This easy apple crisp recipe is loaded with a sweet cinnamon apple filling and topped with a crunchy brown sugar and oat topping. It may just be the perfect Fall dessert!
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When Fall rolls around this apple crisp is my go-to dessert. It may not be as pretty as an apple pie with a lattice crust but it’s every bit as tasty and half the work. You can eat your apple crisp before a homemade pie dough has rested long enough to roll out!
Ingredient Notes
- Apples - I like to use Honey Crisp or Gala, but they are more sweet. Granny Smith will work well if you like a more tart apple for a less sweet filling. I prefer to peel them, but you could leave them unpeeled if you like.
How to make an apple crisp
- Prep - Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch square baking dish with butter or cooking spray.
- Make the filling - Slice the apples into thin slices, around ¼ inch thick. Mix the apples with sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, and flour, then stir to combine and set aside.
- Mix the Topping Ingredients - Combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt and whisk to combine.
- Cut in the butter - Add cold cubed butter and cut with a pastry blender until small crumbles form.
- Bake - Add your apple filling to a baking dish, then spread the topping over apples and bake for around 45 minutes until the topping is browned and the filling is bubbly.
- Cool - After baking, let the crisp cool for around 15 minutes before serving. It’s great by itself, but some vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of caramel sauce will put it over the top!
Expert Tips
- If you want the apples to have more bite, slice them around ½ inch thick.
- If you don’t have a pastry cutter, you can use two forks or just smash the butter into the mixture with your fingers.
- If you want more crunch in the topping, chopped pecans or walnuts can be added in with the topping ingredients
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Apple Crisp
Easy and delicious, this apple crisp is loaded with a sweet cinnamon apple filling and topped with a crunchy brown sugar and oat topping.
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Servings: 8
Calories: 249kcal
Ingredients
Filling
- 8 medium apples , peeled, cored, and sliced
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Topping
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup butter diced into cubes
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
Filling
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch square baking dish with butter or cooking spray.
- Peel, core, and thinly slice the apples into slices around ¼ in thick, then place them in a large bowl.
- Add brown sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, and flour and stir to combine, then add to the prepared baking dish.
Topping
- In a separate bowl, add the oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt, then whisk to combine.
- Add the cubed butter and cut it into the mixture with a pastry blender or two forks until small crumbles form.
- Spread topping over apples and bake for around 45 minutes until the topping is browned and the filling is bubbly. Let cool for 15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 249kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 3gFat: 1gFiber: 6gSugar: 30g
* All nutrition information we provide are estimates based on third party calculators. We encourage you to calculate these on your own for accurate results.
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