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Apple pie crumble

9
Points®
Total Time
2 hr
Prep
30 min
Cook
1 hr
Serves
8
Difficulty
Moderate
Warm, juicy apples are dusted with cinnamon and nutmeg, packed into a light, homemade pie crust, and topped with an oat-based crumb. Irresistible. You'll find yourself making this crumble recipe again and again whenever the temperatures start to turn. There's also no better way to use up that bounty from your recent trip to the apple orchard. You should also feel free to use a variety of apples, such as McIntosh, Granny Smith, and Jonagold, to mix things up a bit and to use up any apples you have on hand. Also, if you like your apple filling a bit saucier, simply bake for an additional 10 minutes.

Ingredients

Cooking spray

1 spray(s), butter-flavored if possibleFor the crust

All-purpose flour

1 cup(s)

Sugar

2 tsp

Table salt

¼ tsp

Unsalted butter

3 Tbsp, cut into small chunks

Water

2 Tbsp, at room tempFor the filling

Apple

4 medium, peeled, cored and sliced 1/4-inch thick

Sugar

¼ cup(s)

All-purpose flour

1 Tbsp

Ground cinnamon

¼ tsp

Ground nutmeg

¼ tsp

Fresh lemon juice

1 tsp

Water

1 Tbsp, at room temp For the crumble

Unsalted butter

2 Tbsp, melted

Uncooked rolled oats

cup(s)

All-purpose flour

5 Tbsp

Sugar

2 Tbsp

Instructions

  1. Place oven rack in middle of oven. Preheat oven to 400ºF. Coat a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray.
  2. To make crust, combine flour, sugar and salt in bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade; whiz to combine. Scatter butter over flour mixture; pulse until dough resembles coarse meal. Slowly add water, adding another tablespoon if needed, until dough comes together. Place dough in prepared pan and press dough up sides and around bottom to form a crust; prick bottom of crust with a fork 5 or 6 times.
  3. To make filling, combine all filling ingredients in a medium bowl and toss gently to combine; evenly spread filling over crust.
  4. To make crumble, in a small saucepan, melt butter. Add oats, flour and sugar; stir to combine and scatter over apples.
  5. Bake for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350ºF and continue baking until crust and crumble are golden and apples are juicy, about 30 to 40 minutes. If pie crust or crumble is getting too dark, cover with foil for last 20 minutes of baking. Let rest at least 30 minutes before slicing into 8 pieces and serving. Yields 1 piece per serving.