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Swedish Apple Pie Recipe (The Easiest Pie You’ll Ever Make)

This Swedish Apple Pie recipe is just as easy to make as it is delicious to eat. This crustless apple pie is full of fresh tender apples and loaded with warm cinnamon. It’s the perfect no-fuss pie for an easy dessert or the beginner baker!

Full apple pie in a glass plate in a wicker holder with green apples and cinnamon surrounding it.

This Swedish Apple Pie recipe is one of those recipes that you are going to make over and over. It’s so easy to put together because you don’t have to make or mess with a crust! That makes it easy for anyone to put together.

I’ve been wanting to bring this Swedish apple pie recipe to you for such a long time! I don’t know how Swedish it is but it’s a recipe that my mother made and one of the very first pie recipes that I made.

When I was newly married, I just loved putting meals on the table, which I knew John would love. We were compatible with my loving to cook and his loving to eat!

This recipe for Swedish apple pie was one of those recipes in my arsenal that made me feel like an accomplished baker. It is perfect for a new baker or someone who wants a no-fuss dessert.

Once you dig into this pie the last thing you’re going to complain about is that it doesn’t have a pie crust!

When it bakes it creates a sweet thick filling that surrounds cinnamon-flavored baked apples under a flaky top. Add a scoop of ice cream and it’s going to be a regular in your recipe arsenal too.

What are the best Apples to use for Swedish Apple Pie Recipe:

There are several varieties of apples that will work but also, several that will not. You want an apple that will keep its shape without becoming mushy when baked.

I’ve found a tart apple like the Granny Smith works in so many baking recipes. If you want something a little sweeter, Braeburn, Honeycrisp, and Winesap apples are good choices.

How many apples do you need for this No-crust Swedish Apple pie?

I used 5 in this recipe. However, it’s more important to fill your pie plate than to count your apples. I used a deep-dish pie plate. Your pie plate may not be as deep, or your apples may be larger or smaller.

Your fruit will bake down so you’ll want to fill your plate 3/4 full regardless of how many apples it takes.

Ingredients for a Swedish Apple Pie

Only 6 ingredients and none of them fancy. That makes this  Swedish crustless apple pie perfect for the novice baker or me when I want a quick and easy dessert!

Ingredients including green apples, sugar, flour, butter, egg, salt, and cinnamon - Hostess At Heart
  • Apples – I like firm tart apples in this pie. Granny Smith is my go-to for this apple pie.
  • Sugar – White sugar.
  • Butter – You can use salted or unsalted in this recipe. If you use unsalted, add a pinch of kosher salt. Nothing fancy here!
  • Egg – I use large eggs.
  • Flour – All-purpose flour works just fine.
  • Cinnamon – Ground cinnamon and lots of it!

How To Make A Swedish Apple Pie

  1. Preheat the oven so it’s good and hot.
Sliced green apples mixed with cinnamon and sugar.
  1. Peel and slice the apples and put them into a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle with the cinnamon and sugar. Put the apple mixture in a pie plate.
  2. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the topping ingredients. Stir until the topping is creamy.
  3. Pour the topping over the apple mixture in the pie plate.
  1. Put the pie on a baking sheet and place it in the oven. Bake for 1 hour. The crust should be lightly golden.
  2. Remove the pie from the baking sheet and allow it to cool completely on a wire rack.
Pie Plate with a large piece of Swedish Apple pie cut from it showing an apple-cinnamon filling and a flaky topping.

I have a bad habit of trying new recipes and neglecting our tried and true ones. Not the case with this one!

This Swedish Apple Pie has never failed to be delicious. This no-crust apple pie recipe is also a great pie to make if you are a beginner baker. There are just a few simple steps and wah-la, you have a pie!

No one needs to know how easy it is!

Tips to make the perfect pie:

  • Cut your apples all about the same thickness. Keep them about 1/4 to 1/2 thick. They’ll lay in the plate more uniformly.
  • This recipe calls for melting your butter and it also contains an egg. You’ll want to cool your melted butter slightly so when mixed together you don’t end up with scrambled egg!
  • Double the recipe and bake it in a 9×13 pan.
Top view of a slice of Swedish Apple Pie with a flaky top on a red plate
The Easiest Swedish Apple Pie

If you liked this easy pie recipe, you may enjoy these recipes too. Skillet Apple Pie, Slab Apple Pie, and Apple Pie Filling recipes are a few of our favorite apple recipes.

Top down view of a baked pie with a sliced wedge being lifted out - Hostess At Heart

If you want an easy and delicious pie and don’t want to mess with a crust you’re going to love this pie. It looks different every time I make it based on how the apples settle.

I hope you enjoyed this delicious recipe as much as we do. Drop me a comment below, and don’t forget to give it a star rating. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. Your comments and ratings help others decide if this recipe is for them too.

Close up of a Swedish Apple Pie slice on red plate

Swedish Apple Pie – The easiest pie you’ll ever make!

Author: Julie Menghini
This Crustless Swedish Apple Pie is just as easy to make as it is delicious to eat.  It's the perfect no-fuss pie for an easy dessert or for the beginner baker!
4.53 from 160 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Dessert, Pie
Cuisine American
Keyword: Swedish Apple Pie
Servings: 8

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

Pie Filling

  • 5 Granny Smith apples or enough to fill a pie plate 2/3 full
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Topping

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¾ cup butter melted
  • 1 egg
  • tsp salt (pinch)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325 °F.
  • Peel, core, and slice apples 1/4″ thick.  Fill pie plate 2/3 full.  Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of sugar and 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, combine the topping ingredients. Spread over the apples in the pie plate.
  • Bake for 1 hour or until crust lightly browns.
  • Cover leftovers with aluminum foil and refrigerate.

Video

Notes

Tips:
  • Cut your apples all about the same thickness. Keep them about 1/4 to 1/2 thick. They’ll lay in the plate more uniformly.
  • This recipe calls for melting your butter and it also contains an egg. You’ll want to cool your melted butter slightly so when mixed you don’t end up with scrambled egg!

Nutrition

Calories: 379kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 2gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 66mgSodium: 197mgPotassium: 151mgFiber: 3gSugar: 38gVitamin A: 625IUVitamin C: 5.2mgCalcium: 21mgIron: 1mg

Nutritional Disclaimer

This recipe was calculated using the exact brands and measurements I used to make this recipe. If you are following a strict diet please note changing anything will cause the nutritional info to change. My calculations are intended as a guide only.

Tried this recipe?Let me know how it was!

As much as I like to bake, there were a few things that I really resisted trying. Pie crust was one of them and I didn’t mind using a store-bought crust.

That is until I learned to make my own! Yep, homemade pie crust is better and explained in my Pineapple Cream Meringue Tart recipe. You don’t have to worry about any of that pie with this recipe. The batter that you pour over the top seeps into the pie and leaves a lightly crunchy crust that is a delight to bite into.

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Tableview of a slice of apple pie with a crinkle cinnamon top - Hostess At Heart

Originally released on 10/9/2018, this Swedish Apple Pie recipe has undergone updates to enhance our readers’ experience, including simple details and new images. No changes were made to the actual recipe.

4.53 from 160 votes (114 ratings without comment)
Recipe Rating




Rachel

Wednesday 13th of November 2024

This was very easy and delicious. It's almost like a cobbler.

Julie Menghini

Thursday 14th of November 2024

Thank you, Rachel! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

teresa ann channey

Friday 1st of November 2024

can I use sheet pan for pie 25 peoples

Julie Menghini

Saturday 2nd of November 2024

I've doubled it and made it in a 9x13 sized pan. Instead of a baking sheet, a 10x15 lasagna pan would work. I would just fill it with enough apples to cover the bottom and make enough topping to cover the apples, perhaps 2.5? The recipe card can help you with the volume you'll need. I hope you'll stop by and let me know what you did and how it turned out.

Katy Biller

Sunday 6th of October 2024

This Swedish apple pie was absolutely delicious and so easy to put together. It’s going to be my new go to recipe!! I’m anxious to try it with peaches and blackberries. My husband said it was my best dessert ever!! My 3 year old granddaughter liked it too.

Julie Menghini

Monday 7th of October 2024

Thank you, Katy! It's my go too as well. I've made it with peaches but recommend that you use fresh or drain them thoroughly. I've never made this with berries and I hope you'll let me know how it goes if you do. Did you see where you can double it and put it in a 9x13 pan? That should make your hubby extra happy! It does mine.

Ann

Wednesday 18th of September 2024

Would bramley apples work? I've just been given some and this recipe looks good.

Julie Menghini

Monday 23rd of September 2024

Hi Ann, I've never used bramley apples but I've read that they're great for cooking and baking.

Karen

Saturday 6th of April 2024

It was so easy to make and was gone within a couple of hours. It was so good!

Julie Menghini

Sunday 7th of April 2024

Thank you, Karen! It's one of my favorite pies to make and eat too!

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