In previous years, we’ve had a big Friendsgiving get-together. It’s a big gathering filled with good friends, good food, and good times. This year, we’re skipping the gathering and doing a pie exchange instead. It’s a great way to keep the spirit of the season alive, even when we can’t be together in our usual way. My contribution for this year’s reimagined Friendsgiving is going to be a delectable Spiced Bourbon Apple Pie with crumble topping.     

Ingredients:

Pie Crust:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 fluid ounces cold milk

Topping: 

• 1 cup flour
• 1⁄4 cup packed Truvia® Sweet Complete™ All-Purpose Sweetener
• 1⁄4 cup packed Truvia® Brown Sugar Blend
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon bourbon
• 4 Tbsp butter
• 1-3 tsp water

Filling: 

• 8 small granny smith apples, washed and peeled
• ½ Tbsp lemon juice
• 2 ½ Tbsp    Truvia® Sweet Complete™ All-Purpose Sweetener 
• 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 450° F.
• Make pie crust. If you are short on time, buying a pre-made one will work perfectly.
• Combine all topping ingredients for crumble, except water, using a fork until crumbly. Mixture should resemble a coarse crumb with some small pea-sized pieces remaining.
• If the mixture doesn’t form pea-sized pieces, add cold water 1 tsp at a time, while mixing, until pea-sized crumb forms. (Careful not to add too much water and form dough.)
• Set-aside topping for later use.
• Peel, core, and slice apples into thin slices.
• Toss apple slices with Truvia® Sweet Complete™ All-Purpose Sweetener, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg and flour.
• Pour filling into un-baked pie shell (filling will be very high).
• Place pie pan on a cookie sheet, it will drip over.
• Top filling with topping and pat it down over the apples.
• Bake at 450° F for 15 minutes; reduce heat to 325° F and bake an additional 40-50 minutes. Test by poking the center of the pie to make sure the apples are soft all of the way through.
• Serve warm or room temperature. ENJOY!