I’m really beginning my New Yr’s detox early and making this deep dish apple pie sugar free!
Through the use of Monk fruit because the sugar substitute nobody will ever know this one is definitely means more healthy than regular!
Deep Dish Apple Pie is just an apple pie recipe baked right into a tall cake pan!
However don’t fear it’s simpler than you suppose!
We’re holding all of it sugar free although!
Which will appear not possible although, as a result of apple crumble topping is actually sugar and butter!
Nevertheless by utilizing a granular sugar different that could be a 1:1 baking substitute it really works like a dream and tastes like one too!
They even make a powdered sugar selection for sprinkling on the highest! *not sponsored
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Instruments I Used:
Notes for Success:
You should definitely learn all about Sugar Free Baking right here so you may resolve which sugar substitute or refined sugar is finest for you!
Monk fruit sugar is my sugar substitute of alternative nevertheless you should utilize common granulated sugar rather than the substitutes with no modifications to the recipe
Mixing the struesel topping forward of time and holding it within the freezer till you might be prepared so as to add it to the highest of the pie will guarantee it stays crunchy and doesn’t soften whereas baking
You’ll discover the streusel topping recipe incorporates cake flour and I do know that some folks have bother figuring out what that’s and even discovering it within the retailer
Cake flour is a softer wheat flour that has much less protein and gluten forming capacity than plain or all objective flour
Absorbing a lot much less liquid than these previously named flours
Plain or all objective flour is okay, however take away ¼ cup (30g) from the entire listed beneath within the Streusel Topping part on the recipe
For individuals who favor a conventional high crust make sure you make a double recipe of the pie dough
You may also make your life simpler by making the pie dough days upfront, line the cake pan with it after which stored it within the freezer till you’re prepared!
Utilizing a pizza stone to bake this pie will guarantee a stupendous golden brown backside crust.
In fact it’s not important however I believe it actually helps for even baking all the best way round
In addition to there may be nothing worse than a soggy backside crust!
Since I used cranberries and walnuts in my filling I solely used 8 giant apples which was roughly 8 cups of apples after they have been peeled and cored
In case you are omitting the cranberry and walnuts add one other 2 cups of apples
Granny Smith is my baking apple of alternative however you should utilize no matter apple is your favourite!
Gluten Free is completely attainable right here!
Through the use of a gluten free pie crust recipe *I don’t have one sorry! It’s as simple as utilizing gluten free flour within the struesel recipe too!
Additionally altering the flour within the filling recipe to gluten free with an addition of cornstarch (2 tablespoons) this entire pie turns into gluten free!
WATCH THE YOUTUBE VIDEO FOR HOW I MADE THIS DEEP DISH APPLE CRUMB PIE!
Yield: serves 12 ppl
Deep Dish Apple Pie
Prep Time
4 hours
Prepare dinner Time
1 hour
Whole Time
5 hours
Components
For the Filling:
- 8 Giant Apples of your alternative ~ peeled & cored approx 8 cups complete *see notes
- All Goal Flour 5 Tablespoons (40g)
- Monk fruit Sugar ¾ cup * see notes
- Floor Cinnamon 2 teaspoons
- Cardamom 1 teaspoon *optionally available
- Nutmeg ¼ teaspoon
- Lemon Juice & Zest from 1 small lemon
- Orange Juice and Zest from 1 small orange
- Contemporary or Frozen Cranberries 1 cup
- Calmly toasted walnuts or any nut of your alternative 1 cup
For the Struesel Topping:
- Monk fruit Sugar 1 cup (192g)
- Salt ¼ teaspoon
- Floor Cinnamon ½ teaspoon
- Vegan Butter 12 Tablespoons (170g)
- Cake Flour 1½ cups + 2 Tablespoons (195g) *see notes
Directions
- First put together the pie dough recipe in response to the instruction & video tutorial for that recipe *In case you are skipping the crumble topping make the pie dough recipe double for an added high crust
- After chilling the dough & permitting it to calm down, roll it out to about 16″ diameter after which line your greased & parchment lined 8″ x 3″ cake pan with the dough on the underside & up the edges, prick the underside of the dough with a fork
- Freeze till you might be able to make the pie ~ this may be frozen as much as 1 month
- Subsequent put together the streusel topping by creaming the chilly vegan butter with the monk fruit sugar on medium velocity for about 2 minutes.
- Add the cinnamon, salt and the cake flour and blend simply till mixed
- Flip it out onto a parchment lined sheet pan and crumble it up together with your fingers to small chick pea sized items, freeze till wanted ~ you may freeze it as much as 6 months saved in a ziploc bag
- Preheat the oven to 425°F
- Now make the apple filling on your pie by peeling & coring all of the apples then slice them into 1/4″ to 1/2″ slices
- Toss them in a big mixing bowl with the flour, sugar and spices together with the citrus zests & juices
- Add the cranberries and walnuts if utilizing and toss the whole lot collectively very nicely coating with the flour/sugar combination
- Now scoop your entire apple filling combination into the UN BAKED pie crust within the cake pan and press firmly to compact the whole lot, it is a great amount of filling however it’s going to all match into the cake pan
- Subsequent high the pie with all the crumb struesel topping and bake within the preheated 425F oven for 10 minutes then flip the oven all the way down to 375F for an additional half-hour
- The crumble topping might begin to get browned by which case at this level you may cowl it loosely with a chunk of foil and proceed baking at 325F for an additional 20 minutes
- My complete bake time for this pie was 60 minutes ~ I examined it with a skewer inserted into the middle to verify for tender but semi agency apples. You do not need to bake this a lot that your apples flip to mush!
- Cool within the pan for at the very least 1 hour then refrigerate for at the very least 4 hours to chilly earlier than unmolding.
- Run a small spatula across the edges to loosen the crust from the pan then prove onto a cardboard circle after which flip again over into your serving platter
- Powdered monk fruit sugar is optionally available for the highest & vegan vanilla ice cream is so scrumptious!
Notes
Deep dish apple crumb pie may be stored at room temperature for as much as 2 days.
however I favor to maintain it refrigerated after which reheat every serving
Preserve coated for freshness and it’ll last as long as 5 days within the fridge
You’ll be able to freeze this pie wrapped hermetic for as much as 2 months
