Best Apple Crumb Pie Recipes

APPLE CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place sliced apples in a large bowl; sprinkle with lemon juice, if desired. In a small bowl, mix together white sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Sprinkle mixture over apples and toss until apple slices are evenly coated. Stir in raisins and walnuts (optional). Transfer mixture into pastry shell.
• In a small bowl ,mix together 1/2 cup flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter or margarine until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle mixture over apple filling. Cover top loosely with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 25 to 30 minutes, until top is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.

CLASSIC APPLE CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• Make the crust: Whisk the flour, granulated sugar and salt in a large bowl. Rub the butter pieces into the flour using your fingers until pea-size pieces form. Drizzle in the vinegar and ice water; stir gently with a fork to combine. If the dough doesn't hold together when you squeeze it, add more ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time. Turn out the dough onto a piece of plastic wrap and form into a disk; wrap tightly. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface into a 13-inch round. Ease into a 9-inch pie plate. Trim the edges, leaving a 1-inch overhang, then tuck the overhanging dough under itself; crimp the edges with a fork. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Meanwhile, make the crumb topping: Mix the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl. Rub the butter into the mixture with your fingers until no longer floury and crumbs form. Freeze until ready to use.
• Make the filling: Place a foil-lined baking sheet on the lowest oven rack; preheat to 400˚. Mix the apples, melted butter, both sugars, flour, lemon juice, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Spoon the filling into the chilled pie crust. Pat the crumb mixture on top.
• Bake the pie on the hot baking sheet until lightly browned, about 30 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350˚ and bake until the apples are completely soft when pierced with a paring knife, 60 to 80 more minutes. (If the topping is getting too dark, cover loosely with foil.) Transfer the pie to a rack to cool completely.

CRUMB TOPPED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in the shortening until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until easy to handle., Preheat oven to 450°. Roll out pastry to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer pastry to pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edges., For filling, place apples in crust. Combine the sugar, flour and cinnamon; sprinkle over apples. , For topping, combine flour and sugar in a small bowl; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over filling. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°; bake 50-60 minutes or until topping is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.

CRUMB APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Mix the white sugar 1 tablespoon of the cinnamon and the nutmeg together in a small bowl. Layer apples then sugar mixture. Then repeat the layering until out of apples.
• Mix together the flour and brown sugar and cinnamon and butter. Use a fork until it becomes crumbly. Sprinkle mixture on top of apples.
• Bake in a preheated 425 degree F (220 degree C) oven for 40-50 minutes. Cover the top for the remaining 15 minutes to avoid over browning.

THE SIMPLEST CRANBERRY-APPLE CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• Put the cranberries and apples in a large mixing bowl; stir to combine.
• Stir in the sugar, lemon juice, and flour; set aside for 10 minutes.
• Scrape the filling into the chilled pie crust; smooth the top with your hands.
• Place pie on the center rack of a 400° oven; bake for 30 minutes.
• While the pie is baking, make the topping--in a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, and cinnamon; add in the butter and rub it into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs; refrigerate until ready to use.
• Take the pie out of the oven and lower oven temperature to 375°.
• Sprinkle the crumb topping over the filling and press gently to compact.
• Return pie to oven--rotate pie so that the part that faced the back of the oven now faces the front (put a foil-lined baking sheet onto the rack below to catch any spills).
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the topping is golden brown and the juices bubble thickly aroung the edge.
• Put pie on a wire rack to cool for at least 1 hour before serving.

CRANBERRY-APPLE CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix 1-1/4 cups of the flour and the salt in small bowl; cut in 1/2 cup of the butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually add water, stirring until mixture sticks together; shape into ball. Place on lightly floured surface; roll out to 10-inch circle. Place in 9-inch pie plate; flute edge.
• Mix pie filling and cranberries; spoon into crust. Combine remaining 1/2 cup flour, the sugar, cinnamon and walnuts in medium bowl. Cut in remaining 1/4 cup butter; sprinkle over filling.
• Bake 25 to 35 min. or until golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature.

STREUSEL CRUMB TOPPED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 375 degrees with a cookie sheet on the center rack. Mix peeled and sliced apples in a large bowl with sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and flour.
• Pour apple mixture into frozen pie crust.
• Make the streusel crumb topping by mixing together with a fork in a medium bowl the flour, cinnamon, and light brown sugar. Then mix in the softened butter with a fork, stirring and blending until the mixture resembles crumbs.
• Top the pie with the crumb topping, place on the cookie sheet in the preheated oven and bake for 40 - 45 minutes until the crust is a deep golden brown and the filling bubbles.
• Remove from oven, cool 30 minutes and serve warm with ice cream and caramel ice cream topping drizzled over pie, if desired.

APPLE-CRANBERRY CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• Make topping:
• Mix first 4 ingredients in medium bowl. Add butter; rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Set aside.
• Make filling:
• Place baking sheet in oven and preheat to 350°F. Toss apples, cranberry sauce, sugar and cornstarch in large bowl until well blended.
• Transfer apple-cranberry filling to frozen pie shell, mounding in center. Sprinkle topping over pie. Set pie on baking sheet in oven. Bake until apples are tender, juices bubble thickly and crust is golden, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Transfer to rack. Cool 15 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

APPLE-SOUR CREAM CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• Make the pie dough: Combine flour, salt, and granulated sugar in a food processor, and pulse to blend. Add butter, pulsing until pea-size clumps form. With machine running, add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until mixture just comes together. Shape dough into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until firm, about 45 minutes.
• Roll out dough into a 15-inch round (1/4 inch thick) on a lightly floured surface. Fit into a 10-inch pie plate. Trim edge, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang, and fold under, pressing onto rim of pie plate. Use your fingers to create a scalloped edge if desired. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• Make the crumb topping: Whisk together sugars, flour, cinnamon, and salt. Add butter, and combine with a fork or pastry cutter. Stir in walnuts, and press filling into large clumps with your hands; refrigerate until ready to use.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees with 2 racks in lower third.
• Make the filling: Whisk together granulated sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Stir in sour cream, eggs, and vanilla until thoroughly combined. Add apples, tossing to coat. Place apple mixture in crust.
• Place an empty rimmed baking sheet on lowest oven rack to catch any drips, then bake pie 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees, and bake until apples are golden brown in places, juices are bubbling, and crust is golden brown, about 45 minutes.
• Remove topping from refrigerator, and crumble over hot filling. Bake until topping is browned and set, apples are tender, and bottom crust is thoroughly baked, about 50 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack, 3 to 4 hours.

APPLE RHUBARB CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Unroll pastry sheet into a 9-in. pie plate; flute edge. Refrigerate while preparing filling and topping., In a large bowl, combine apples and rhubarb. In a small bowl, mix sugar, flour and cinnamon; add to apple mixture and toss to coat. In a small bowl, mix the first five topping ingredients; cut in butter until crumbly. Transfer filling to crust; sprinkle with topping., Bake 50-60 minutes or until topping is lightly browned and filling is bubbly. Cover edge loosely with foil during the last 20 minutes if needed to prevent overbrowning. Remove foil. Cool on a wire rack.

CARAMEL APPLE PIE WITH CRUNCHY CRUMB TOPPING

Steps:

• Combine flour, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon; spread into an ungreased 8-in. square baking pan.
• Bake at 400 F for 6-8 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool; crumble and set aside. Sprinkle apples with lemon juice. Combine sugar, flour and cinnamon; toss with apples.
• Place apples in pie shell.
• Cut a circle of foil to cover apples but not the edge of pastry; place over pie. Bake at 425 F for 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 375 F; bake for 35 minutes or until apples are tender.
• Meanwhile, in a saucepan over low heat, melt caramels with milk , stirring frequently.
• Remove foil from pie. Pour caramel mixture over apples.
• Sprinkle with topping; return to the oven for 5 minutes.
• Serve warm.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH APPLE CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees and set butter out so it will be at room temperature.
• Line 9" pie pan with unbaked crust.
• Core and slice apples.
• Sprinkle the apples with the lemon juice.
• Mix in the sugar & cinnamon.
• Fill pie shell with apple mixture.
• In a small bowl, mix the topping's flour, sugar and cinnamon.
• Rub the topping ingredients and butter together with your fingers until the mixture is crumbly.
• Sprinkle topping over pie.
• Bake 10 minutes at 425 degrees then reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake until crumb topping is browned and apples are soft, approximately 50 minutes.

THE ULTIMATE CRUMB-TOPPED DEEP-DISH APPLE-CARAMEL PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Spread pecans on ungreased baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned, 2-3 minutes; cool.
• CRUST: Coat bottom and inside of a 9" springform pan with cooking spray.
• In food processor process 1 cup pecans until fnely ground (or finely chop with a knife.)
• At medium-low speed beat flour into refrigerated sugar cookie dough until combined.
• Stir in ground pecans.
• Press dough onto side and bottom of pan, creating scant 1/4 inch thick crust; refrigerate 20 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
• Bake crust 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• FILLING: Toss apples with sugar, flour, ginger, cinnamon and remaining pecans; spoon into pan.
• Sprinkle with chopped caramels.
• Cover tightly with foil.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• CRUMB TOPPING: Meanwhile, at low speed combine flour, sugars, and cinnamon.
• Increase speed to medium gradually add butter and vanilla, beating until wet crumbs form.
• Remove pie from oven, uncover.
• Using hands press tablespoonfuls of crumb mixture toether to form large crumbs; place over filling, covering entire surface.
• Bake, uncovered for 45 minutes or untill lightly browned.
• Cool on rack; remove side from pan.
• Stir together confectioners' sugar and 4 teaspoons water until smooth.
• Transfer to plastic food storage bag; snip 1 corner; drizzle over crumbs.

CREAMY APPLE CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• Line a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate or cast-iron skillet with crust; flute edges. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and allspice. Fold in the apples. Combine sour cream and vanilla; stir into apple mixture. Spoon into crust., For topping, combine the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over filling., Bake at 400° for 25 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°; bake 25-30 minutes longer or until filling is bubbly and topping is golden. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.

APPLE CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. In a large bowl, combine apples, butter, sour cream, lemon juice, sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. Spoon into crust. , For topping, in a large bowl, combine flour and sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over filling., Bake until filling is bubbly and the apples are tender, 45-50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

BLUE RIBBON APPLE CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix 1 1/2 cups flour, vegetable oil, milk, 2 teaspoons sugar, and salt in a bowl until mixture pulls together; transfer and press into a 9-inch pie dish to form a crust.
• Combine 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon in a large bowl; toss apples into cinnamon sugar to coat. Transfer apples to pie dish.
• Stir 1 cup flour and brown sugar in a bowl. Cut in cold butter with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle crumbs over apples.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden and bubbly, about 45 minutes.

APPLE CRANBERRY CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 375°F.
• Beat egg yolk and brush on crust. Bake at 375°F for 5 minutes. Set aside.
• In a skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Saute apples until crisp-tender.
• NOTE: I found Ocean Spray Cranberry Fruit Sauce is the best.
• Combine cranberry sauce and cornstarch. Stir into apples. Spoon into prepared pie crust.
• For the topping: cut butter into sugar, flour and spices until coarse crumbs form. Stir in nuts. Sprinkle over apple filling. Bake in preheated 375°F oven for 40 minutes or until crust is toasted and filling begins to bubble. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.

FRENCH CRUMB APPLE PIE

Steps:

• 1. Bottom pie crust directions. I am going to make this as complete as I can for everyone that has never made their own pie crust.
• 2. Take flour and crisco and put it in a medium bowl.
• 3. Use a fork or a pastry cutter to incorporate the crisco into the flour. Until it looks like little balls.
• 4. Take a tablespoon of cold water and add it to the mixture. Gently working it in.
• 5. Continue to add water a tablespoon at a time until you form a ball of dough. It should still be a tiny bit dry. You don't want it soaked.
• 6. Wrap it in wax paper and put it in the fridge for about an hour.
• 7. Filling Directions
• 8. Take all the filling ingredients and put them in a bowl and mix. Let them sit for about 15 minutes till the apples and ingredients get nice and juicy.
• 9. At this point you want to preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
• 10. Roll out your bottom crust and place in a 9 inch pie pan.Just a little note if you have a marble rolling pin put it in the freezer for about a half hour before you roll out the dough. It makes it much easier to roll.
• 11. Put the apple mixture into crust and get ready to make your topping.
• 12. Topping directions
• 13. Take flour and brown sugar and incorporate them together using a wire whisk.
• 14. Take your stick of cold butter and slice it into the mixture.
• 15. With a fork or pastry cutter cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles little balls.
• 16. Flute the edges of your pie crust BEFORE you put the crumb topping on.
• 17. Spread crumb topping over the apples until it is completely covered.
• 18. Bake at 425 degrees for 50 minutes... Cover the pie with foil the last 15 minutes of baking so your crumbs don't burn.
• 19. The pies juices should be bubbling up through the crust. That's how you know it's done. Enjoy!

CRUNCHY CRUMB APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Have Ready a 9-in.
• pie plate and a baking sheet.
• Place oven rack in lowest position in oven.
• Heat oven to 450.
• Line pie plate with pie crust as package directs.
• Flute or crimp edge.
• TOPPING: Mix flour, sugars and cinnamon in medium bowl.
• Cut in butter (or rub in with fingertips) until mixture forms moist, coarse crumbs that clump together easily.
• FILLING: Peel, halve and core apples.
• Cut in 1/8 inch-thick slices (or with a slicing disk of a food processor).
• Place in a large bowl, add lemon juice and toss to coat.
• Mix remaining ingredients in a small bowl, sprinkle over appl slices and toss to coat.
• Layer apple slices in pie shell, mounding them higher in center.
• Pat topping evenly over apples to form a top crust.
• Place pie on the baking sheet to catch any drips.
• Bake 15 minutes.
• Reduce oven temp to 350 and bake 45 minutes longer or until a skewer meets some resistance when center of pie is pierced (apples will continue cooking after pie is removed from oven) and topping is golden brown.
• (If topping browns too quickly, drape a piece of foil loosely over the pie).
• Cool completely on a wire rack before serving.

DUTCH APPLE PIE (CRUMB CRUST)

Steps:

• 1. Combine the first 4 ingredients; set aside 1 cup for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture into an ungreased 9" pie plate; set aside.
• 2. For the filling: Combine sugar, cornstarch and water in a saucepan until smooth; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Remove from heat and add apples, vanilla and cinnamon. Pour into crust.
• 3. Top with reserved crumb mixture.
• 4. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until crust is golden brown.