This simple Apple Streusel Pie Recipe starts with a pecan crust, creamy apple filling, crunchy streusel topping, and a drizzle over top. The perfect holiday pie!
Apple Streusel Pie Recipe
I’m so excited to be sharing this amazing-but-easy pie recipe right in time for the holiday season! While the description might make it seem like a lot of work, we’re relying on some packaged shortcuts to bring some serious time savings to this pie recipe.
While this holiday season likely looks pretty different for you again this year, one thing remains the same: the holidays can be stressful. So, this year especially, shortcuts in the kitchen are a must-have!
Apple Streusel Pie Ingredients
- Crust: I use a pecan pie crust for a buttery, crumbly twist on the usual. You can also use graham cracker, cookie, or pre-baked pastry crusts.
- Apple Filling: I love Lucky Leaf® apple pie filling. It has no high-fructose corn syrup and tastes great.
- Sweetened Condensed Milk: Just milk and sugar. It blends perfectly with the apples, and I save a little to drizzle on top.
- There’s also a streusel topping, which I’ll cover below.
Quick Tip
Sweetened condensed milk is a holiday recipe staple. Don’t confuse it with evaporated milk, though. Be sure to read the label!
Streusel Tips
This struesel is sweet, buttery, and full of warm spices, perfect with the creamy, crisp apple filling.
Tips:
- Cool the butter: Use melted butter that has cooled to room temp to avoid greasy streusel.
- Adjust flour if needed: Add 1–2 more tablespoons if the mixture is not crumbly.
- Do not press it down: Just sprinkle on top without pressing.
- It looks like a lot: You will have a thick layer, but it bakes down just right.
Apple Streusel Pie Recipe Tips
- Allow plenty of time for this pie to set up. Once baked, the pie is not very firm. It needs a good 1-2 hours at room temperature to solidify and set up before cutting into the pie and serving.
- Bake the Apple Streusel Pie on a sheet pan. Just in case anything bubbles over, you’ll want that to be captured on the tray, not at the bottom of your oven!
- Use a hot, sharp knife (run it under hot water, dry with a towel) to make cuts into this pie. Serve and return any leftovers (covered tightly) to the fridge.
More Apple Recipes:
Desserts
Apple Coffee Cake
Breakfast
Healthy Apple Muffins
Snacks
Apple Nachos
Desserts
Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars
Apple Streusel Pie Recipe
Equipment
- Sheet pan (15" x 10")
Ingredients
- 1 pie crust
- 1 (21-ounce) can apple pie filling
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 8 tablespoons flour
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon apple pie spice
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/4 cup, melted and cooled
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Remove the pie crust from the packaging and set aside. Pour the apple filling into a large bowl and use a knife to coarsely chop the apples in the bowl. Set aside 1/3 cup of the sweetened condensed milk and pour the rest into the apples. Mix until smooth. Pour into the prepared pie crust and smooth into an even layer.
- Melt the butter in the microwave, then let stand at room temperature until cooled—hot butter makes the streusel greasy.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, apple pie spice, and salt. Add the cooled melted butter and mix until the streusel is evenly combined and forms small clumps.
- Sprinkle the streusel mixture evenly over the pie. Do not press the streusel into the pie. Use all of the streusel, even if it seems like a lot!
- Place the prepared pie on a sheet pan and bake for 50–60 minutes or until firm and streusel is lightly browned. Remove from the oven and let stand for 1–2 hours at room temperature or until clean slices can be cut.
- Drizzle the pie with remaining sweetened condensed milk. Cut and serve. Enjoy immediately!
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Recipe Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
As Chelsea’s sister and employee I have made this cake for Thanksgiving and several other occasions and it is ALWAYS A HIT!