Foods My mom makes the best pie (she learned from her mom, my grandma). That delicious flaky crust gets me every time.
Unfortunately, I never did master the art of pie-crust making. And when I went gluten-free and cut sugar out of our diet…pie was off limits anyhow. Until now. This recipe isn’t your grandma’s apple pie, but it will put a smile on your face and please your taste buds just the same!
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Apple Pie without the Sugar or Gluten?
I know it might be too good to believe, but it’s true, you can have apple pie without all the sugar and gluten.
Most apple pies are loaded with white table sugar. But not this one. This recipe uses the natural sweetness of the apples along with stevia, one of my favorite sweeteners. It makes a pie with just the right amount of sweet and tart!
As for the gluten? Well, we get rid of the gluten in the pie crust by making an almond-flour based crust. While it doesn’t have the exact same flaky texture as it’s gluten-filled alternative, our family still enjoys the texture and depth of flavor the almond flour brings to this pie.
Sweet Treats…No Guilt!
This recipe (used with permission of course) is from my friend Paula’s cookbook The Sweeter Side of Candida. My family has been enjoying all of the delicious recipes in her cookbook.
Whether or not you have candida, this is a great resource for anyone who wants to cut sugar and grains out of their diet (or maybe just cut down on them). These are tried and true recipes your family will continue to enjoy!
Not your Grandma’s Apple Pie (aka: You're the Apple of My Pie)
Ingredients
Crust
- Just the Basics Almond Pie Crust unbaked (or your favorite grain-free pie crust)
- 3 cups almond flour
- 8 tablespoons cold butter or cold coconut oil
- stevia to taste
- pinch of salt
Filling:
- 6 Granny Smith apples cored, peeled and sliced into 1/2 inch thick slices
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon butter cut into pieces
- stevia to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine crust ingredients with a fork or pastry cutter.
- I also added a couple tablespoons of cold water to the crust until it came together nicely (please note, the original recipe did not call for this step).
- Divide the pie crust dough in half. Press one of the halves into a pie plate. Roll out the other half between two sheets of wax paper. Remove top piece of wax paper. Set pie crust aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine apples, lemon juice, arrowroot powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Add stevia to taste - a little at a time until just a bit too sweet (the sweetness dulls when baking).
- Pour filling into unbaked pie crust. Cut up the butter into pieces and lay randomly over filling.
- Carefully lay the rolled out pie crust on top of the filling and gently peel back the wax paper. Seal edges and flute. Place pie cover over edges or cover edges with foil to prevent burning. Lightly lay a sheet of foil overtop the pie crust.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350, remove sheet of foil, and bake 45 min. longer.
- Serve warm with whipped coconut cream or refrigerate until later. Store leftover slices in refrigerator.
Notes
Nutrition
Don’t forget, you can snag The Sweeter Side of Candida here (it has this recipe and lots of other sugar-free and gluten-free desserts)!
Is there a recipe for the crust somewhere? Thanks!
Wow, now I’m going to hit my head and say “duh!” I meant to include the crust, but forgot. I’ve updated the recipe and it’s now there 🙂 Hope that helps!
This looks delicious! I would love for you share it on my Tasty Tuesday recipe link up here! Everything gets pinned and I would love to have you!
Thanks for the invite! I just went and linked up 🙂
This looks good…thanks for sharing.
Here from Miz Helens….
Thanks for sharing and linking up with us at the #WWDParty!
Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again next week!
I love Apple Pie and your recipe looks delicious! Thanks so much for sharing this awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great weekend and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
What a lovely wholesome recipe for a delicious traditional Apple Pie. It looks scrumptious! Thank you for sharing it, and for being a part of the Hearth and Soul hop.
It certainly isn’t my Grandma’s apple pie. This one is so much better! I would be honored if you would stop by Pure Grace Farms and link this gorgeous recipe at the Wonderful Wednesdays Blog Hop this evening. This will be my first week at co-hosting and I am beyond excited! Blessings…Shari
Thank you for the invite Shari! I’ll try to remember to stop by and link-up. 🙂
This looks very delicious, however, it is not sugar-free. It has No Added Sugar. The apples naturally have sugar in them.
I would still like to try this recipe, and I’ll run it through a recipe calculator to find out the Calories, Carbs, Sugar, etc.
Thanks for sharing this lower-sugar, gluten-free apple pie recipe, since I need fresh alternatives for my healthier lifestyle!
You are right, there is natural sugar in the fruit. I hope that it fits the bill for your diet and you’re able to enjoy the pie 🙂