This Homemade Apple Pie is the Best Fall Recipe

When you think of home and family, I always think of this Homemade Apple Pie. It's a family-favorite recipe with a fun non-traditional crumble topping!

And when I say that this is a family-favorite recipe, I'm not kidding. Everyone wants a slice. Everyone gets one. And they all eat every bite. There's never any pie that gets shuffled off into the trash can in 3 days or anything.

Every bite is eaten, whether it's served hot with a scoop of ice cream or cold straight from the fridge. 

Homemade apple pie really is the best fall recipe.

Homemade Apple Pie is the Best Fall Recipe

One of my favorite things is coming up with a new variations on traditional recipes that make them seem even more "traditional" even if they're not. Like, for example, this recipe calls for a premade pie crust. Which is not really traditional, but it sure does shave off some time. Time which can be spent making this awesome crumble topping.

But, like I said, I love coming up with variations. 

So sometimes I make things like little cutouts of leaves from the second pie crust that comes in the package. Or, I make the lattice, but add a little ruffle cut on the edges of each strip.

Nothing crazy, but those little bitty changes to the topping really does change the whole pie.

What You Need to Make Homemade Apple Pie

• Premade Pie Crust
• For the Filling
  • 2.5 pounds of apples peeled, cored and chopped
  • ½ cup lemon juice
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoon cornstarch
  • Pinch of salt (⅛ tsp)
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 tablespoon butter
• Crumble Topping
  • ½ cup brown sugar packed (light or dark)
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¾ cup All Purpose Flour (spooned and leveled)
  • ⅓ cup unsalted butter, melted

How to Make Homemade Apple Pie

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Peel, core and chop apples.

3. Squeeze lemon juice (fresh or store bought) on apples to keep from browning. Tip: squeeze lemon juice in the bottom of your bowl to toss apples in as you peel and core them.  Add in just a little more after every apple.

4. Add sugar, cornstarch, salt, and spices to bowl and toss (set aside).

5. Melt butter over medium high heat.

6. Once melted add apples coated in spices and sugar.

7. Cook apples down for about 5 mins.  Apples should be soft but a little firm.

8. In small bowl melt the butter for the crumble.

9. Add the brown sugar, flour and cinnamon to the melted butter and stir. 

10. Once the sugar begins to caramelize and the cornstarch thickens the apple syrup, pour into the prepared pie pan.

11. Top with apple crumble.

12. Place pie dish on baking sheet and slide into oven at 350 degrees F.

13. Bake 40-45 min until golden brown on the top.

14. Allow to rest at least 10 mins. Then serve and enjoy!

No, really! That's it, just serve it up with a big scoop of ice cream or by itself. The kids will be asking for a second slice and you'll be scraping the crumbles up with your fork, cleaning that plate.

If you're absolutely into this homemade apple pie recipe but you're just not ready to break out the pie pan yet, be sure to pin this to your favorite dessert recipes board on Pinterest so you can find it again quick when you're ready to break out the apples.

More Fall Recipes You Might Like

• Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal Cookies
• Cranberry Fluff Salad
• Caramel Pumpkin Spice Cocktail

Yield: 8 Slices of Apple PIe

Apple Pie Recipe

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When you think of home and family, I always think of this Homemade Apple Pie. It's a family-favorite recipe with a fun crumble topping!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

For the Filling

• 2.5 pounds of apples peeled, cored and chopped
• ½ cup lemon juice
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 teaspoon cornstarch
• Pinch of salt (⅛ tsp)
• 2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 tablespoon butter

Crumble Topping

• ½ cup brown sugar packed (light or dark)
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¾ cup All Purpose Flour (spooned and leveled)
• ⅓ cup unsalted butter, melted

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Peel, core and chop apples.
3. Squeeze lemon juice (fresh or store bought) on apples to keep from browning. Tip: squeeze lemon juice in the bottom of your bowl to toss apples in as you peel and core them.  Add in just a little more after every apple.
4. Add sugar, cornstarch, salt, and spices to bowl and toss (set aside).
5. Melt butter over medium high heat.
6. Cook apples down for about 5 mins.  Apples should be soft but a little firm.
7. In small bowl melt the butter for the crumble.
8. Add the brown sugar, flour and cinnamon to the melted butter and stir. 
9. Once the sugar begins to caramelize and the cornstarch thickens the apple syrup, pour into the prepared pie pan.
10. Top with apple crumble.
11. Place pie dish on baking sheet and slide into oven at 350 degrees F.
12. Bake 40-45 min until golden brown on the top.
13. Allow to rest at least 10 mins. Then serve and enjoy!

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 310Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 49mgCarbohydrates: 55gFiber: 4gSugar: 39gProtein: 2g