Apple Crumble Pie with Chocolate Ganache
Autumn time brings out all the very best fruit recipes and this Deep-Dish Apple Crumble Pie is a fab way to use up those fall apples!
Servings 6
Calories 756kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Pie Crust store-bought
For the Filling
- 5 large Gala apples
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 cup cold water
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour plain flour, leveled
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
For the Crumble Topping
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour plain flour, leveled
- ¾ cup chopped walnuts
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter melted/ slightly cooled
For the Chocolate Ganache
- ½ cup chocolate chips semi-sweet/plain
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream double cream
Optional Topping
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6.
- Place the pie crust into a baking/pie dish and set it aside.
- To make the filling, core, peel, and slice the apples into ¼"/0.5cm slices and place them into a mixing bowl.
- Add the lemon juice and water to cover all of the apple slices. Leave to sit for 5 minutes. Drain and rinse the apple slices and return to the bowl
- Add flour, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, sugar, and vanilla extract to the bowl of apples, and use a rubber spatula to combine the ingredients together. Spoon the filling into the pie crust and set it aside.
- To make the crumble topping, place the brown sugar, cinnamon, flour, and walnuts into a mixing bowl and use a rubber spatula to mix the ingredients together. Then mix in the butter to form the crumble as shown.
- Sprinkle the topping over the top of the pie and place it in the preheated oven. Bake for 20 minutes.
- Do not remove the pie from the oven but reduce the oven temperature to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5 for another 30-35 minutes.
- Remove the pie from the oven and leave it to cool for 3 hours.
- To make the chocolate ganache, place the chocolate chips into a medium bowl.
- Pour the heavy whipping cream into a small pan and heat until just simmering.
- Pour the warmed cream over the chocolate chips and whisk until smooth. Leave to sit for 5 minutes.
- Spoon the ganache into a disposable piping bag and cut the tip off the bag.
- Drizzle the chocolate ganache over the top of the cooked and cooled pie and sprinkle over the ¼ cup of chocolate chips if using.
- Leave the chocolate ganache to set before serving. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 756kcal | Carbohydrates: 102g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 136mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 63g