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Ritz Mock Apple Pie

Name: Ritz Mock Apple Pie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 36 Ritz Crackers, coarsely broken (about 1 3/4 cups crumbs); 2 cups water; 2 cups sugar; 2 teaspoons cream of tartar; Pastry for two-crust 9-inch pie; 2 tablespoons butter; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; Grated peel of 1 lemon (optional)

Adapted from the original Ritz Crackers Box packaging. Back of the Bag is not affiliated with Ritz.

"The Depression-era pie made of crackers that fools everyone."

Prep 20 min Cook 35 min 8 servings

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The Story

Printed on the Ritz Crackers box during the Great Depression, this pie uses crushed crackers, sugar, and cinnamon to convincingly impersonate a real apple pie. People still bake it for the novelty — and it's still on the box.

From the back of Crackers Box — since 1935

Ingredients

36 Ritz Crackers, coarsely broken (about 1 3/4 cups crumbs)
2 cups water
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
Pastry for two-crust 9-inch pie
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Grated peel of 1 lemon (optional)

Directions

1
Preheat oven to 425°F. Roll out half of pastry and line a 9-inch pie pan.
2
In a saucepan, combine water, sugar, and cream of tartar; bring to a boil. Simmer 15 minutes. Add lemon peel; cool.
3
Place cracker crumbs in pie shell. Pour cooled syrup over crumbs. Dot with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon. Cover with top crust; seal and flute edges. Cut slits in top crust.
4
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Serve warm.