🥧 Apple Scrumptious Crumb Pie
A buttery crust, tender apples, and a cinnamon-sugar crumb topping that melts into every bite.
🍏 Ingredients:
For the Filling:
- 8 Granny Smith apples, peeled and thinly sliced
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- ½ tbsp fresh lemon juice
- ½ tsp lemon zest (optional)
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
For the Crumb Topping:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, cold and cubed
For the Crust:
- 1 single pie crust (store-bought or homemade)
🕯️ Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 450°F (232°C).
- Prepare the filling: Toss sliced apples with sugar, flour, lemon juice, zest, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Layer into the pie shell.
- Make the topping: Combine flour and brown sugar, then cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle generously over apples.
- Bake at 450°F for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°F (177°C) and bake for another 45–55 minutes, until apples are soft and topping is golden.
- Cool slightly before serving. Best enjoyed warm with vanilla ice cream or a drizzle of honey.
✨ Devotional Tie-In:
As the apples soften and the crumb topping crisps, reflect on Proverbs 16:24:
“Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.”
This pie is more than dessert—it’s a reminder that warmth, sweetness, and care transform even the simplest ingredients into something healing and holy.
You can find the full recipe with step-by-step instructions on Spend With Pennies.
👨👩👧👦 Devotional Reflection: Making Your Children Your Mission
In the quiet moments of baking, as apples are peeled and spices stirred, we are reminded of the sacred rhythm of nurturing. Just as this pie is lovingly prepared, so too are our children shaped by the time, attention, and love we pour into them.
The world may tug at our sleeves with its demands and distractions, but our mission is clear: to be present for the little ones entrusted to us. They grow quickly—one day they’re nestled in our laps, the next they’re running toward their own adventures.
Let each slice of this pie be a symbol of intentional love. As the sweet aroma fills your home, let it be a reminder to pause, to cherish, and to invest in the fleeting moments of childhood.
Just as the apples soften and sweeten in the oven’s warmth, so do our children flourish in the warmth of our presence.
Scripture to Hold Close:
Proverbs 22:6
Prayer to Share:
"Lord, help me to see my children not as distractions, but as divine assignments. May I treasure the time I have with them, and may my love be a legacy that lasts beyond the fleeting years."
👩👧👦 Devotional Reflection: Her Children Call Her Blessed
In the gentle rhythm of baking, a mother and her children gather around the kitchen table. Little hands hold cut apples, ready to place them into the pie crust. Each apple is more than fruit—it is a prayer, a memory, a blessing.
This sacred act of preparing a meal together becomes a moment of spiritual formation. The mother’s love is poured into every slice, and her children rise up—not just to help, but to honor her.
As Proverbs 31:28 reminds us: “Her children rise up and call her blessed…”
And as the apples nestle into the crust, we whisper: “Each apple we place is a prayer of love, a memory in the making.”
Let this devotion be a reminder that the kitchen can be a sanctuary, and every shared task a holy offering.
Prayer to Share:
"Lord, bless the hands that prepare and the hearts that gather. May this pie be a symbol of love passed down, and may each child know they are cherished and called to bless."
Susan Nikitenko September 15th, 2025© MBCPGEORGEKBPBNMRMPMANNABBENB#9898776
