Apple Pie Frozen Custard: Festive Serving Occasions and Customization Options

Whether found at the market or picked fresh from the local orchard, fresh crisp apples are a beautiful sight and taste to experience. In addition to enjoying them raw, transforming them into sides like applesauce, and incorporating them into a variety of salads and other dishes, this fruit is also part of many classic desserts including apple pie. Since a slice of apple pie is often paired with a creamy component, like the vanilla frozen custard from the Freddy’s near you, apple pie custard has unsurprisingly become its own frozen treat flavor. Here, discover four celebratory occasions for enjoying this particular custard flavor and how to further customize this treat!

4 Fitting Occasions for Apple Pie Frozen Custard

Every day in any season is the perfect time for enjoying frozen custard. However, certain flavors like apple pie frozen custard may be especially ideal for specific occasions throughout the year. For example, at Freddy’s, our rotating special menu additions in the fall have featured Caramel Apple Pie Concrete. In addition to the timing of peak apple season, here are four more days on the calendar for which this frozen treat is especially fitting!

1. National Pie Day – January 23: Pie is so loved that there are two days on which it is celebrated, according to the National Day Calendar: January 23rd (noted as the more popular of the two) and December 1st. Frankly, we don’t see why an apple pie frozen custard treat shouldn’t be enjoyed on both days (and many others!). Consequently, you can start the year off right and welcome the final month of the year with this pie-inspired treat.

2. National Pi Day – March 14: Baking and math go hand in hand. Mathnasium shares that there are several math holidays, but Pi Day provides the opportunity to enjoy both math and the tasty baked goods that are associated with it. Want to multiply the delicious possibilities of your next National Pi Day? Consider enjoying apple pie frozen custard on a slice of apple pie.

3. National Frozen Custard Day – Aug. 8: At Freddy’s, we look forward to National Frozen Custard Day each year! Often, we choose to celebrate by providing some extra sweetness to our guests on the big day, like a free mini one-topping sundae to complete your order of a mouth-watering steakburger or chicken sandwich. Additionally, the new apple crop will soon arrive, so this month is the perfect time to make room in your freezer! If you still have some homemade apple pie filling around, combine it with our vanilla custard to create your own apple pie frozen custard.

4. Apple Day – October 21: According to Awareness Days, Apple Day provides the opportunity to appreciate the importance of apples in culinary uses, as well as their cultural and ecological significance. In addition to enjoying a frozen apple pie custard today, you might also plant an apple tree or plan your next apple-picking trip.

How to Customize Apple Pie Frozen Custard Creations

With its sweet fruit and creamy, rich custard, apple pie custard is a flavor that stands out on its own. However, both traditional custard dishes and frozen custard treats are elevated by additional ingredients. Consider customizing your next apple pie frozen custard treat with one or more of these components:

1. Caramel: Adding caramel to your apple pie custard brings another layer of flavor to your treat, which is why we used it in our specialty Caramel Apple Pie Concrete. Throughout the year, hot caramel is also available as one of over 20 toppings for our frozen custard treats.

2. Apple pie, cake or crumble: Amp up the celebration of apples by serving apple pie custard with another apple-based dessert. You might even try making a recipe for an apple custard pie, like this one from the Incredible Egg. For even more apple emphasis, serve the frozen custard on top of roasted apples.

3. Cookies: Incorporating OREO® cookies into a custard combination and enjoying frozen OREO® Custard Sandwiches are popular choices at Freddy’s. However, a similar approach works well for apple pie frozen custard creations. Try making your own frozen sandwiches with apple pie frozen custard and cookies like the salted caramel cookies from Modern Honey. Crumbled cinnamon cookies would also be a flavorful taste and texture addition for a sundae, as cinnamon and apple are a classic pairing.

For special occasions or just because it sounds good, apple pie frozen custard is a yummy treat to enjoy. With one of the combo meals at Freddy’s like the Freddy’s Original Double Combo, pair your next mouth-watering steakburger selection or sandwich with a choice of side and a frozen custard treat or drink. Whether you order new additions like our Tots and Grilled Cheese Steakburgers or seasonal treats featuring caramel and apples, remember to join Freddy’s Rewards and start earning points toward various menu items with every order!