Healthy Apple Crumble Pie / Tart ( Gluten Free, Dairy Free Vegan) With Crumb Topping
Healthy vegan gluten free apple pie recipe that features an eggless gluten free pie crust, layers baked apples, and a crunchy crumble topping with oats. It’s basically a Dutch apple pie but without dairy, gluten, eggs and processed ingredients. This easy dairy free gluten free apple crumble pie/tart can be made in advance and is great served for any holiday table, especially during Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Peel and cut the apples. I used a mandoline slicer for that, it makes the job really quick.
Add all ingredients into a pan and cook for 5 minutes with a splash of water until the juice is gelatinized. Set aside to cool.
Form Apple Pie Crust
Make the flax egg first (1/5 tbsp golden flax seeds (ground) + 3 tbsp cold water) let it gelatinize for 5 minutes. Meanwhile in the bowl of a food processor add the dry ingredients + vegan butter, "pulse" several times until the butter has disappeared into the flour. The mixture should look like a crumbly flour. Then add the apple cider vinegar, the flax egg, and the water, with a few more pulses the dough starts to come together. Form a ball with your hands.
Lay a large sheet of parchment paper on your counter and place the ball of dough on it. Press down with your hands to start to flatten out the ball. Then use a rolling pin to make a thin pie crust.
Once the crust is rolled out, carefully place the baking dish on top and flip it over. Gently lower the crust into your pie pan and remove the parchment paper. I'm using a 9" diameter glass dish with high walls.
Adjust the crust with your fingers until it looks good. Prick the bottom of the crust all over with a fork.
Bake the crust at 390 F for 13-15 minutes. Meanwhile make the crumble topping.
Make The Crumble Topping
Combine the cassava flour, oats, walnuts, maple sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, vegan butter and a pinch of salt - in the same bowl we made the gluten free pie crust. Pulse a few times until crumbs are formed.
Place the bowl in the refrigerator to keep cool.
Assemble And Bake The Apple Pie
Retrieve the pie crust from the oven. Pour the baked apples on top, arrange them a bit so they fit, then sprinkle the apples with the crumble topping.
Place in the oven to bake at 375°F for 35 min. If it looks like the top of the pie is getting too browned, cover with an aluminum foil.
Serve
Let the gluten free apple pie cool. Then slice and serve!
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Notes
Tips For Perfect Gluten Free Apple Pie
The pie crust and the crumble topping calls for cold butter. Make sure your butter is very cold and firm right out of the fridge when you are ready to use it.
Make the apple filling before you start with everything else. The apples will release some juice. To prevent a soggy bottom I like to cook the apple filling for 5 minutes and let it cool down until I make the rest. The cooking will gelatinize the juices.
Pre-baking the gluten free pie crust provides a shield against the moisture of the filling. If you use raw filling and don’t pre-bake the crust then it may absorb too much moisture from the filling while it is baking and end up a mushy mess.
To prevent the streusel from burning you can cover the apple pie with aluminum foil or use a deeper baking dish.