Apple Crumble Tart | Cookies & Cups

This apple pie it’s the easiest and tastiest fall dessert! He has a classic pie crust filled with warm, sweet-tart apples baked under a crisp, buttery apple crust. It’s ready in the oven in minutes, and it’s my favorite way to use up fresh fall apples.

If you have a classical passion apple pie but not up to the task of baking a full cake, this cake is the answer! You can easily love these apple pie sticks.

Why I love this easy apple crumble cake

This easy apple crumble cake gives me all the flavors I love in a classic apple cake. If you’ve been around long enough, you’ll know that I’m not always a pie baker. This apple crumble cake is the perfect compromise. Here, you’ll love it too:

• Chopped apples with butter. I mean, if you love it Dutch apple pieYou will already fall head over heels for this apple crisp cake. It turns into a juicy, buttery apple crisp pie crust. Very good!
• Ready in 10 minutes. For the oven, that is. This apple pie is super easy to assemble, especially if I use a chilled pie crust.
• All cases. Apple Crumble Cake is the perfect last minute fall dessert that tastes just like apple pie! This recipe is always a hit at the holiday table.

Ingredients you will need

I’m talking about a dessert that keeps things simple! For this cake that I am describing here, you need a few ingredients. Scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom of the post for a printable list with amounts.

• Pie crust – If I’m short on time, a chilled pie crust works great instead homemade flaky pie crust recipe.
• apple – Slice or dice your favorite baking apples, such as Granny Smith, Honeycrisp or Braeburn apples. You can use a combination of apples for different flavors and textures.
• Brown Sugar – Light or dark. You can also use granulated sugar.
• cinnamon – Apple pie spice works here too or you can use a mix of spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.
• butter – This can be salted or unsalted, just make sure it’s cold from the fridge. Also, please do not use margarine in crumbled basements. The texture and taste will never be the same!
• flour – You will cut the butter with the flour and brown sugar to make a crumb crust. All purpose flour works perfectly. You can also replace oatmeal with oats apple crisp.

How to make apple crumble cake

Here’s how to make the perfect apple shortcake filled with all kinds of delicious fall flavors. Best of all, if you don’t have a pie crust, you can make this recipe as a traditional, crustless apple crumble using the same steps. Watch below and Go to recipe card for printable recipe directions.

• Prepare the crust. Press the prepared pie crust into a 9″ tart pan or pie plate and gently pinch along the edge.
• Add apples. Then fold your chopped apples into the crust. Sprinkle them generously with cinnamon sugar.

• Add bread. Now use a fork or pastry cutter to cut the cold butter with the brown sugar and flour. Spread the crumble evenly over the apples.
• Cook it! Your apple shortcake goes into the oven to bake at 400ºF for 45 minutes. Let cake cool before slicing.

Recipe Tips

• You will only need one pie crust. Many homemade pie crust recipes (including mine) make two pie crusts, top and bottom, but you’ll only need one for this pie. Check the recipe you are using and halve if necessary. Otherwise, you can always make two apple pies!
• Pile on the apples. If it looks like a mountain of apples inside your shell, don’t worry. Apples release a lot of liquid as they bake, so overfilling prevents the top of the cake from sinking.
• You may need more or less apples, depending on the size. I use 4-5 medium Granny Smiths. Others have commented that only 3-4 are needed, so use your own judgment.
• Use cold butter. The butter you use for crumbling should be cold. If you like, you can make it into cubes to make it easier to mix with the other ingredients. Do not use room temperature or melted butter as the topping will spread and not be crispy.

Frequently asked questions

Service offerings

Like apple pie, this apple crumble is amazing served a la mode. So top it off with a scoop of your favorite ice cream, either store-bought or home made. It’s also great with a good dollop of whipped cream! I love how comforting the flavors are with a warm cup of coffee or tea, or a seasonal favorite, pumpkin spice hot chocolate. Serve with a drizzle to really top off this apple pie caramel sauce (you can thank me later).

How is it stored?

• Cool down. Store this apple crumble cake in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. I like to heat the remaining slices in the microwave for 20-30 seconds before serving.
• Freeze it. You can freeze the baked and cooled apple pie by wrapping it in a double layer of plastic wrap or foil. It will last 1-2 months in the freezer. Thaw the cake in the refrigerator before serving.

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This recipe was originally published in 2014, but the pictures and more helpful tips were updated in 2024.

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