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A piece of apple pie with a graham cracker crust on a small brown plate.
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Easy Apple Pie With Graham Cracker Crust

Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 40 minutes
Chill Time: 20 minutes
Total: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 12 people
This easy-to-follow recipe for Apple Pie With Graham Cracker Crust combines the sweetness of Honey Crisp apples with the warm flavors of cinnamon and a buttery graham cracker crust. Topped with a crunchy streusel, this dessert is perfect for when you don't want to make a pie dough crust.
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Ingredients

For The Crust:

  • 6 Graham Crackers, crushed or 1 cup crumbs
  • 1/4 cup Unsalted Butter
  • 1 tablespoons Granulated Sugar

For the topping:

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon, or more depending on preference
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 5 tbsp butter, cold and diced small

For the apple pie filling:

  • 5 Honeycrisp apples, peeled cored, and sliced 1/4 inch
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350° F and spray a 9″ springform pan with baking spray.
  • Graham cracker crumbs in a bowl.
    Place the 1 cup graham cracker crumbs in a microwave safe medium sized bowl. Add the 1/4 cup butter and 1 tbsp sugar. Microwave for 30 seconds at a time until melted. Stir the mixture until combined. It should look like wet sand.
  • Graham cracker crumbs pressed into a springform pan.
    Press the graham cracker mixture evenly into the bottom and sides. You can use the bottom of a 1/3 cup measuring cup to help press it down hard.
  • Bake for 6 mins until the crust is golden brown. Cool.
  • Streusel topping in a glass bowl.
    Meanwhile make the streusel topping. In a small bowl combine the 1 cup flour, 1/2 brown sugar, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 -1/2 tsp cinnamon, and 1/4 tsp kosher salt.
  • Use a pastry cutter to cut in the butter or pinch the butter into the mixture with your fingers gently until small clumps are formed no larger than the size of a pea.
  • Put it in the freezer for 20 minutes to chill.
  • Sliced spiced apples in a bowl.
    Meanwhile, prepare the apple pie filling. Use a mandolin to easily and thinly slice the apples. In a large bowl combine the apples with ½ cup brown sugar, 3 tbsp flour, 1 tsp cinnamon, and ¼ cup kosher salt. Mix well with your hands to combine.
  • Apples layered on a graham cracker crust.
    When the graham cracker crust is cool, strain the apples, getting rid of as much juice as possible. Pour the 1 tbsp cornstarch over the apples and mix again.
  • Streusel on top of an apple pie.
    Pour the apple mixture onto the graham cracker crust and top with the streusel topping.
  • Bake for 35-40 minutes.
  • An apple pie with streusel topping on the tray of a springform pan.
    Cool to let the apples thicken then serve warm with ice cream if desired.

Notes

Use Honey crisp or Granny smith apples because they hold their shape the best. Other apples may break down and not stay thinly sliced.
Serving: 1slice, Calories: 282kcal, Carbohydrates: 49g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0.3g, Cholesterol: 23mg, Sodium: 187mg, Potassium: 135mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 32g, Vitamin A: 306IU, Vitamin C: 3mg, Calcium: 32mg, Iron: 1mg
Course: pie, pies and tarts
Author: Sam Adler
Cuisine: American, Anything
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