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
- 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!
- 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.
- 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?
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Toss apples with sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
- 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.
- 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
- Vegan Sweet Potato Pie
- Vegan Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie
- Gluten-Free Vegan Pecan Pie
- Vegan Key Lime Pie
- Coconut Cream Pie

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Categories
- Categories: Gluten-Free, Vegan
- Course: Dessert
- Cuisines: American, Southern
Nutrition
(Per portion)- Energy: 368 kcal / 1538 kJ
- Fat: 20 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Carbs: 46 g
Cook Time
- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 1 h 10 min
- Ready in: 1 h 40 min
- For: 8 servings
Ingredients
Pie Crust
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose gluten-free flour
- 2 tablespoons organic cane sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup non-dairy butter
- 1/4 cup cold water
Apple Pie Filling
- 5 1/2 cups apple, peeled, cored and cut into 1/4 inch slices
- 3/4 cup organic cane sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch, or arrowroot starch
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon non-dairy butter, (I used Earth Balance brand)
Streusel Topping
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup non-dairy butter, or coconut oil
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
Instructions
For The Crust
- In a medium bowl, mix gluten-free flour, sugar, and salt. Cut in non-dairy butter until 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!
- Grease a 9-inch pie plate, roll out dough in between two parchment 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.
- Carefully press dough into the bottom and sides of the pie plate, flute edges as desired and place in refrigerator until ready.
For The Streusel Topping
- In a medium bowl, combine almond flour, non-dairy butter or coconut oil, and maple syrup.
For The Filling
- Preheat oven 350 degrees F. Toss apples with sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl. 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.
- 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 streusel topping is golden brown. Cool for about 15 minutes before slicing.
This is something that I would definitely try: and good part Is that it’s healthy
Thank you for responding, I measured out the cardamom and coriander as you suggested….I made the apple pie following your recipe as instructed and honestly, this is the best best best apple pie I have eaten in my entire life, it surpasses all the others we have eatenI!!! And its gluten free!!! Even my husband who is not gluten free said this is the best apple pie he ever had, imagine being excited to eat homemade apple pie!! So juicy and not overly sweet, just perfect, so pleased with this simple recipe, definitely a keeper!! Thank you again!!
Wendalyn, I’m so happy it turned out great for you and your hubby with the spice adjustment. Thank you very much for sharing your feedback.
Hi Michelle, this recipe looks so delicious and easy to make !! I would like to make this recipe very soon but I don’t use cinnamon and nutmeg, you mentioned it can be substituted with a blend of cardamom and coriander, do you have an idea of the actual measurements and would it still taste nice with the substitutes? Do you know? Thank you!
Thank you Wendalyn, yes it will taste delicious. Cardamom can be on the strong side so I usually use about 1/4 teaspoon cardamom to 1 teaspoon coriander. I hope you enjoy!
This looks great! In addition to vegan and gluten-free, I also need it to be nut-free. What do you suggest as an alternative to the almond flour in the topping?
Thank you Netta, you can make crumble topping with certified gluten-free oatmeal.
I love a good crumble. This looks wonderful!
Yum, this looks amazing and I love that it’s gluten-free.
Yum!! That topping looks delicious! Apple pie is one of my favorites, so I’m def gonna have to try it out next time I make one :) Thanks for sharing!
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This looks delicious, and not too complicated for me to make. I always appreciate a twist on a recipe to make it healthier. My husband loves pie, so I’m sure he’d be a fan.
Omg! This pie just made me Hungry! ???? Making it this weekend!
This looks delicious
Thank you Teliah, it tastes amazing!