🥧 Salted Caramel Apple Crumble Pie

A flaky pie crust filled with spiced apples, drizzled with homemade salted caramel, and topped with a golden brown sugar oat crumble. It’s crunchy, gooey, warm, and comforting — a true showstopper.

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Ingredients (1 deep 9-inch pie):

For the filling:
• 6 cups (about 5 large) apples, peeled and sliced thin (mix of Granny Smith & Honeycrisp)
• ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
• ¼ cup (50g) brown sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• Pinch of salt

For the salted caramel:
• ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
• 2 tbsp water
• ¼ cup (60ml) heavy cream
• 2 tbsp butter
• ¼ tsp sea salt

For the crumble topping:
• ½ cup (60g) all-purpose flour
• ½ cup (45g) old-fashioned oats
• ⅓ cup (65g) brown sugar
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ cup (60g) cold butter, cubed

For the crust:
• 1 homemade or store-bought 9-inch pie crust

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Instructions:
1. Make the caramel: Heat sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat. Once amber, add cream (carefully), butter, and salt. Stir until smooth. Cool.
2. Make the filling: Toss apple slices with sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, flour, lemon juice, and salt.
3. Assemble the pie: Place crust in a greased pie dish. Fill with apple mixture. Drizzle with half the caramel sauce.
4. Add crumble topping: Mix flour, oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Cut in cold butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over the apples.
5. Bake: Bake at 375°F (190°C) for 45–55 minutes until golden and bubbling. Cool 1 hour before serving.
6. Serve: Drizzle with remaining caramel and top with ice cream if desired.

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