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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Lauri says
Hi! I’m new to this site. Everything looks so yummy. What is gf ap? Thanks!
CCK Media Team says
gluten free all purpose 🙂
Maria L says
I’ve done this like 10 times, I practically know it by heart now. It’s simple to do, the mess in the kitchen is minimal and the result is always super yums, me and my boyfriend eat the whole thing in a day. I usually do it in tart mode, no layer over the fruit, because it’s “snackier” like that, but I’ve done it also with the crumble and it makes a rich delicious dessert. I suggest adding lemon juice to the apple mixture if you like tangy flavours.
Charles Wright says
thanku very much for this healthy way of eating I been wanting something delicious and healthy iam in the processes of baking it everything smells great looking forward on trying it
Teresa says
I try to stick to Whole Foods or making healthy substitutions in my recipes.
This recipe exceeded my expectations! It was way easier to make than I thought and is one if the best flavored apple pies I have ever had! I actually crushed pecans and walnuts into my oatmeal crust on this.
Debbie says
Could this recipe be made with other fruits, for example, summer peaches as they are very plentiful right now? I would love to try this, but I didn’t know if the recipe needed to be adjusted. Thanks for your thoughts.
Linda Molenaar says
I’m from Canada abs unsure of what you mean by “oil or butter spread” in the crust? Can I use coconut oil? Or avocado oil? Or actual butter?
Thank you!
Rachel says
Just made this with your banana mint ice cream recipe. Wow! So good. You have become a household name to us. Everything on your blog is delicious.
I’m just waiting on your cookbook to arrive. Thank you for all of the delicious and easy recipes!
CCK Media Team says
This made us so happy to read. Thank YOU!!
Afton says
This apple pie was delicious! Thank you for this recipe <3
Donna Howard says
Hi, Katie.
How are you supposed to slice the pie and remove the slice, without bringing the parchment paper with it? Thx.
TwinkleToes says
Making this apple pie today and excited to try it! Question – is there only 1/4 tsp of cinnamon throughout the entire pie? I read cinnamon for the crust, but not for the filling or crumble. The description says sweet cinnamon apples, so just wanted to check! 🙂
CCK Media Team says
Hi! It looks like this is a typo because Katie definitely adds cinnamon to the apples as well. She is making a note to fix the recipe as soon as she gets home. Did you try it already, and if so, how did it go?
Sarah says
So I followed the recipe as written and it still does not mention cinnamon in the apple filling. I just finished baking it so haven’t tried it yet but am a bit bummed about that omission. Hopefully it’ll still turn out okay as it’s my first pie.
Also, how do you store it (if it’s not eaten right away) and for how long?
Thanks!
Chelsea says
I’m so excited to try this for the holidays! Would it make much of a difference if I topped it with trivia brown sugar blend?
Alexa says
Hiii i love all your recipes! If i wanted to use a mini pie mold (i have some for the fall season) could i still use this recipe& adjust the baking time? if so do you know when they’d be done? 🙂
CCK Media Team says
Hi! Sorry we have never tried so honestly cannot say what time it would take, but be sure to report back if you experiment!
Lee says
This has been my go-to pie recipe for years. I often use the pie crust recipe for many different pies! Today I made this recipe with oat flour. It is simply delicious! I love this recipe!
Nelson says
I wonder if you can use apple sauce instead of sugar?