Best Dutch Apple Pie Recipe
Classic Dutch apple pie with spiced apple filling and crisp crumb topping.
Ingredients
- Pie Crust:
- 1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust homemade or store-bought
- Apple Filling:
- 6 –7 cups apples peeled, cored, and sliced (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp)
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Crumb Topping:
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter cold and cubed
Instructions
- Toss apples with sugar, spices, and thickeners.
- Fill pie crust and top with crumb mixture.
- Bake until golden and bubbly.
- Cool completely before slicing.
Notes
- Use firm apples
- Cool fully for clean slices
- Tent if browning too fast
- Excellent with vanilla ice cream