Wrapped Baked Apple Crumble
I have been feeling more hormonal than usual lately. It’s not baby fever kicking in per se…but just squishy, helpless, things fever where I am feeling this completely irrational urge to cuddle all the animals, and pet all the things. And when this happens, I usually end up eating all the things. Like this.
Huck is natrually, the first and foremost victim on this list of must-cuddle-with-creatures. Unfortunately for him, he’s my dog and first in line. Sure, I cuddle with Ben – when I see him. But with nursing school keeping him hermetically sealed in our room studying until after I go to bed most nights, Huck is who I’ve been turning to for my cuddly moods in the waking hours of my day. Me trying to canoodle with Ben while he is studying is highly counterproductive…
Ben sayyys he cuddles with me everynight, but as I can’t verify that he actually does – I have to assume that all cuddling happens between me and Huck when he sets his head on my lap as I’m perched at the computer screen every night. Between the sad seal eyes, the velveteen ears that feel like a otter, and the paddies I can’t help tickle when he’s asleep – just to futz with the kid – I’m taking an unusually hard turn into the fevers of suishy, cuddle things.

Before you go thinking that this kid is just all cutesy, and adorable – he’s ranks up there as the weirdest mutt you may everk now. He bounces around like Joey from War Horse, all four off the floor, has allergies that render him useless, he can’t retreive worth a damn and he walks backwards on his own, even bouncing backwards out of the kitchen to avoid the line deliniating the carpet of the living room and linolium of the kitchen waiting with unmovable concentration until we allow him to launch himself at his dinner bowl every night.
And the best/oddest trait about this dog – he loves apples. This isn’t a will-eat-a-couple-apple-pieces, he eats the Whole Damn Apple, core and all. He used to get an apple (or two) a day when he would come to work with me from the Boss and Huck’d carry it around to everyone in the office showing it off so proudly before he would hunker down and devour the whole thing in 67 seconds flat.
So as soon as these apples made a appearance in the kitchen, Huck was there – immoveable on his line, sitting just outside the kitchen with his paddies hanging over the edge into the kitchen, hoping to scrounge up any pieces of apple the fell to the floor. The mutt also makes an excellent Swiffer.

Two apples were cored, using a knife to score out the middle of them and a spoon to dig out the seeds and the rest of the middle. Squeeze some lemon juice into the cavity and swirl it around to coat the inside. No one wants the brown soggy middle here people.
Into a food processor add walnuts, brown sugar, butter, oats and a little cinnamon for good measure, pulsing to chop the nuts, incorporate the butter and make a tasty, cozy crumble to fill the apples. Spoon and pack in to the middle of each apple and set aside.
I wrapped these apples with a traditional ol’ pie crust, that you can make or use from the store. The dough to a 9″ pie crust, split into two and rolled out should be enough to wrap two moderately sized apples – but since I used large Jonagolds, they came out a little short on top. In retrospect – wrapping the apples from the top-down would be better if you’re worried about presentation – I was just more concerned about shoving a self-encased apple pie into my face as fast as humanly possible. Presentation be damned!
And just like with any apple pie – or baked apple creation – make sure you’re using apples that will hold up to the heat and not fall to mush. Granny Smith’s are always a good one with their tart taste and tough exterior, with honeycrisps, braeburns and jonagolds all doing well, too.
This pie crust is a whiz in the kitchen using the food processor that you used to make the crumble filling – and it takes all of 5 minutes to make. For someone like me whom pie crusts typically hate – this has been a fail-free crust. Thank Comfortably Domestic for this one. She’s a genius. So pulse it out, split it up in two, roll it out and wrap it around your apples, using a beaten egg to wash the crust so it turns that delightful caramel color as it bakes.
Set to bake for 25 minutes at 375 was just the trick to make these delicious wrapped crumbles. You can be kind an share onei large apple with someone you love, or just unhinge your jaw and devour it yourself. There are no heroes here.
Or if you’re like me – give a slice to your favorite mutt. He patiently waited, drooling over your linolium for a bite – he earned it.
And it was good. Nee, great. Mama loves her pupper. And I also love these.
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Wrapped Baked Apple Crumble
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 2 apples 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
Baked apples, wrapped in pie crust and filled with cinnamon crumble filling.
Ingredients
Pie Crust:
- 3/4 cup Flour
- 6 Tbsp butter, cubed and frozen
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 2 Tbsp Ice Water
- -or- use 1 pre-made 9″ pie crust
Apple Filling:
- 3 Tbsp Butter
- 1/4 cup Oats
- 2 Tbsp Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/4 cup Walnuts
- 2 Apples
- 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 Egg, beaten for pie crust wash
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Score apples with a sharp knife around the top and well into the apple to create a scoring pattern that you can use to dig out the center of the apple.
- Using a spoon, dig out the center of the apple, removing the core and seeds. Don’t dig all the way through the apple. When cleaned out, pour in lemon juice and swirl around each apple. Set aside.
- In food processor, pulse together all ingredients of the crumble filling until the nuts are chopped into small chunks. Spoon filling into the two apples, packing it down and filling the apple cavities completely. Set aside.
- To make pie crust, if you’re not using a pre-made crust, pulse the flour and salt in the food processor. Add in cubes of butter and pulse until small pea size balls form.
- Add in ice water and turn on processor until the dough starts to form and creates a ball. Divide into two halves and roll out on a heavily floured surface.
- Lay the pie crusts over the top of each apple, and wrap them around the apple. Using a brush and the egg wash, brush the egg over the apples, and in between any creases in the pie dough to make sure it all sticks together.
- Place the apples on a foil lined baking sheet that has been sprayed with non-stick coating. Bake apples until crust turns golden brown, about 25 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly. Serve while still warm.
Notes
Pie crust is from Comfortably Domestic.
Oh my gravy. What is this glorious confection my eyes have seen?! It looks DELICIOUS. And I totally agree with you–I don’t have baby fever at all, but I do want to pet ALL THE DOGS. I love dogs. And each one, I want to pet and love and snug. My dog hates me for it.
Gorgeous. Gorgeous! I could smell them just looking at your photos. Thanks for combining two of my favorite things – baked apples & Huck.
Such a pretty dessert! I love it
LOL – Huck is so cute. How old is he? He seems very calm and friendly. This recipe looks so awesome. Yummy yummy goodness!
Adorable pooches! Oh, and those apples look pretty good, too. 🙂 What a lovely recipe!!!
HOLY EFFING EFF EFF.COM. i want this.
Awww, such a cute puppy face. My dog likes apples too. And raw garlic, which makes for some awesome puppy breath.
These apples are stunning, beautiful job!
Apple dessert + dog pictures = amazing!
I could devour those all by myself. mmmmm apples.
Aww Huck! He’s by-far the sweetest! And these apples. Apple crumble is a favorite of mine and the pastry is such a great touch!
I heart this! Love the addition of the pastry!
That looks absolutely divine!!! And your story was just so cute, enjoy the cuddles however you get them!
Oh girl, I think the hormonal thing is in the air…maybe it’s that time of year or something but I’m feeling it too and everyone around me seems to be too. Your dog is aaaaaadorable and your apple creation is genius. Yeah, I’d like to cuddle with your apple creation…and then eat it and then make more. Looks great!
Looks devine! I will definitely be making this during the holidays! I love and appreciate your dog story of course… I have a King Charles Cavalier who sits in the kitchen at all times just waiting for anything to hit the floor. I’m sure an apple would be a nice treat for a change!
I’m convinced that dogs make the best cuddlers. My sheltie is so squishy, how could I not squeeze and love him? I’m not sure he’s a fan though… He gets scared sheltie eyes when I squeeze him. Fear of oversqueeze, perhaps?
Either way, making these NOW! They are, by far, the best looking apple treat I’ve seen thus far.
ooooh, huck is such a cutie! his cute, squishy-faced expressions remind me of my own Skylardog, too. She actually likes apples as well – dogs are weirdos! =) And this crumble? looks absolutely wonderful. YUM!
I loooooove these!! Perfect pie/crumble combo!
YUMMMM I don’t even like apple pie and I think I’d like these! And Huck, I want to marry him 🙂
Aww man, I love everything about this post! He is such a sweetie, dogs totally rule. And baked apples in pie crust? yes please!!
I would want to snuggle with Huck all the time too. Love him! These baked apples are the bomb! Pie crust and crumble? Yum.
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Cute story! Makes me want to share some apple crumble with my mutt.
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These look delicious! Thanks for a great new recipe. As I was reading I saw that your pup likes apples, my baby loves them as well 🙂 She has allergies too and they’re about the only treat she can have. I saw though that he likes whole apples even the core… Unfortunately apple seeds are very toxic to dogs. They’re like arsenic to them.
Thanks Tawni, I’ll check up on issues with the apple cores. That is a frightful thing, Huck loves apples so much. Maybe I’ll just core them for him, I’d hate to deprive him of something he loves so much.
You’re welcome! I’d hate for something to happen to your adorable pup! But yeah I give mine fresh apples all the time, I just core them and then they’re perfectly safe. 🙂
I tried making these, and I had a few comments. The pie dough was super easy and fool-proof. The presentation was picture-perfect; it looked so pretty I didn’t want to bite into it. The filling was also delicious. My only complaint was that the recipe overall wasn’t sweet enough as a dessert for my taste. I used Granny Apples and they worked fine, but there wasn’t a lot of flavor with the apple and the pie crust, and there wasn’t enough filling
to compensate for that. I ended up drizzling honey over it, and that helped, it just wasn’t what I was expecting.
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Use a melon baller to core apples…a very important tool in kitchen…………… This is a simple tasty baked apple and the stuffing is not over powering………
I cut the cinnamon in half.
I know it’s been a while since your post. Was just wondering would puff pastry work too? Thanks
I haven’t tried it with puff pastry, but it may? You may need to watch the apples more carefully to make sure they won’t burn. If you do try it, let me know!
I am in love with Huck. I made these tonight and they are in the oven. I am calling them “hucksters.”
Thank you for the recipe and photos, especially of darling Huck.
AWWWW I’m so pleased you enjoy Huck’s appearances on the blog. The old dog is 13 now and doesn’t make as many appearances, but HE SHOULD!! He’s more on my instagram stories these days. 11/10 good old dog, and I’m loving that you named the wrapped crumbled HUCKSTERS!!!
Do you think you could make this with 1/2 an apple?
Good morning Althea, I suppose you could make it with a half apple, but I have not tried it to test the baking times or anything else so I can’t attest to the final results. If you try it please let me know!