Classic Dutch Apple Pie Recipe
This delicious Dutch apple pie recipe is made with flaky homemade pie crust, topped with buttery streusel crumb, and can made with any kind of apple you want! This homemade Dutch apple pie recipe couldn’t be easier to make and is the perfect pie for the holiday season!
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If you know my family then you know that there are few things we love more than a good apple pie. As soon as the apples are ready I swear all I make are apple pies and apple crisps! Not that I mind, there is nothing better on a crisp Autumn day, than a warm apple pie.
Usually, we make traditional apple pie, but every now and then I get around to making this easy Dutch apple pie recipe.
Not only is this possibly the best Dutch apple pie ever, but it’s also super easy to make, and it perfectly combines my two favorite fall desserts. Classic apple pie and my mum’s amazing apple crisp!
This Dutch apple pie is perfect for the fall season and makes a lovely addition to any holiday menu, it can be made with any fresh apples you like, and you can easily use your favorite homemade crust, or you can use a store-bought crust.
With its crumb topping and juicy apple filling, this pie is sure to be a hit with the whole family, but be warned this pie has a habit of disappearing awfully fast!
Dutch Apple Pie Recipe
Ingredients
- pie dough, for a single pie crust. Homemade or store-bought. I love to use my flaky homemade butter pie crust!
For the apple pie filling
- fresh apples, peeled and thinly sliced. I love to use McIntosh Apples, but you can use any kind of apples you like. Granny Smith Apples, Red Delicious Apples, Pink Lady apples, and Honey Crisp Apples all work well.
- white sugar
- all-purpose flour
- ground cinnamon
- ground nutmeg
For the crumble topping
- quick cooking oats
- brown sugar
- all-purpose flour
- ground cinnamon
- butter, at room temperature
How To Make Dutch Apple Pie
In a large bowl, combine the apple slices, white sugar, all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, and ground nutmeg, and mix well. Set aside until ready to use, stirring every now and then as the apples release their juices.
In a small mixing bowl, combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon, and mix well. Add the softened butter and mix with your hands until you have coarse crumbs. Set aside until ready to use.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare your pie crust according to the recipe or package instructions. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface, and transfer it to a pie dish. (I like to use an 8 or 9 ” pie plate, but you can use any size you like.)
Transfer the apple mixture into your prepared pie crust, be sure to scrap out the bowl to get as much of the sugar and juices as possible.
Sprinkle the crumble topping over the apple filling, doing your best to keep it evenly distributed over the whole pie.
Cover the edges of the pie with pieces of aluminum foil, or a silicone pie shield.
Place the pie into your preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, remove the foil or silicone pie shield, then bake for an additional 30 minutes.
Remove the pie from the oven, and cool on a wire rack for 15-20 minutes before serving.
Serve with whipped cream, a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or on its own. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Any leftover Dutch apple pie can be covered with plastic wrap or transferred to an airtight container and stored at room temperature for up to 3 days.
If you like you can use a food processor instead of using your hands to make the crumb topping.
I like to line a large baking sheet with foil or parchment paper and place it on the bottom rack of the oven while my pies are baking, to make for easy clean up in case my pie spills over.
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Dutch Apple Pie
Ingredients
- 1 pie crust for a single pie crust. Homemade or store-bought. I love to use my flaky homemade butter pie crust!
for the apple filling
- 6 cups thinly sliced, peeled apples I love to use McIntosh Apples, but you can use any kind of apples you like. Granny Smith Apples, Red Delicious Apples, Pink Lady apples, and Honey Crisp Apples all work well.
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
for the crumble topping
- 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 sticks softened butter
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the apple slices, white sugar, all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, and ground nutmeg, and mix well. Set aside until ready to use, stirring every now and then as the apples release their juices.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon, and mix well. Add the softened butter and mix with your hands until you have coarse crumbs. Set aside until ready to use.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Transfer the apple mixture into your prepared pie crust, be sure to scrap out the bowl to get as much of the sugar and juices as possible.
- Sprinkle the crumble topping over the apple filling, doing your best to keep it evenly distributed over the whole pie.
- Cover the edges of the pie with pieces of aluminum foil, or a silicone pie shield.
- Place the pie into your preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, remove the foil or silicone pie shield, then bake for an additional 30 minutes.
- Remove the pie from the oven, and cool on a wire rack for 15-20 minutes before serving.
- Serve with whipped cream, a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or on its own. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
