Description
A delicious and easy-to-make Swedish Apple Pie that features tender, cinnamon-spiced apples topped with a sweet, cakey batter. This crustless apple pie is a cozy dessert perfect for chilly evenings, combining the natural tartness of apples with warm spices and a subtle cardamom twist.
Ingredients
Scale
Apples
- 2 pounds apples, peeled, cored, and cut into ½ inch thick slices
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
- Pinch of salt
Batter
- 1 cup flour
- ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled + more for greasing the pie plate
- Turbinado sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare the Pie Plate: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 9-inch deep dish pie plate generously with butter to prevent sticking and set it aside for later use.
- Toss the Apples: In a large bowl, combine the sliced apples with the sugar, freshly squeezed lemon juice, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, and a pinch of salt. Mix well to evenly coat the apple slices with the spices and sugar. Then transfer this mixture into the prepared pie plate, spreading the apples out evenly.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder to ensure they are well combined and aerated. Set this mixture aside for later use in the batter.
- Combine Wet Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together the melted and cooled unsalted butter, light brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract until the mixture is smooth and homogenous, creating the wet base for the batter.
- Make the Batter: Gently fold the dry flour mixture into the wet butter mixture using a rubber spatula. Mix just until combined to create a thick batter without overmixing.
- Assemble the Pie: Spread the prepared batter evenly over the apple slices in the pie plate, covering the apples completely. Sprinkle the top with turbinado sugar to add a crunchy, caramelized texture upon baking.
- Bake: Place the pie in the preheated oven and bake for about 50 minutes, or until the top turns a beautiful golden brown and the apples are visibly bubbling around the edges.
- Cool and Serve: Remove the pie from the oven and allow it to cool thoroughly before slicing. Cooling helps the filling to set, ensuring clean slices. Serve as is, or with a side of vanilla sauce for a traditional Swedish touch.
Notes
- Granny Smith apples are preferred for their tartness, but any apple variety you have on hand will work well in this pie.
- It is important to cool the pie completely before slicing to ensure the filling sets properly and slices cleanly.
- Serve with a simple vanilla sauce for an authentic and delicious accompaniment to this comforting dessert.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/12 of pie)
- Calories: 221
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 126mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.4g
- Trans Fat: 0.3g
- Carbohydrates: 37g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 34mg
