cutest thing I have ever seen, my heart is melting <3

[irenewilliams]

In Russia we don't only still have fried ones, but also we have the absolute best cherry filling. Apple with cinnamon is being sold exclusively around Christmas/New Year season. And also some items on the menu are being changed throughout the year, so we have more seasonal pies. My favourite one is raspberry with ricotta cheese. Shame you guys don't have those!

[joedavidanthony]

Might I suggest (if you're looking for suggestions) a Little Debbie cake | But better. Little Debbie is apart of everyones childhood in one way or another and it would be interesting to see your take on one of those classic treats. Whether it's a Frosted Fudge, or one of their Holiday cakes (it is that time of year again) I'm sure that video would draw in a lot of viewers.

[sethgaston]

I freaking love Josh, but flexing on beating McDonald's is kind of the equivalent of me beating up a three-year-old. 😂

[morrisahj]

The mini monologue at 9:20 was impressive 😂 
Almost as impressive as the one bite Kendrick took when he was informed the pie was his for the taking 🤣😆 
Wholesome victory 👏

[rrrage]

Currently making these! They are in the oven! Can’t wait to try!
After baking: just tried it and it is delicious!