So it feels like ages since I went apple picking, and I promised I would share just what I did with all of those apples. A few days after apple picking, I whipped up this recipe for everyone to enjoy – however, I’m just posting about it weeks later. It has been so hectic on my end – starting a new job, helping with my sister’s wedding & bachelorette party, it never ends!

This is a perfect dessert for Thanksgiving, especially if you’re having a more intimate, smaller gathering. A great alternative to apple pie – and you don’t have to worry about how big of a piece you take 😉

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Ingredients:

• 10 apples (this is only because I had sooo many)
• 4 Tbsp. of butter
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 Tbsp. maple syrup

Crumb Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/4 cup crushed graham crackers (this is optional)
• 1/4 cup oats
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 6 Tbsp. butter (melted)

• 1 roll of pre-made pie crust (optional if you don’t want to wrap the apple in dough)
• Ice cream! Caramel sauce, whatever you’d like!

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Wash apples and set aside.
3. Prepare the crumble topping by combining flour, graham crackers (if used), oats, brown sugar, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and then melted butter until mixture is combined and crumbly. Set aside.
4. Peel and chop 4 of the apples.
5. Add these chopped apples, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and maple syrup to a large frying pan and cook over medium heat for about ten minutes (until the apples are softened and tender!). Once cooked, remove from heat and set aside.
6. With the remaining 6 apples, cut the tops off and use a spoon to scoop out the insides. Be careful to not go all the way down/pierce the skin of the apple! Leave a perimeter within the apple as shown below. It should resemble an “apple bowl”.
7. Fill your “apple bowl” with the filling from the sauce pan you just made. Fill about 3/4 of the way, or halfway if you’d like to be generous with the topping.
8. Cut the rolled dough into strips and “mummify” or wrap the apples! It can be a bit tricky to have them stick to the apple so definitely press the dough strips into one another so they don’t unravel.
9. Place the apples into a pie pan (I had to use two) because just in case of drippings, it doesn’t overflow as it potentially could on a flat baking sheet.
10. Bake for 12-15 minutes.
11. Serve warm and with your favorite ice cream! I recommend Ben & Jerry’s cinnamon one.