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Graham Cracker Crust Apple Pie

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Prep Time 50 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 409

Ingredients

The crust:

  • 1 ½ cups honey graham crackers about 12 full sheets, broken into pieces
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ tsp. fine sea salt
  • 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter melted
  • 1 egg beaten

The crumble topping:

  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup oatmeal rolled oats
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter cold and cubed

The filling:

  • 2 ¼ pounds of tart apples about 6-8 small/medium apples
  • 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
  • 2 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp. cold unsalted butter cubed

Instructions

  • All ingredients ready? Let's begin!
  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Lightly spray with cooking spray or butter a 9” pie dish.
  • In a food processor bowl, add the graham crackers, sugar, and salt and process until the crackers are almost fully ground. Then add the melted butter through the feed tube and pulse until evenly combined. The mixture should be moist and clumpy.
  • Transfer the crumbs to the prepared pie dish and press evenly into a compact layer. You can use the back of a glass to do so. Press the crumbs up the sides of the pie dish as well and make a firm layer, trying to make it as evenly as possible. Pop the pie dish in the freezer for 10 minutes.
  • Make the crumble topping: in a large bowl, mix flour, oatmeal, sugar, cinnamon, and salt until combined. Add the cubed butter and work it in with your fingers until it’s incorporated and the dry ingredients start clumping together. Make sure there aren’t any clumps of just butter or any loose dry mixture.
  • Remove the pie crust from the freezer and use a pastry brush to lightly coat the bottom of the crust with the beaten egg. You will only need a bit of the egg, you can save the rest to make an omelet. Make sure the egg layer is thin and evenly spread.
  • Bake the graham cracker crust for 10-12 minutes. It should just begin to turn brown and the egg layer should be cooked.
  • While the crust bakes, prepare the filling. Peel, core, and slice the apples into about ½” thick slices and toss them into a large bowl. Coat with sugar, cinnamon, cornstarch, and lemon juice. Toss until evenly coated.
  • Add the apple mixture to the pie crust, being careful not to crumble the sides of the pie crust. Evenly distribute the butter cubes into any visible creases between the apple slices. The apple layer will be higher than the crust and the plate – they’ll reduce while baking.
  • Add the crumble topping over the apples until the graham cracker crust line so that the crust and topping fuse together while baking.
  • Place the pie dish on a baking tray and bake in the oven at 350°F for 55-65 minutes until the pie is bubbling and the apples are tender when pierced with a knife.
  • Allow the pie to cool completely before serving to get perfect slices or enjoy a messy warm slice with vanilla ice cream!

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Nutrition

Calories: 409kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 244mg | Potassium: 204mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 614IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1mg