Crumble Apple Pie

A guy Dave works with is moving into a new apartment today! This is very exciting for him, as he's been forced to live with his ex-girlfriend for the past month. Ouch. Good southern girl that I am, I thought I'd make him a good meal. Heaven knows a bachelor who works full time needs a good southern meal! So, I thought I'd go with some things that everyone likes and that re-heat well- Lasagna, Garlic sticks, and good old fashioned Apple Pie.

Nothing beats Apple Pie. Warm, with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream, it is the perfect fall feel-good dessert.  (Yes, it's fall here.) I like the kind with the crumbly top, not the two crust. For 1, it's easier, but for 2, I like the contrast of the crunchy topping to the tender apples, to the flaky crust. That's hard to beat. SO here's the recipe!


1 pie shell (9 inch)
3 apples, peeled and sliced thinly
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. each, nutmeg, all spice, and cinnamon
2 Tbsp. flour
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. same spices as above
1-2 Tbsp. butter


Toss your apples in the sugar, first round of spices, and flour. Put your apples in your pie shell. Cut together the brown sugar, flour, and second round of spices with the butter. Spread the crumb mixture over the apples. Cover the pie loosely with foil, and bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes. Then take the foil off, and bake for an additional 25 minutes without the foil. Let cool slightly before serving. It's delicious!

One thing that you can definitely do with this pie is experiment with the spices you use. I love the taste of nutmeg, but not everyone does, this I know. Cinnamon is the natural companion, but I love the bite of all spice. But it's up to you. I love to serve this warm, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and a drizzle of home made caramel,. if you have it. This is great for Thanksgiving and Christmas too. Enjoy!