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Norwegian Apple Pie

February 6, 2019 by Sandy 24 Comments

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Norwegian Apple Pie is an easy to make apple cake-like dessert with a sweet apple flavor, and no added oil or butter! This apple pie recipe makes two 9" pies, and is delicious!

Slice of Norwegian Apple Pie on white plate with fork

 
Originally Published 6/29/17

Norwegian Apple Pie

Just a FYI - This post contains a long story about this recipe as it was given to me by someone very special in my life.

Let me tell you about Ruth Anderson. She was the head cook at a retirement home kitchen that I got my first job in when I was 15. Ruth could cook. Lemme tell ya, she had skills.

Her repertoire was limited at the retirement home, but even so, she had some creative freedom, and often cooked her own recipes for those lucky residents! I was lucky too, because I got my meals as a benefit, and took full advantage of that perk!

Ruth taught me a lot about cooking, and we talked all the time. I was her prep cook and her dish washer (MY GOSH did she use a lot of dishes & utensils!). I also set the tables, served, and bussed. I was friends with all of the residents. We were a close-knit bunch!

Ruth told me that her mom used to say "It must have gone up the skimmer handle" when she'd lost something. She had many other colloquialisms she shared with me. Ruth was from Norway originally, and had married a Swede. Lots of fun stories about the family and all of the drama from her marrying a Swedish man (good humored drama)!

whole Norwegian Apple Pie in glass pie pan

When I met Ruth, she was a widow. One day she told me that she used to go to sleep with her head on her husband's shoulder every night. That touched my young heart. So when I married Paul I was determined to do the same thing. The 'Magic Shoulder' is what he calls it, because I fall right asleep. Who wouldn't, when you feel all safe and loved!

Norwegian Apple Pie is Ruth's recipe. I don't know the history of it, but since it's Norwegian, as was she, it must have been a family recipe. This pie is actually more like an apple cake, so you will be creating a batter. And it doesn't have a crust.

Norwegian Apple Pie is very sweet, and has no fat in it, except for what is in the egg yolks (and you could just use the egg whites). No added oil, butter, (except for buttering or spraying the pie dish).

The batter comes together like a dough, of sorts. It looks like all of it should go into one pie pan to cook, but this recipe makes 2 pies, so just go with it!

It rises pretty well and will go right to the top of the pie pan. I hope you enjoy this super simple and different variation of an apple pie! I think of Ruth whenever I make it.

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Norwegian Apple Pie is an easy cake like dessert with a nice apple flavor, and no fat! simplyhappyfoodie.com
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Norwegian Apple Pie
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
50 mins
 

Norwegian Apple Pie is an easy to make apple cake-like dessert with a nice apple flavor, and no fat! 

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Norwegian
Keyword: Norwegian Apple Pie recipe
Servings: 16
Calories: 158 kcal
Author: Ruth Anderson
Ingredients
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 ½ cups Sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • ¾ tsp Salt
  • 3 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 ½ cups Flour
  • 3 cups Apples, peeled and diced
Optional
  • ½ cup Pecans, chopped
  • ⅔ cup Raisins, soaked
Instructions
  1. Add eggs to a mixing bowl and lightly beat (by hand).

  2. Add sugar and vanilla and mix well.

  3. Add salt, baking powder and mix well.

  4. Add flour, mix well, but do not over mix.

  5. Gently fold in the diced apples.

  6. Divide the batter between two 9" greased pie pans. Spread the batter so it is even, and covers the entire bottom of the pie pan.

  7. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

  8. Cool before serving, though it is good slightly warm, with freshly whipped cream, or vanilla ice cream.

Recipe Notes

This pie will be lightly crisp on top at first, and will soften up and get more moist the longer it sits. For that reason, we eat it within a day or two as we don't like it to be too moist.

Optional Ingredients: I have never made it with the nuts or raisins option, nor did Ruth when she made it with me. I think it could be very good. Please note that I guessed on the amounts for these options as the recipe didn't state any measurement for them.

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  1. Lee Jackson

    April 12, 2025 at 6:51 am

    I've been making this recipe for 25 years. My sister found it in a free local advertising magazine on the Am-track commuter train from Manassas, VA to Washington D.C. It is so nice, not too sweet.

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    • Sandy

      April 12, 2025 at 11:36 am

      That's amazing! I got this recipe from Ruth in 1982 or '83. I love that other people get to try it!

      Reply
  2. Valorie Pederson

    November 28, 2019 at 11:40 am

    About the apples, I have small apples should I use 4 instead of 3? Is there a measurement for the amount?
    Looks very yummy

    Reply
    • Sandy

      November 28, 2019 at 3:28 pm

      Yes, if they are small you can use 4.

      Reply
  3. Michelle

    November 03, 2018 at 3:22 pm

    This is very similar to the recipe I use, except mine only uses whites and adds cardamom.
    I'll give it a try with the whole egg and see how I like it!

    Reply
    • Sandy

      November 03, 2018 at 7:13 pm

      Oh the cardamom sounds nice!

      Reply
  4. Anne Harney

    August 12, 2018 at 1:53 pm

    Anne from Ireland
    I made this pie today in one large pie dish and added some cinnamon also. It was fabulous. Thank you

    Reply
    • Sandy

      August 14, 2018 at 10:14 pm

      Hi Anne! I'm so glad you liked this recipe! Ruth would be pleased!

      Reply
  5. Amber

    June 30, 2018 at 7:08 pm

    Hi, do you think blueberries could replace the apples.

    Reply
    • Sandy

      July 01, 2018 at 11:41 am

      Hi Amber! I think blueberries would be really tasty, though they don't have as much liquid in them as apples, so I don't know how that will affect the batter. I would try it though because it will still taste good!

      Reply
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