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Apple Pie with Oatmeal Crust and Almond Granola Topping

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 cup quick oats
  • 1 ½ cup all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon coarse salt
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 1/3 cup olive oil plus 2 tablespoons if needed

Filling

  • 2 Granny Smith apples
  • 2 Pink Lady apples
  • 2 Fuji apples
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 1 inch ginger root crushed
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon coarse salt
  • 1 cup water divided
  • 1 tablespoons vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Crumble

  • 1/3 cup quick oats
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ¼ cup sliced almonds

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 Line a pie tin with aluminum foil.
  2. In a bowl, stir together the oats, flour, ginger, cinnamon, salt, honey and olive oil into a clumpy mixture. Add the extra olive oil if the mixture is still too dry.
  3. Turn the oatmeal mixture into the prepared pie tin and pat it into an even layer on the bottom and halfway up the sides of the tin.
  4. Put the crust in the oven and let it bake 10-15 minutes or until it has just become just a little firm and very lightly browned around the edges.
  5. Remove the crust from the oven and turn off the heat.
  6. Wash the apples thoroughly and peel each before cutting them into quarters to remove the stem and core, reserving the peels. Cut each quarter apple into thin slices and place them into a bowl. Cut a lemon in half and squeeze the juice over the apple slices. Add 2 tablespoons of brown sugar to the bowl and toss the apple slices with them to coat them with the lemon juice and sugar. Set aside.
  7. Put the apple peels into a saucepan with the ginger root, cinnamon stick, brown sugar, salt, and half of the water. Stir well and place the pan on the stove over medium heat. Let the apple peels cook down until soft and the juices and flavor from them have mixed well with the sugar water., approximately 20 minutes.
  8. Arrange the apple slices in the pie crust while the syrup cooks down. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
  9. Remove the pan from the stove top and strain the liquid from the apple peels and spices, discarding them.
  10. Add the rest of the water, cornstarch, and vanilla to the strained liquid and whisk well so there are no lumps. Pour it over the apple slices.
  11. In another bowl or measuring cup, mix the oats, ginger, cinnamon, honey, and olive oil together. Add the almond slices and stir again. Sprinkle the crumble around the edges of the pie, working towards the center.
  12. Bake the pie in the oven for 45-50 minutes or until the crumble and almond slices are browned and the filling has set.
  13. Remove the pie from the oven and let cool about 20 minutes before removing it from the tin and removing the aluminum foil. Cut the pie into 8 pieces and serve.