Storing Unbaked Apple Pie
Keep the pie in the fridge if you plan to bake it within 2 days. Leave the pie in a pie plate and cover it loosely with plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Put it in the fridge for up to 2 days and bake or freeze it by the end of the second day. Follow your recipe’s directions to bake the pie. If you know you won’t be baking the pie within 2 days, then just go straight to freezing it without storing it in the fridge.
Freeze the pie for up to 4 months if you won't bake it within 2 days. Wrap the pie tightly in its pie dish with aluminum foil or plastic wrap. Put it in the freezer and take it out to bake it within 3-4 months for the best quality. You can also put the pie in its plate inside of a sealable freezer bag if it fits. Wrapping the pie tightly is important so it doesn’t get freezer burn.
Cook frozen, unbaked apple pie without thawing it. Preheat your oven to 450 °F (232 °C) and bake the pie directly from the freezer for 15-20 minutes. Lower the temperature to 375 °F (191 °C) and continue to bake the pie for 20-30 minutes until the crust is brown and crispy. Make sure to store the pie in a metal or ceramic pie dish that can go straight from the freezer into the oven.
Keeping Baked Apple Pie
Leave baked apple pie at room temperature for up to 2 days. Apple pie and other fruit pies have enough sugars and acids in them to stay food-safe at room temperature for up to 2 days. Keep the pie in its pie dish and cover it loosely with foil, plastic wrap, or an overturned bowl on the counter. This applies to both whole baked pies and leftover slices of baked pie. Both can be left covered at room temperature for up to 2 days. If your pie recipe contains any dairy or eggs, then refrigerate the pie immediately after it cools.
Store apple pie in the refrigerator for up to 4 days total. Baked apple pie will stay good in the fridge for up to 4 days, or for 2 days at room temperature followed by 2 more days in the fridge. Cover the pie loosely with plastic wrap or foil and put it in the fridge, or set it in the fridge and put an upside down bowl over it. You can leave the pie in its dish, regardless of whether it is sliced or whole. If you want, you can individually wrap leftover slices of pie to keep them in the fridge. There isn’t a noticeable difference in the taste of pie stored in the refrigerator compared to pie stored at room temperature. You may notice the crust is slightly soggier.
Freeze baked apple pie for up to 4 months. Wrap the pie tightly with plastic wrap or aluminum foil, or stick it in a sealable freezer bag. Put it in the freezer and use it within 3-4 months for the best taste. You can let the pie sit at room temperature for up to 2 days, and in the fridge for up to 4 days, before you freeze it. Make sure to wrap the pie well enough, or seal it fully in a freezer bag, so that it doesn’t get freezer burn.
Defrost frozen, baked apple pie in the fridge overnight before reheating it. Take the pie out of the freezer the day before you want to use it and put it in the fridge. Preheat your oven to 375 °F (191 °C) once the pie is defrosted and bake it for 10-15 minutes to re-crisp the crust and heat it up. Leave the pie in a metal or ceramic pie dish that can go in the oven after you defrost it.
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