Flaky homemade pie crust, sweet cinnamon apples, and buttery oatmeal crumble. This homestyle healthy apple pie is good beyond words!
Not weighed down by butter and sugar, the apples in this pie really shine.
Last week, I took the train from DC to spend Thanksgiving with my sister in New York City.
Holed up in her cozy Manhattan apartment, we watched old movies in our pajamas while eating apple pie topped with Coconut Ice Cream.
Surprised at how delicate and buttery the pie turned out, my sister (who is as far away from being vegan as one could possibly get) had to ask me three separate times:
Are you SURE there’s no butter in this?!
NO butter, no lard or shortening.
The healthy apple pie recipe can also be sugar free, gluten free, dairy free, and vegan.
It always shocks me to see how much butter and sugar are called for in traditional apple pie recipes.
The sweet apple flavor should take center stage in an apple pie; yet these recipes add so much unnecessary fat and sugar that they completely mask the apple, and fat and sugar end up being all you can taste.
There’s really no need for all those empty calories.
Leftover apples? Make this Apple Crisp Recipe
The following healthy apple pie recipe relies on naturally sweet apples and cinnamon for sweetness, and you have the option of using stevia if you want to cut back on the sugar even further.
Even if you opt to use real sugar here, the sugar will still only be around half the amount called for in traditional Dutch apple pie recipes.
What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving in the Big Apple than with homemade apple pie?
(And by staying far away from Macy’s Herald Square on Thanksgiving night…)
P.S. My sister wasn’t the only reason I was in NYC last week…
I’ll give more details as soon as I’m able, but for now I can leave you with a hint:
Chocolate Covered Katie On The Dr. Oz Show
Even in my sister’s tiny NYC apartment where you can barely turn around, this healthy apple pie was super easy to make.
Bonus points that it only calls for a few basic ingredients. Food in New York is expensive!
Healthy Apple Pie Recipe
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 1/3 cups spelt, white, oat, or gf ap flour
- 1/4 cup sugar of choice (or erythritol for sugar free)
- 1/4 tsp each: cinnamon and salt
- 1/4 cup oil or butter spread
- 2 tbsp water
Filling
- 4 cups peeled apple, sliced thin (400g)
- pinch stevia OR 1 tbsp pure maple syrup, honey, or agave
- optional 1/2 cup raw walnuts, diced small
- optional 1/2 cup raisins
Crumble Topping
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup spelt, white, oat, or gf ap flour
- 1/2 cup sugar (or erythritol for sugar free)
- 1/4 cup oil, OR 1/4 applesauce for fat-free
- 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
- This recipe calls for an 8-inch springform, but it also works in a 9-inch if you double the entire recipe.Preheat oven to 350F, line the bottom of an 8-inch springform or removable-bottom tart pan with parchment, and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine all dry crust ingredients, then stir in the oil and water to make a dough. Transfer to the prepared pan, press down hard, and bake 12 minutes on the center rack. Toss the apple and sweetener in a medium bowl, then spread evenly over the baked crust. In a third bowl, combine all crumble ingredients. Sprinkle the crumble evenly over the apples. Bake 50-60 minutes or until apples are soft and tender. Allow to cool 20 minutes before removing the springform.View Nutrition Facts
Notes
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I am sure that this apple pie is super! And the ice cream on it…
Hi Katie, this looks so good! Do you have a specific recommendation for what types of apple to use, please? My favourite type of apple to eat is Braeburn, so that’s what I have in, but I’ll buy a different type if you think another would be better. Thanks 🙂
That will work well! I used what I had on hand (a combination of fuji and granny smith), but in general I’d recommend something besides granny smith or red delicious for baking. Fuji, Braeburn, and Pink Lady apples will all work well.
Thank you so much for replying! Braeburn it is 🙂
I just wanted to let you know that I finally made the recipe! I included the walnuts and raisins, used coconut oil for the crust and crumble, and coconut sugar for both too – and I absolutely love it, it’s so good!! Thanks Katie 🙂
Can’t wait to try making this pie! Katie, do you think Gala apples would work well, or are they not tart enough? Those are the only apples I have in my fridge at the moment. I am also going to use pecans instead of walnuts since I don’t have walnuts. I can let you know how it turns out, if you’d like. Btw, congrats on being on Dr. Oz this Friday! I’m going to record it on my DVR! ?
Hey,
I have my own creative idea for the filling but would really like to use the recipe for the crust… Would it work with no-bake filling? How long should I have it in the oven then?
Made this this morning and stole a quick nibble, very delicious. Her sister is right, you wouldn’t believe that butter isn’t involved in this somehow! I used applesauce for the crumble and feel like the texture would be better with the oil, still tastes great though!
omg this sounds so good. while still as healthy as possible
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I made this pie yesterday and found it to be absolutely wonderful! Super love it!
Made this pie today. Amazing. Will be lucky if any is left to enjoy by tomorrow night. Husband liked it too. Thanks, Katie. You are gorgeous in your red dress and glossy hair.
Aw thank you. I try to stay away from heat products (even blow drying) and use shampoo only twice a week, sticking to only a moisturizing conditioner on other days. But the show has their own hair/makeup people, so the curls are their work 🙂
Can this apple pie be made in a glass pie plate?
It might crumble getting it out, but otherwise it can definitely be done.
This was delicious!
I made this for Christmas and it. was. amazing. My family has already asked me to make it again. Thank you for sharing!
Katie, I just made this for my family and I snuck a taste… Let me just tell you this made me die with happiness!!! So delicious mm I don’t know if I can share this!!! ?