I love to use Honeycrisp and Granny Smith apples, but some other good options would be Fuji or Pink Lady. Apples: You can use any type of baking apples that you prefer, but I do recommend using a combination of sweet and tart apples.The topping also uses some ground cinnamon to really amp up the flavor in the pie! Spices: The filling uses a combination of ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and ground cloves.I highly recommend using the homemade pie crust in the recipe, but if you’re short on time you can use a store-bought pie crust instead. The result is a super buttery and flaky pie crust that pairs beautifully with the apple pie filling and topping. Instead of using a combination of butter and shortening, we’re only using Danish Creamery European Style Unsalted Butter in it. Pie Crust: For this recipe, I used my homemade pie crust recipe with one adjustment.Let’s discuss a few key ingredients to ensure that this pie turns out perfect for you: While the ingredient list for this cinnamon crumble apple pie may seem a little long, many of the ingredients repeat themselves for different parts of the recipe. If there’s one pie recipe that you try from my site this fall, then this apple crumble pie needs to be it! While this pie does require a few extra steps, the flavor and taste makes it all worth it. Then, it’s all topped off with a buttery crumb topping. This pie is made with a super flaky pie crust which is filled with a sweet apple pie filling mixed with a blend of spices. And dare I say? It’s even better than the original! Today’s apple crumble pie recipe is a fun spin on classic apple pie. As always, all opinions are mine.*įall is here and if you can’t tell, the only thing on my mind right now are apple and pumpkin desserts. *This post is sponsored by Danish Creamery. This recipe is perfect for fall, but can be enjoyed year-round too! Let the pie rest for an hour before serving.This Apple Crumble Pie is made with a buttery, flaky pie crust, sweet and juicy apple filling, and topped with a buttery crumb topping. You will have to cover pie halfway through with aluminium foil so it doesn't brown too much. Cook for about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until golden brown and bubbling. Bake for 15 minutes and then reduce the temperature to 375☏.Add apples, melted butter, lemon juice and vanilla extract, tossing to coat.Mix sugar, corn starch and cinnamon in large bowl.Add melted butter and stir until mixture resembles coarse meal. For crumb topping, mix flour, oats and brown sugar in medium bowl. Store-bought pie crust - can also make your own.Granny Smith apples - best apples for pies.Cinnamon - can't have apples without cinnamon.Corn starch - helps thicken the filling.Granulated sugar - sweetens the apple filling.Unsalted butter - helps form the crumble.Light brown sugar - sweetens the crumb topping.

Old-fashioned oats - the main ingredient in the crumble.

All-purpose flour - mixed with oats to make crumble.

Oh and consider making some apple cider caramel sauce to drizzle on top! Jump to:

So while you might not make this apple crumb pie for today's Thanksgiving, hopefully you save it for the next one. It is important to use Granny Smith apples as they hold their shape while baking and give a sweet-tart flavor that is known with apple pies. But if you feel like making your own crust, be my guest! Otherwise this recipe is pretty simple to whip together. To me, there just isn't much difference between store-bought and making it at home. I'll be honest, I don't make homemade pie crust. Since then, we've had it for every Thanksgiving and I don't plan on that stopping anytime soon. At the time, I had just good old regular apple pie, not one with a crumb topping.Īfter one bite, I turned to him and said it was the best pie I've ever had. It was about 15 years ago, maybe more, when my Dad made an apple crumb pie for Thanksgiving. So I figured it appropriate to actually share this pie recipe on Thanksgiving, as I'm giving thanks every day to have this apple pie with crumb topping in my life. However we definitely adopted it and for most Thanksgiving meals, it is required! And I'm no different. Although surprisingly it was created in England! To most, it is the quintessential American dessert. I'm all about pies - from homemade cherry pie to lemon meringue pie to strawberry blueberry pie.īut apple pie has always been one of my favorite desserts.

Single serving crumb top apple pie