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    Amish Vanilla Crunch Pie

    Published: Aug 1, 2018 · Updated: May 1, 2022 by Kevin Williams | Leave a Comment

    By Kevin Williams

    I've heard this called "Vanilla Crumb" more often, but I have occasionally heard it go by the more fun sounding variant: Vanilla Crunch Pie.

    This is an almost mythical pie among the Amish.    It is an amazing-tasting pie and occasionally - and I mean, only occasionally - you can find it being sold in an Amish bakery.  If you see one being sold, grab it (and then pay for it).   The last time I had vanilla crunch pie was at an Amish benefit auction in Adams County, Ohio and, man, looking back, I wish I had bought and eaten two slices inside of one.

    If done correctly, this pie has a crumbly, crunchy top encasing a gooey, hint-of-vanilla filling.  The pie is very much in the same tradition as oatmeal pie, another Amish confection.

    This is Lorelei's Vanilla Crunch pie, she definitely got the crunch part down...you really want to have a good crunch/crumb layer followed by that silky, vanilla bottom...

    Not a very good photo, but this is one took of actual Amish-made vanilla crumb....a think crumb layer covering a thick filling. Wow!

    My 13-year-old niece, Lorelei, brought a vanilla crunch pie to a family gathering over the weekend and I was elated.  My elation quickly evaporated to resignation when I realized there was only one tiny sliver left by the time I made it to the pie.  And I shared that with my wife. So the one bite I got really didn't give me a good feel for how she did.   The bite I tasted was good.  Maybe the filling could have been a hint thicker and a hint more vanilla-y, but that's just me.

    Amish bakers had to be resourceful and wily, often scrounging up whatever they had then trying to create something memorable out of it.  Vanilla crunch pie fits that bill, so as you plan out your Thanksgiving menu (yes, some people are that organized that they are starting now), you might want to add vanilla crunch to the menu!

    Vanilla Crunch Pie

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    Ingredients
      

    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • 1 tablespoon flour
    • ¼ corn syrup
    • 1 cup water
    • 1 egg
    • 2 teaspoon vanilla
    • CRUMB TOPPING:
    • 1 cup flour
    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ cup butter

    Instructions
     

    • In a saucepan, bring filling ingredients to a boil. let cool slightly
    • Combine crumb ingredients
    • Pour cooled sauce in an unbaked pie crust.Add crumbs on top
    • Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until golden brown
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    About Kevin Williams

    Hi, my name is Kevin Williams and I am owner of Oasis Newsfeatures and editor of The Amish Cook newspaper column.

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