Two of our favorite things, rolled into one delicious cinnamon roll apple pie.

The filling is sweet, slightly tart, and has the perfect balance of salt and spice.

Cinnamon sugar dots the buttery crust, which is arranged in sweet swirls that resemble cinnamon rolls.

Southern Living Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie

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And ourSouthern LivingTest Kitchen attests, the process is incredibly fun.

Learn how to make Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie.

It might just be your family’s new favorite.

Southern Living Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie ingredients

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Cinnamon roll apple pie can be made up to one day ahead of time and stored at room temperature.

Ingredients

4large(10 oz.

each)Honeycrisp apples, peeled and sliced 1/4-in.

Southern Living Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie stirring together the apple mixture

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thick

4medium-size(7 oz.

each)Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced 1/4-in.

(4 1/2 oz.

Southern Living Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie cooking down the apples

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Thicken apple mixture:

Whisk together cornstarch and cold water in a small bowl until combined.

Add to apple mixture; cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 1 minute.

Remove from heat, and stir in 3 tablespoons of the butter until melted.

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Pour into a large heatproof bowl; let cool slightly, about 30 minutes.

Stir together remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a separate small bowl; set aside.

Fit into a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray.

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Trim edges, leaving a 1/4- to 1/2-inch overhang.

Chill in refrigerator until ready to use.

Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar mixture evenly over dough all the way to edges.

Southern Living Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie making the butter and cinnamon mixture

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Drizzle remaining 1 tablespoon melted butter over sugar mixture, and brush to ensure mixture is evenly covering dough.

Tightly roll crust into a 13-inch log.

Wrap tightly in parchment paper, and chill in refrigerator until cold, about 30 minutes.

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Slice 1 inch from both ends of log, and set aside.

Cut log into about 14 (3/4-inch) slices.

Prepare oven:

Preheat oven to 425F with rack in lower third position.

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Remove pie plate from refrigerator, and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Spoon cooled apple mixture into crust.

Brush edges of dough lightly with water.

Southern Living Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie slicing the pie dough

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Carefully crimp edges of cinnamon roll dough into crimped edges of dough in pie plate.

Bake pie:

Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.

Remove pie from oven, and let cool completely on a wire rack, about 3 hours.

Southern Living Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie pressing the pie dough swirls out

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Drizzle over cooled pie.

Southern Living Cinnamon Apple Pie putting the filling into the prepared crust

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Southern Living Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie placing the dough swirls on top of the apple pie

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Southern Living Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie after baking

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Southern Living Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie ready to serve with cups of coffee on the side

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