Zyliss sent me this iron skillet to review and share an honest opinion of it.
The first thing that I noticed is that it’s textured; it is ball blasted, which creates indentations that allow for excess oils and fats to collect away from your food for healthier cooking. I fried a green tomato, and it was crisp in 2 minutes without being greasy. I’ve been dreaming of all the veggies I can fry with it!
I was intrigued that I could put the frying pan in the oven. Since my doctor discovered my wheat, dairy and egg intolerance, I have always bought a vegan gluten-free pie crust. I have never attempted to make a crust from scratch because I haven’t had the time and the process seems tricky. However, I was wondering what the difference would be if I tried to make a crustless apple pie in this skillet instead of a normal glass pan. I was shocked at the result! My pie actually stayed together without a crust!!! I was expecting it to just fall out of the pan onto the plate, but it firmed up! Maybe the iron skillet gets much hotter than an average pan? I don’t know, but it works. I made an easy crustless apple pie that plated well!
We went apple picking the week before and had bags of apples sitting on the counter. We picked Enterprise apples, which are a blend of McIntosh, Golden Delicious, and Rome Beauty. If you can’t find an Enterprise Apple, I personally have never seen them in the store, you could use a McIntosh and a Delicious Apple in this pie; I don’t think it really matters.
In this recipe, I tried some new ingredients from Bob’s Red Mill. I had never baked with date sugar before. FYI – this date sugar has oat flour, and I didn’t notice it until I used it! If you are sensitive or allergic to oats, don’t use this brand of date sugar; Royal Palm is oat-free and you can buy it here on Amazon, or you can substitute coconut sugar in the recipe. According to Bob’s Red Mill’s website, “date sugar can be used in many baking recipes as a one-to-one replacement for white sugar or brown sugar.” It has “lightly sweet with delicious butterscotch notes.” At first, I wanted to make a caramel apple pie with my favorite Dulce De Leche recipe. But, then I was wondering, would the date sugar give my pie a hint of butterscotch? Since the pie doesn’t have any refined sugar, the taste of walnuts and apples dominates with an undertone of cinnamon and a hint of butterscotch sweetness. Try serving it with coconut whipped cream, vegan ice cream or So Delicious CocoWhip!™ if you wish for extra sweetness.
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Crustless Apple Skillet Pie
This crustless vegan apple pie is sweetened with date sugar, the taste of the apples dominates with an undertone of cinnamon and a hint of butterscotch sweetness. It's also gluten-free.
Credit: My Real Dish
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups almond flour
- ¼ cup gluten-free flour (I used Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1:1 Baking Flour Blend)
- 1 cup vegan butter (I used Earth Balance Soy Free)
- 1 cup date sugar (I used Bob’s Red Mill Date Sugar)
- 2 teaspoons gluten-free vanilla extract
- 2 cups apples, peeled and chopped
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon Redmond Real Salt
- ½ cup applesauce
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Topping:
- 1/2 cup date sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon vegan butter (I used Earth Balance Soy Free)
Directions
- I lightly sprayed the 8-inch skillet with olive oil (although the label says I don’t have to); set skillet aside.
- Peel and chop 2 apples (~3 cups) into small chunks
- In a very large bowl, combine flours, baking soda, baking powder, Redmond Real Salt, and cinnamon.
- In a medium mixing bowl, add applesauce, date sugar, vegan butter, and vanilla. Mix until fluffy and well combined.
- Slowly add in dry ingredients into wet. Mix until fluffy and well combined.
- Stir in apples and nuts.
- Put the topping ingredients into a small bowl. With a fork, cut in the butter by mashing it into the date sugar and cinnamon until it is finely combined into little granules. I prefer fine granules over large clumps.
- Evenly spread topping over the pie.
- Bake in a 325 degrees oven for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan on a wire rack for at least 1 hour.
- Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.
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Thanks Jamey! Maybe we’ll make it in December or something like it 🙂
Sounds great and delicious ✌✌
Hey! Thanks! I always enjoy reading your recipes too. Is your link not working for your site? I can’t seem to see your new recipes!
Is it !! i donno what happened… lemme check….
Oooh I love apple pie! I have never heard of date sugar before though. x
I sweeten smoothies with dates, so I thought…. hey – I’ll try it! LOL. Sometimes experiments win!
Never made a pie in a skillet, but just got one as a gift and would like to try it out in a recipe!
This was my first time too. I got the idea because my friend told me to make my zucchini crust in it. That it would make it crisp. He was right 🙂
Great skillet ! Delicious recipe !
Thank you! The skillet will be getting a lot of use here!
This sounds and looks so delicious. It also looks like something I can make on my own. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Thanks! It’s really easy! Hope you like it!
This looks delicious and easy to make. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks!
Looks super yummy I’ll have to try soon
Thanks – hope you like it!
Had to share with my family on Facebook. 🙂
Thanks for sharing!
That skillet would look good in my kitchen too….thanks for this recipe too..I’ll try it
This looks wonderful! I am also doing gluten-free eating, due to how gluten impacts some of my health issues (the inflammation factor). I happen to have some apples out on the porch and I also just happened to buy almond flour and the 1:1 flour (the brand my daughter uses and recommends – she has Celiac disease). Definitely saving this recipe! Thanks!
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