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Baked apple galette on brown parchment paper.

Easy Apple Galette

Easy apple galette made with pie dough, sliced apples, cinnamon, and sugar. It tastes just like an apple pie but is so much easier to make! Great served with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. 

Course Dessert
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Servings 6 slices

Ingredients

  • 1 9-inch pie dough, homemade or store bought
  • 3 large apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced (about one pound)
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, see note
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

For the Topping

  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Optional, for the crust

  • 1 large egg, whisked

For Serving

  • ice cream
  • caramel sauce

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

  2. Stir together apples, lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar, and cinnamon. Add flour. Stir to combine. Set aside.

    Sliced apples coated with flour, sugar, and cinnamon.
  3. Make the Topping: Stir together flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Add the melted butter. Stir until the mixture is crumbly.

  4. Place the apples onto the pie dough, leaving about a one-inch border around the edge.
    Apple filling on pie dough.
  5. Fold edge of dough over the apples, pleating as needed. If the dough tears, pinch it back together. If desired, brush the crust with the whisked egg and sprinkle the sugar over the dough.
    Apple galette on baking sheet.
  6. Bake until the crust is golden brown, about 50 minutes. Allow the galette to cool for about 15 minutes before serving.
  7. Store the galette in the refrigerator for up to three days.

Recipe Notes

Notes

  • Sugar. Two tablespoons of sugar gives you a pleasantly sweet apple galette. If your apples are very tart, increase the sugar by one tablespoon. For very sweet apples, decrease the sugar by a tablespoon.
  • Lemon. Adding a tablespoon of lemon juice or the zest of one small lemon adds a nice flavor to the galette. 
  • Pie Spice. If you keep "pie spice" in the house, you can use it in this recipe. Replace the teaspoon of cinnamon with one teaspoon of pie spice.