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Dutch Apple Pie Recipe

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This Dutch Apple Pie Recipe isn’t your everyday apple pie! A delicious apple pie with crumb topping, this recipe elevates the traditional dessert to new heights. 

A Dutch apple pie with a slice cut out

Reasons To Make Dutch Apple Pie

  • This recipe takes traditional apple pie to another level with a delicious crumb topping. 
  • Apple pie is a perfect summer dessert, great for BBQs, picnics and potlucks.
  • If you want a classic and familiar dessert, but with a bit of a twist, this is a great choice. 
  • The recipe comes together easily and can be made with a variety of apples. 
  • You just can’t beat a warm slice of apple pie with a cool, creamy scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Apple pie needs no introduction. It’s the quintessential American dessert, the centerpiece of countless holiday dessert tables for generations. This spin on the familiar favorite is full of warm cinnamon apples and finished with brown sugar crumb topping. 

A slice of Dutch apple pie topped with ice cream

Dutch Apple Pie

What’s the difference between regular a regular apple pie recipe and a Dutch Apple Pie Recipe? With a traditional recipe, you wrap the apple pie filling between layers of pie crust. 

A slice of Dutch apple pie cut out of a pie

Instead of a layer of crust on top, Dutch Apple Pie is finished with a crumble topping made from brown sugar, flour and butter. Don’t fear, pie crust lovers! The bottom crust from this easy homemade recipe is light, flaky perfection. 

Slice of dutch apple pie with crumb topping

Think of Dutch Apple Pie as a happy marriage of Apple Crisp and old school apple pie. 

Ingredients for Dutch apple pie

Apple Crumble Pie

After a failed attempt at making apple crisp bars turned into a delicious Apple Crumble a few years ago, I was reminded just how delicious and versatile apple desserts are. While most people think of them as a fall thing, apple treats are a year-round hit at my house. No dessert gives me the comforting feeling of home quite like warm spiced apples, especially with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top!

Slice of dutch apple pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top

Pie crust prior to being rolled out

Apple pie crust prior to being filled

Apple Pie Filling

I know a lot of you are all about the crust when it comes to pies. Me? I want ALL the apple pie filling. I even figured out how to make portable crust-less Apple Pie Packets so I wouldn’t have to be without apple desserts on a camping trip. 

Granny smith apples

What are the best apples to use for apple pie filling? 

I choose Granny Smith 9 times out of 10 as the main apple variety to use for baking. Their firm texture and tart flavor hold up beautifully in all kinds of recipes, from this easy Dutch Apple Pie to these Apple Pie Cheesecake Bars. 

Much of the time, I’ll use a combination of apple varieties to get a richer apple flavor. Starting with Granny Smith as the majority, I’ll toss in a few slices of Honeycrisp, Pink Lady or Golden Delicious to complete the apple pie filling.

Apples peeled and sliced in a glass bowl

Dutch apple pie recipe being made

Apple pie with crumb topping prior to baking

Apple Crumb Pie with one slice cut out

Apple Pie with Crumb Topping

Fill your kitchen with the enticing aroma of baking apples with this easy Dutch Apple Pie recipe! 

A dutch apple pie both whole and a single slice topped with vanilla ice cream

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A Dutch apple pie with a slice cut out

Dutch Apple Pie

Apple pie with crumb topping puts a delicious twist on the traditional favorite.
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Course: Dessert
Keyword: apple, apples, pie
Calories: 416kcal

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup + 1 tbs shortening
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 - 3 tbs ice water

Apple Pie Filling

  • 8 cups apples, peeled, cored and sliced
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tbs lemon juice

Crumb Topping

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tbs granulated sugar
  • 1 cup all purpose flour

Instructions

  • To make the crust: Mix flour and salt in a large bowl, then cut in the shortening with a pastry cutter until the mixture forms pea sized crumbs. Add the water 1 tablespoon at a time using a fork to lightly mix until the pastry begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl.
  • Shape the pastry dough into a ball and transfer to a floured work surface. Flatten the ball to form a disk, then wrap in plastic wrap and chill the dough for 45 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 400 F. Lightly dust a rolling pin and work surface with more flour and roll out the pie crust into a circle slightly larger than your pie plate (about 11 inches). Carefully transport the crust to the pie plate, being careful not the tear the pastry. Trim the edges that hang over the pie plate and lightly pinch to roll the edges up.
  • Toss the sliced apples with the other filling ingredients to coat. Pour filling over the pie crust.
  • Add the crumb topping ingredients to a mixing bowl and use your fingers or a pastry cutter to combine until small crumbs form. Sprinkle the crumb topping evenly over the apple filling.
  • Bake for 45 - 55 minutes or until crumble topping is browned and the apple filling is bubbly. Remove and cool before serving. Serve warm or room temperature. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 416kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 124mg | Potassium: 160mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 338IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 2mg
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About author Christi Johnstone of Love From The Oven

Christi is the baker, cook, blogger, food photographer, recipe developer and sprinkle lover behind Love From The Oven. As a busy mom, it's important to Christi that her recipes are family-friendly and picky eater approved. In addition to running Love From The Oven, Christi is the author of The My Little Pony Baking Book and Smart Cookie, and the co-author of Peeps-A-Licious.
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  1. Rick says

    May 24, 2020 at 11:24 am

    5 stars
    This turned out great! The topping really sets it off.

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