Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. (*After you grate the apples, squeeze out any excess liquid they create.)
In a large bowl, beat together the sugar, butter, flour, vanilla, cinnamon, salt and eggs with an electric hand mixer on medium speed. Beat until combined.
Fold in the shredded apples. Pour mixture into the unbaked pie shell and spread out evenly. Place pie on a large cookie sheet.
Bake pie for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until center is set. (Start to check it at the 50 minute mark.)
Carefully remove from oven. Let pie cool and rest 1 hour before serving. Serve each slice of pie warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce. Enjoy!