One of my favourite pies… scratch that… my very favourite pie, is my mom’s Sour Cream Apple Pie. To me, it’s pie perfection – tender flaky pastry, succulent apples mixed with tangy sour cream and a perfect cinnamon brown sugar topping. Autumn in a pie plate. But then, then I saw Greg’s post for PEACH sour cream pie over on SippitySup and I started to think… why limit this perfect pie recipe to just apples when I have a fridge full of peaches??
Well, I couldn’t come up with a good reason so… I made my own version of peach sour cream pie from my mom’s apple pie recipe with a secret ingredient! (editor’s note: you do NOT need the secret ingredient for this to still be an awesome peach pie).
I mentioned our stop at Summerland Sweets/Sleeping Giant Winery in the Okanagan in my last post. Ethan and I both bought bottles of their Apple Pie Syrup (seriously… best. thing. ever.). I’ve poured it all over peach pancakes, vanilla frozen yogurt, peach compote, and even over cream cheese in a sandwich (don’t judge… just don’t… you haven’t tried the syrup yet)
Actually, after comparing notes with E on the weekend, I think it’s fair to say, that we’ve both been pouring that stuff all over anything that will sit still long enough to have syrup poured on it – which is a surprisingly large number of things!
So I figured why not add it to the peach pie filling? (it was also judiciously poured all over the peach pie upon serving…).
The pie actually turned out really well – not all fruits would work well in a sour cream mixture but this one did with a nice tang/sweetness contrast.
I sipped my first slice with a glass of peach wine from Sleeping Giant – and I’m telling you that as a shameless excuse to be able to add a photo of the wines I bought at their vineyard. Because, honestly, aren’t they pretty all lined up? I cannot wait to dive into the pumpkin one. Pumpkin wine… who knew it would be so delightful!? I can’t believe the mileage I’ve gotten out of our Okanagan Valley wine and food trip!
Anyway, on with the recipe. As you all know if you hang out here regularly, I don’t do pie crust. So, if you are like me and are cool with frozen pie crust, carry on. If you want pie crust from scratch, then find your favourite recipe and go from there! I decided to use cloves as my topping spice but you can easily sub cinnamon or, try the chai spice mix I use in a lot of my dessert cooking.
- 1 unbaked pie shell (9 inch)
- ¾ cup brown sugar + ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1½ tbsp flour + ⅓ cup flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup sour cream
- 1½ tsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp Summerland Sweets Apple Pie Syrup (secret ingredient. You can leave it out and still have a great pie!)
- 3 cups sliced peaches, peeled or unpeeled
- 1 tsp ground cloves (you can sub 1 tsp cinnamon if you prefer or even 1 tsp of chai spice mix)
- 2 tbsp butter softened.
- Preheat oven to 450F
- Mix ¾ cup brown sugar, 1½ tbstp flour and salt in a bowl
- Add egg and beat till combined
- Stir in sour cream, vanilla and apple pie syrup
- Add sliced peaches and toss till coated in the sour cream mixture
- Pour the whole mixture into the unbaked pied shell
- Bake at 450F for 10 minutes
- While pie is cooking at 450, mix together remaining brown sugar, flour, cloves and butter with your hands - it should resemble pea gravel when you're done
- Spread topping over the pie after it has baked for ten minutes
- Lower oven temp to 350F and bake for 40-45 minutes
- Topping should be crunchy and golden and fruit juices should be bubbling and starting to ooze through.
- Serve warm with ice cream and a drizzle of more Apple Pie Syrup. It also serves very well cold!
Food Photography Notes
Oh thank heaven for summer evenings, right? I noticed it was dark by 8:30 the other night and it made me sad… the afternoons will be dark and rainy all too soon. All of these images were shot outside in the early evening on a slightly overcast day. It was pretty much perfect outdoor shooting conditions: no shadow, no glare, no harsh light and everything looks so saturated. I didn’t even bother with the patio umbrella or reflectors. Just slapped stuff on the table and show a few photos. You have to enjoy those days when you have them! We’ll be back to reflectors, off camera flashes and tripods all too soon!
More of our Okanagan Adventures:
The Best Thing I Ever Ate – Peaches and Feta (recipe)
The Magical Okanagan Valley Part 1: Wine, Cheese and Being a Farmer
Rustic Peach and Cherry Honey Tart (recipe)
An Okanagan Food & Wine Journey Part 2
Sour Cream Peach Pie (recipe)
I know you don’t need the *secret ingredient* to make this pie but I sure would love to try it. Such a beautiful thing this dessert is. If youf Mom see’s this post I’m betting she’s all over this peach recipe version of her famous pie.
thanks Paula! that syrup is a gem. Can’t get enough of it!