Apple pie purists would probably scoff at it, but the pie at a cafe called Winkel 43 in Amsterdam is pretty damn good.
It’s actually kind of like a cross between an apple cake and an apple pie. The crust — which is cakey and shortbready — is nothing like a typical pie shell. It’s dense and buttery, and it compliments the more familiar apple pie filling really well.
The filling is great too — the apples were nice and tender (apple pies with crunchy apples are where joy goes to die, and if you prefer it that way you’re wrong about apple pie and wrong about the way you live your life), and the flavour was right where it should be. It’s sweet, with just a little bit of tartness to balance it out.
Topped with a generous dollop of whipped cream, it’s definitely one of the more memorable slices of pie I’ve had in a while.