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Butter Crumble Apple Pie (+Video)

Butter Crumble Apple Pie is hands-down the best apple pie recipe. An easy, flaky crust, amazing filling and butter crumble topping!

DUTCH APPLE PIE

I love to eat pies and I like to make pies. And I love when I actually have the time to do up one from scratch. We go apple picking every year and I look forward to making an apple pie. But for me, I don’t like my pies to be too hard or too fussy to make. Simple is the always the key word here. An easy, and simple apple pie recipe. Nothing fancy. No specialty ingredients. The apples are the star here. Just give yourself time and patience to make it

Homemade Butter Crumble Apple Pie, slice, recipe. Slice shown on a wooden plate.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Do I need to use green Granny Smith apples?

Green apples hold up best to the baking process. Pretty much most tart apples will work. Sweet apples will soften and break down too much and don’t create a good apple pie.

Can I use a refrigerated pie crust?

Absolutely! You can use what you feel comfortable with here. See my recipe for WHAM BAM PIE CRUST for a super easy homemade pie crust.

What if I don’t want to use a crumble topping?

No problem! You can make a simple lattice crust topping or just layer on another single layer of pie crust. See my HOMEMADE BLUEBERRY PIE recipe for instructions on how to do that.

I like a more spiced apple pie, what else can I use besides cinnamon?

You can purchase apple pie spice. It usually has a blend of ingredients that includes: cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice and cardamom.

Butter Crumble Apple Pie recipe from The Country Cook. Slice shown on a round wooden plate.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)

  • pre-made pie crust or MAKE YOUR OWN
  • Granny Smith apples
  • all-purpose flour
  • sugar
  • ground cinnamon
  • salted butter
pie crust, green Granny Smith apples, flour, butter, vanilla extract, cinnamon.

HOW TO MAKE THE BEST APPLE PIE:

Preheat your oven to 400F degrees. Peel the apples and then just cut down four sides of the apples, then thinly slice them. Or use an apple peeler and corer. Discard the apple cores, or better yet, put them in your compost bin. Put your sliced apples in a bowl.

Toss in flour, sugar and ground cinnamon. Give it all a good stir to make sure all the apple slices are thoroughly coated.

sliced green apples, flour, cinnamon, sugar tossed together in a bowl.

I definitely recommend using my recipe for WHAM BAM PIE CRUST for this pie. After I make it, I keep it in the fridge while I’m making the filling.

Easy Wham Bam Pie Crust shown spread out into a pie pan.

Put apple filling into the pie crust. Making sure you spread it out and all the apple pieces are lying flat.

apple pie filling layered into pie crust.

Now, time to make the crumble. In a bowl, combine, flour and sugar. Then add in softened butter. Using a large fork, combine the flour mixture with the butter until it looks crumbly.

butter, flour and sugar combined in a clear bowl to make a crumble topping.

Sprinkle the crumble mixture all over the top of the pie.

crumble mixture topping on apple pie filling with homemade pie crust.

Bake in the center rack of your oven for about 45 minutes until apples are soft and top is golden brown.

Homemade Apple Pie with Streusel Topping. Whole pie shown with one slice removed.

I don’t know about y’all but I think pies taste even better the day after they are made. I think it helps the filling really set up. So this is a great pie to make the day before you actually need it.

Southern Apple Pie with Streusel Topping recipe. Two slices shown on two small round wooden plates with two green apples in the background.

Slice (and if necessary warm each slice in the microwave for a few seconds) and serve with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream.

forkful, Butter Crumble Apple Pie recipe

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Easy Homemade Butter Crumble Apple Pie recipe

Butter Crumble Apple Pie (+Video)

Butter Crumble Apple Pie is hands-down the best apple pie recipe there is. An easy, flaky crust, amazing filling and butter crumble topping!
4.67 from 42 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Apple Pie Bread, Best Apple Pie, Butter Crumble Apple Pie, Dutch Apple Pie
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 6
Calories: 610kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 9-inch pre-made pie crust or Make Your Own

For the filling:

  • 6 Granny Smith apples peeled, cored and sliced
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

For the butter crumble topping:

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup salted butter (1 stick), room temperature

Instructions

  • If using a refrigerated pie crust, spread it into your pie pan and crimp the edges and set aside.

For the pie:

  • Preheat oven to 400F degrees.
  • In a bowl, combine sliced apples with flour, sugar and ground cinnamon.
  • Give it all a good stir to make sure all the apple slices are thoroughly coated.
  • Put apple filling into the pie crust.
  • Making sure you spread it out and all the apple pieces are lying flat.

For the crumble topping:

  • To make the crumble, in a bowl, combine, flour and sugar. Then add in softened butter.
  • Using a large fork or pastry cutter, combine the flour mixture with the butter until it looks crumbly.
  • Sprinkle the crumble mixture all over the top of the pie.
  • Bake in the center rack of your oven for about 45 minutes until apples are soft and top is golden brown.

Video

Notes

If using the Wham Bam Pie crust, make that first and then pop the crust in the fridge while making the filling.

Nutrition

Calories: 610kcal | Carbohydrates: 90g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 270mg | Potassium: 251mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 46g | Vitamin A: 570IU | Vitamin C: 8.3mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 2.3mg

Nutritional Disclaimer

“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

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69 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    I used Cortland & Macintosh apples, and the Wham Bam pie crust recipe. Turned out good! I’ve never made a crumb-topped pie so this was an experiment, and that was also the easiest crust I’ve ever made (piecrust & I don’t always get along, lol). For personal taste, I’d add a bit of nutmeg & clove to the apples, but it was absolutely fine as written 🙂 . I took pics of my pie, but doesn’t look like I can share them. Will definitely make this pie again!

  2. Can this pie be made ahead and frozen? If so, should I also put the topping on when freezing it? How long should I bake it for?

  3. 5 stars
    this pie is a family favorite- so delicious do you think this same recipe would be good to use peaches in place of the apples???

  4. I only made the butter crumb topping and used my own recipe for apple pie , it turned out so yummy , I love it because it’s not too sweet !oh and so buttery !

  5. Will it be better if I’ll bake first the crust before putting the apple going? I’m planning to use the Wham Bam recipe. Thanks

  6. 5 stars
    Very good. Took over an hour for the apples to soften. I don’t like them real crunchy. Delicious topping. Thank you.

  7. 5 stars
    This Apple Pie is Amazing & was enjoyed tonight by all of us! The crumb topping makes this the Best Apple Pie ever! Thanks for sharing!

  8. 5 stars
    I am making a ???? pie for Thanksgiving. I dropped the top crust on the floor. So a crumb topping came mind;I found your recipe and I knew it would do the trick. It is in the oven as we speak. I could not disappoint my family; my son loves apple pie. My house smells terrific. I will let you know how it turns out. Happy holidays to all

  9. 5 stars
    This is hands. down. my family’s favorite apple pie recipe. Baking this after a fall day at the apple orchard has become one of our favorite fall favorites!

  10. 5 stars
    This is my go-to Apple pie recipe! I can get in the oven in less than 15 minutes, and usually already have all of the ingredients on hand. Doesn’t get much easier than that! Love love love.