If you need a quick and easy pie, this Dutch Apple Pie is our favorite! I don’t love traditional pie crust, but the cookie-like crust and crumble topping on this pie are amazing. It is always a crowd favorite and perfect for Thanksgiving!
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To bake this Dutch apple pie recipe, you will need the following ingredients:
- flour
- brown sugar
- butter
- quick oats
- sugar
- cornstarch
- water
- Granny Smith apples
- vanilla
- cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Dutch Apple Pie
- Preheat the oven to 350℉.
- In a large bowl, mix together flour, brown sugar, butter and oats with a pastry blender. Set aside one cup of mixture for crumb topping.
- Press the remaining crumb mixture into an ungreased 9-inch pie pan; set aside.
- In a sauce pan, combine sugar, cornstarch and water over medium-high heat.
- Bring to a boil and let boil for 2 minutes, whisking constantly (it will thicken up quickly so it’s important to keep stirring the whole time!).
- Remove from heat and fold in apples, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice.
- Pour apple mixture into prepared crust and sprinkle seet-aside crumb topping on top.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until topping is golden brown and apples are tender.
- Let cool before serving.
Frequently Asked Questions
One of the most popular baking apples are Granny Smith apples. They are tart, tangy and perfectly firm to use in apple pie. If you are looking for a sweeter apple, try Honeycrisp, Braeburn or Jonathan apples.
The difference between a Dutch apple pie and a regular apple pie is the streusel topping.Dutch apple pie has an amazing crumble topping made up of butter, flour and brown sugar that gives it a sweet and crunchy topping.
Storage Suggestions
Allow the pie to come down to room temperature (covering the pie when it’s still warm will cause condensation and a soggy crust). Cover the pie with plastic wrap and then aluminum foil on top and store it in the fridge for up to 4 days.
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Dutch Apple Pie Recipe
Ingredients
Crust:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup butter, cold
- ½ cup quick oats
Filling:
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 3 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 ¼ cups water
- 5-6 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced or diced
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉.
- In a large bowl, mix together flour, brown sugar, butter and oats with a pastry blender. Set aside one cup of mixture for crumb topping.
- Press the remaining crumb mixture into an ungreased 9-inch pie pan; set aside.
- In a sauce pan, combine sugar, cornstarch and water over medium-high heat.
- Bring to a boil and let boil for 2 minutes, whisking constantly (it will thicken up quickly so it's important to keep stirring the whole time!).
- Remove from heat and fold in apples, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice.
- Pour apple mixture into prepared crust and sprinkle seet-aside crumb topping on top.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until topping is golden brown and apples are tender.
- Let cool before serving.
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