Zucchini Pie (Mock Apple Pie)
Use all those leftover giant zucchini's up with this recipe that tastes just like apple pie! Also freezes great so you can prep them and then pull them out and cook them in the off season.
Ingredients
Pie Filling
- 4-6 cups cubed/sliced zucchini peel and cut lengthwise, scoop out seeds, slice like apples or cube them in 1/2" chunks
- 1 pie shell you can make your own or I just purchase the ones in the fridge/freezer section
- 1 ¼ cups sugar
- 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp butter
- dash nutmeg
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 ½ tbsp cream of tarter
- dash salt
Topping Mixture
- ¾ stick butter
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup flour
Instructions
- Cook the 4-6 cups of zucchini in a small amount of water and then drain the water once the zucchini turn a clear color. (about ten minutes)
- Mix together the rest of the pie filling ingredients into the cooked zucchini and pour into the unbaked pie shell.
- Add all of the topping ingredients together and mix until chunks form into a crumble.
- Place the crumbled pie topping onto the unbaked pie.
- Bake at 375℉ for 45 minutes or until top is crispy golden brown.