Ingredients

• 3 pounds apples, peeled and sliced
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
• 1/2 cup cane sugar 
• 1 Simply Organic® Madagascar Vanilla Bean, scraped
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, divided
• 3/4 teaspoon Simply Organic® Cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon Simply Organic® Allspice
• 1/8 teaspoon Simply Organic® Ground Cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon Simply Organic® Nutmeg
• 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt or pink Himalayan salt
• 9-inch unbaked pie crust
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup rolled oats

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. In a large bowl, toss apples with apple cider vinegar or lemon juice.

3. In a medium-sized bowl, combine sugar and vanilla bean. Stir until well combined, then add 1/4 cup brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, nutmeg, 3 tablespoons flour, and salt.

4. Pour over apples and mix until well coated, then put in prepared, unbaked pie crust.

5. In a medium-sized bowl, combine remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar and butter. Mix until well combined, then add remaining 1/2 cup flour and oats. Spread evenly over pie filling. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Recipe Tip:
Use a mix of tart and sweet apples. Cortland, Fuji, Granny Smith, Jonagold and Rome Beauty are all good choices for baking.