Episode 219: The Dutch Apple Pie Frodown

09 Sep, 2009

Posted by: Gregory Ng: The Frozen Food Master

There really isn’t anything more American than Apple pie. Ok, maybe baseball, and obesity is more american. But once you throw some streusal on top it goes from being from the heartland to the land of the Dutch.

In this frodown, I taste test 3 Dutch Apple Pies head to head to head. The contenders: Sara Lee Dutch Apple Pie, Marie Callender’s Dutch Apple Pie and the Mrs. Smith’s Dutch Apple Crumb Pie. Who will come out victorious? The Frozen Food Master will tell you!

This episode and the rest of the episodes published this week are inspired by Evan Kleiman’s Pie-A-Day Project. Evan is baking a pie every day this summer!

Mrs. Smith’s Dutch Apple Crumb Pie Nutrition Facts:
Serving Size: 1/6 pie (128g)
Calories: 340
Calories from Fat: 120
Total Fat: 14g
Saturated Fat: 6g
Trans Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 240mg
Potassium: 40mg
Total Carb: 52g
Dietary Fiber: 2g
Sugars: 23g
Protein: 3g

Price: $6.49

3 star

Sara Lee Dutch Apple Pie Nutrition Facts:
Serving Size: 1/8 pie (131g)
Calories: 340
Calories from Fat: 130
Total Fat: 14g
Saturated Fat: 6g
Trans Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 290mg
Total Carb: 52g
Dietary Fiber: 2g
Sugars: 18g
Protein: 3g

Price: $6.39

3 1/2 star

Marie Callender’s Dutch Apple Pie Nutrition Facts:
Serving Size: 1/10 pie (128g)
Calories: 320
Calories from Fat: 130
Total Fat: 15g
Saturated Fat: 3.5g
Trans Fat: 4g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 170mg
Total Carb: 47g
Dietary Fiber: 2g
Sugars: 29g
Protein: 2g

Price: $8.89

4 star

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1 | a

September 9th, 2009 at 8:36 pm

europe has more obese people. just thought i'd throw that in.

also, dangit, i couldn't resist seeing the scores under the video and it spoiled the video in some ways.

thanks for the entertaining review

2 | guises

September 9th, 2009 at 11:37 pm

Streusel is german, not dutch. The Pennsylvania Dutch aren't dutch either – Dutch, in this case, is a perversion of Deutsch. So the pie, being an invention of the Pennsylvania Dutch, is American, but with german roots.

3 | celticheart

September 10th, 2009 at 6:26 am

My favorite Apple Pie is my own. I also and known for my Apple Crisp. If I freeze it and send it to you does that count lol.

Fun review Greg. When are we gonna see Mrs. FFM? She's getting braver and helping you from behind the scenes at least!

4 | MattUD

September 10th, 2009 at 6:41 am

Bring on the shoo-fly pie!

5 | JamsV

September 10th, 2009 at 1:33 pm

YAY! Apple Pie, I love you FFM, I want some Apple Pie right now.
My site is http://www.chocolatethunder.co.uk if you wanted to give it a look.
I can't wait for what pie comes next!
Still lovin' ya man.

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7 | Jonathan30C

September 10th, 2009 at 8:34 pm

Like many, I enjoy apple pie with some great vanilla ice cream on top, sometimes I like chocolate ice cream even

8 | Jonathan C.

September 11th, 2009 at 3:34 am

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10 | Brandon

December 23rd, 2009 at 12:28 am

awesome…Im from the Caribbean,thanks for the valuable info relating to apple pies… i was a little confused in choosing an apple pie…but u cleared it up for me…i might go with the Sarah Lee Apple pie…
keep up the great work!

11 | Isolder74

May 1st, 2010 at 11:52 pm

You needed to rest all of those pies longer. Whatever the instructions said it should rest at least 3 hours before serving. From the looks of the Marie Callender's pie it needed to rest for another hour before cutting.

12 | Isolder74

May 1st, 2010 at 11:57 pm

Streusel is German. Dutch is a bastardization of Deutch or German in German. It makes sense then for it to make you think of the Sound of Music where we see Max having an uneven 3.

13 | Isolder74

May 14th, 2010 at 10:26 pm

I love Shoo-Fly pie. The Pennsylvania Dutch are the masters of sweet yumminess! Lets see….Shoo-Fly pie, cobbler, apple pie, apple crisp, cheesecake……I could go on forever!

14 | crosswalkernest

May 16th, 2010 at 10:13 pm