Apple Pie with Crumb Topping

This holiday season I have been in the mood to bake. I made a delicious Sweet Potato Pie for Thanksgiving that was a big hit. However, I also wanted to make something with apples, similar to my Apple Crumble Muffins. I decided to prepare this apple pie with a crumb topping, which turned out exceptionally well.

Apple Pie with Crumb Topping

If you haven’t made apple pie, it is very easy to make. You can use my recipe for your crust, or use a store-bought one. This is my favorite store-bought Gluten-Free Vegan Pie Crust.

You can also use a variety of tart apples such as Jonagold, Melrose or Winesap and sweet apples in the recipe, such a Gala, Honeycrisp, Fuji, Braeburn. I used a blend of vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg but you can substitute with a blend of cardamom and coriander for a cinnamon substitute.

If you don’t have non-dairy butter, then you can substitute with coconut oil (not melted) for the crust, you will find you might need more coconut oil more like 6-7 tablespoons, and add enough cold water to form into a dough.

You will notice that I baked my pie at 350 degrees F for 1 hour and 10 minutes, the reason I slow-baked it was to prevent the topping from burning and to make sure the apples were cooked until tender and juicy.

We enjoyed the apple pie served with vegan vanilla ice cream.

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Originally published November 26th, 2017.

Apple Pie with Crumb Topping Recipe

• All-purpose gluten-free flour
• Organic cane sugar
• Salt
• Vegan butter
• Apple
• Cornstarch
• Lemon juice
• Vanilla
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• Almond flour
• Maple syrup

Vegan Gluten-Free Pie Crust Recipe

1. In a medium bowl, mix gluten-free flour, sugar, and salt. Cut in non-dairy butter until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. Add water and mix until the dough comes together into a ball. You might need more or less water so add 1 tablespoon at a time!
2. Grease a 9-inch pie plate, roll out dough in between two parchment pieces of paper. Remove the top layer of parchment paper. Invert your pie pan, over the exposed dough. Carefully flip the pie pan with the dough on top.
3. Carefully press dough into the bottom and sides of the pie plate, flute edges as desired, and place in refrigerator until ready.

Vegan Streusel Topping Recipe

• In a medium bowl, combine almond flour, non-dairy butter or coconut oil, and maple syrup.

How to Make Apple Pie with Crumb Topping?

1. Preheat oven to 350℉.
2. Toss apples with sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
3. Remove the pie plate from the refrigerator and fill with apple mixture mounding apples towards the middle of the pie plate. Cut non-dairy butter into small pieces and scatter them all over apples.
4. Sprinkle the streusel topping evenly over the top of the pie, and bake in the oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until pie crust and the streusel topping is golden brown. Cool for about 15 minutes before slicing.

Other Vegan Pies To Prepare

1. Vegan Sweet Potato Pie
2.  Vegan Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie
3. Gluten-Free Vegan Pecan Pie
4. Vegan Key Lime Pie
5. Coconut Cream Pie

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