Mock Apple Pie first appeared in 1934 on the cracker’s package. It’s hard to imagine why anyone would want to substitute crisp apples for buttery crackers. Were they a stand-in for hard-to ...

This mock apple pie, based on Heloise’s classic recipe, tastes just like the real thing. Bake up a fake apple pie for April Fool’s Day and see if your friends and family can tell the difference.

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line 9-inch pie plate with pastry. Coarsely break crackers into pastry-lined pie plate. 2. Combine sugar, water and cream of tartar; bring to a boil. Boil gently ...

Use up zucchini in a mock apple pie! With a buttery crust, brown sugar, and warm spices, this recipe tastes just like apple pie, but without a single apple.

An apple pie recipe without apples . The filling for most recipes of Mock Apple Pie call for just a few ingredients - Ritz-style crackers, cream of tartar, water, sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon.

2-layer unbaked pie crust, homemade or the refrigerated type 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees (400 if using a metal pie tin). Skin the zucchini and slice them lengthwise. Remove all seeds. Slice ...

Another fan goes on about the fascinating history, saying: "These mock pies became very popular during the Great Depression actually! Ritz crackers were much cheaper, versatile, could be found ...

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Roll out half of the pastry; place in a 9-inch pie plate. Place cracker crumbs in crust; set aside. Mix sugar and cream of tartar in a medium saucepan; gradually stir in ...

Mock apple pie (also sometimes called no-apple apple pie) looks, tastes and smells like a classic apple pie, but this thrifty recipe born out of Great Depression-era scarcity, doesn't use apples.