No Bake Apple Pie with Granola Topping

PIE CRUST: If baking your pie crust, preheat oven to 350-degrees.

Spray pie tin or dish with baking spray and set aside. In the microwave, melt the butter in a medium sized bowl. Remove the melted butter from the microwave and add the Nilla Wafer crumbs, white and brown sugars, cinnamon and nutmeg to the butter. Use a fork to stir until all ingredients are completely incorporated.

Pour crust mixture into prepared pie dish and use the bottom of a glass (or your hand) to evenly spread the crumbs on the bottom and sides of the pie dish, firmly packing the crumbs to the pie dish. If baking your crust, bake in 350-degree oven for 15-minutes. Remove pie crust from the oven and set on a wire rack to cool completely before adding the apple pie filling.

If going no-bake, place crust in the freezer for 3-hours to firm up.

APPLE PIE FILLING: In a small bowl, add the peeled, cored and sliced apples with 3/4 cup water and lemon juice.

In a medium pot on the stovetop over medium-low heat, add 1/4 cup water and the cornstarch. Whisk until combined. Add the nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger and white and brown sugars to the pot, whisking the ingredients in to the cornstarch mixture.

Add the bowl containing the apples, water and lemon juice into the pot. Stir until all ingredients are incorporated. Filling will look thin (this is normal). Allow filling to cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until apples become fork tender and the filling has thickened up.

Once filling has thickened and apples are at your desired tenderness, remove the pot from the stove and transfer the apple filling into a bowl to cool. Allow pie filling to cool completely before adding into your prepared pie crust.

TOPPING: Top apple pie with granola. Cover pie with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to set.