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Maple Pecan Crumb Apple Pie (Paleo, Gluten-free, Grain-free, Refined Sugar-free)
Classic Crumb Apple Pie just screams fall-winter dessert for me, I immediately crave it when I see bushels of apples everywhere! Anyone else? Last Thanksgiving, I was craving it so badly and knew I couldn’t buy it anywhere else, so of course, I got to work in the kitchen and made it. The results were fabulous and my guests loved it!! So I recreated it again this year and had to share. This version is a Paleo Maple Pecan Crumb Apple Pie and the topping takes it to the next level!
I’m very particular about apple pie. Firstly, the filling is so important! I love to slice the apples thin and to cook them well – I’m not into crispy apple pie. The ample amounts of cinnamon, cardamom, and ghee in here make for such a smooth and spiced delicious filling.
The crust is adapted from a favorite of mine from The Coconut Mama.
And the maple pecan crumble on top is a brain-child of mine that combines all my favorite fall flavors! In total, there is 2.5 Tbsp maple syrup as the only added sweetener and that’s all you’ll need to be a total crowd pleaser, promise!
I love to serve this warm with dairy-free vanilla ice cream to make it à la mode.
The result is a thick, gooey, soft, spiced and flavorful pie that’s a household favorite over here. And you can feel good about indulging in it. I hope you love this!
Ingredients
Filling
- 6 large honey crisp apples sliced (skinless or leave on)
- 1 tsp coconut oil or ghee
- 2 tsp maple syrup
- 2 Tbsp water or apple cider
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- pinch cardamom
- 1 tsp arrowroot starch
- pinch sea salt
Crust
- 3/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/3 cup coconut oil melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1 Tbsp cold butter or ghee
- pinch nutmeg
Crumb Topping
- 1.5 cup pecans lightly ground
- 1.5 Tbsp coconut oil
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup
- 2.5 Tbsp arrowroot powder
Instructions:
Filling
- Combine the first 7 ingredients over medium-low heat in a large sauté pan. Stir with a wooden spoon and add more spices as you like. Continue to cook apples until they're nice and soft after 7-8 minutes or so.
- Add the arrowroot starch and stir in very well until the powder is not showing anymore. The sauce should be nice and thick after a couple of minutes of this.
- Finish off with a little sprinkle of salt and set aside. *If making a day or more ahead of time, you can let it cool and store in a jar in the fridge*
Crust (using a standard 8 inch pie dish)
- Add coconut flour and nutmeg to a large mixing bowl. Add melted coconut oil and mix in well by hand (large wooden spoon) or stand mixer. Next, add 1 egg at a time and make sure they're well mixed in.
- Lastly, add the cold butter in and mix into a ball of dough.
- Add the ball of dough to a piece of parchment paper and then lay another piece of parchment paper over top. Use a rolling pin to roll the dough out evenly.
- Carefully transfer the dough to your pie dish (you may need to do some surgery to press in any pieces that break off - this dough is delicate but works!). Using a fork, prick the bottom of your crust in a few areas and set aside until you're ready to pour in the filling, packing it in so there are no open spaces.
Crumb Topping
- Pulse all ingredients in a food processor until well combined and a crumble has formed.
- Once your filling is all set inside your crust, place the crumb topping over top by hand and make sure there are few to no open spaces.
- 375f degrees for 30-35 mins and serve warm! Optionally top with dairy-free ice cream or whipped coconut cream.
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38 comments
What a great pie! My came out perfectly with all of your tips!
Tried this over the holidays and everyone loved it! So much deliciousness on a plate! Thanks for sharing!
What a wonderful recipe with the perfect balance of flavors. We loved it. Thank you for another great recipe.
Delicious! I’ve never used coconut flour in a crust and it’s so good!
This was so incredibly delicious! And I love the apple and pecan combo. Yummy!
The layers of this pie are so delicious! And it was so easy to make too!
wonderful!!
This pie looks amazing! What a great holiday dessert.
The color on those apples is beautiful. Excited to try this pie recipe!
This is such a gorgeous recipe and it’s packed with so many cozy warming flavors! The addition of pecans is magical.
I just made this again for my daughter’s birthday. It is delicious and we love it.
Perfect dessert with all the super delicious and flavorful combinations. I love all of it and your recipe is so yum. Awesome treat for my loved ones.
What a delicious recipe! My sister is GF but loves pies and cakes so sending her this one to try 🙂
YAY! I’m so glad, Julia! Hope she enjoys.
So delicious and tasty! I can’t wait to make this again this year! My husband just loves this recipe!
This pie looks amazing! It would be perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. 🙂
I bet this is not only delicious but makes the house smell amazing! Picking up apples today to try this.
Apple pie with a crumble top is one of my favorite things. Thanks for a great recipe!
This is such a delicious dessert!! My kids loved it!!
YAY! So happy to hear.
I was looking for an easy Pie recipe! Found it! Thank you.
Perfect, yes you did!
This apple crumb is over the top. I love crumb pies but when I saw the list of deliciousness in this crumb I had to try it. It did NOT disappoint! Thanks!
You can’t beat a classic apple pie, and I love the maple and pecan twist on this.
I love apple pie. It is one of my favorite pies. The presentation looks beautiful too.
Why thank you!
This feels like a pie and crumble all rolled into one dessert – absolutely beautiful. I love that it’s gluten free too.
You captured it exactly! Thanks, Jane.
This pie turned out to be absolutely delicious! No one could tell it was gluten free! 🙂
That’s the STUFF! Thanks so much, I’m glad everyone enjoyed it.
Love the combination of flavors in this pie. Totally amazing. Will try this for holiday
This looks so incredible!! I love how it’s free from refined sugars as I’m trying to stay away from them. Definitely saving this to make for the weekend!
Hey. I just felt like the coconut flavour overpowered the apple.
okay! you can definitely try something else next time 🙂
Its soo good! Making it for Christmas again.
Awesome, so happy you loved it, Judy!!
I know the word “ultimate” is way overused at this point, but…honeycrisp apples, coconut flour crust, all the spices, and that CRUMBLE! I think you know how I feel about this situation, especially the with ice cream option 🙂
Dayummmm that’s big coming from you, mama!! Thank you! I’m telling you, it’s a household fave – making it for Christmas too.