This Impossibly Easy French Apple Pie is a delicious, no-crust apple pie recipe made with fresh sliced apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, and Bisquick™ Original Pancake & Baking Mix. A buttery brown sugar and nut streusel topping turns golden and crisp in the oven, creating an impressive homemade apple dessert without the fuss of rolling pie dough. Ready in about 1 hour and 15 minutes, this easy French apple pie is perfect for fall baking, holidays, and cozy family gatherings.
Here are the ingredients for making this Impossibly Easy French Apple Pie.
Apples: These provide fresh fruit flavor, tender texture, and a juicy apple center.
Cinnamon: This warm spice enhances the apples’ natural sweetness.
Nutmeg: It brings a deep, fragrant spice note that complements the cinnamon.
Pancake & Baking Mix: This mix helps form the simple, no-roll pie structure, gives the filling body, and creates the base of the crumbly streusel topping.
Nuts: Chopped nuts add nutty flavor and satisfying crunch.
Other Ingredients You’ll Need: Granulated sugar, brown sugar, milk, butter, eggs.
This is the recipe you need when you want to enjoy apple pie but don’t want to fuss with a crust. In three easy steps, you can serve up a delicious dessert using fresh apples and some pantry staples. What makes this French apple pie really special is the sweet topping. Made from nuts, brown sugar, Bisquick, and butter, the crumbly streusel browns up beautifully in the oven giving an impressive look to a pie made with the simplest ingredients—no one will ever guess this is made with Bisquick! So don’t stress about pulling off this recipe, and first time bakers should remember, Betty’s got all the tips you need to bake a perfect apple pie your very first time.
Heat oven to 325°F. Grease a 9-inch glass pie plate.
In a medium bowl, mix apples, cinnamon, and nutmeg; place in the pie plate.
In a medium bowl, stir remaining Filling ingredients until well blended. Pour over the apple mixture in the pie plate. In a small bowl, mix all Streusel ingredients until crumbly; sprinkle over the filling.
Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Store covered in the refrigerator.
Some of our favorite varieties of apples for baked pies and desserts are Empire, Regent, and Spartan.
For added color, don't peel the apples before slicing them.
To make luscious Impossibly Easy French Pear Pie, substitute 3 cups sliced peeled pears for the apples.
| Food Component / Nutrient | Amount | % , Daily Value* |
|---|---|---|
| Total Fat | 14 g | % Value Not Available |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g | % Value Not Available |
| Cholesterol | 70 mg | % Value Not Available |
| Sodium | 400 mg | % Value Not Available |
| Total Carbohydrate | 49 g | % Value Not Available |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g | % Value Not Available |
| Protein | 5 g | % Value Not Available |
| Vitamin D | Value Not Available | 0% |
| Calcium | Value Not Available | 8% |
| Iron | Value Not Available | 6% |
| Potassium | 200 mg | % Value Not Available |
| Vitamin A | Value Not Available | 12% |
| Vitamin C | Value Not Available | 2% |
| Folic Acid | Value Not Available | 2% |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. | ||
