Easy Apple Crisp Recipe
This Easy Apple Crisp is a comforting and classic dessert featuring tender, cinnamon-spiced apples topped with a buttery, crunchy oat crumble. Perfectly baked to golden perfection, it’s simple to prepare and delightful to serve warm, especially with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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Fruit Filling
- 6 medium apples (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp, peeled, cored, and sliced)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon (divided into ½ tsp and ½ tsp)
Crisp Topping
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup brown sugar (packed)
- ½ cup unsalted butter (melted)
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to ensure it’s ready for baking the apple crisp.
- Prepare Apple Mixture: In a large bowl, toss the peeled, cored, and sliced apples with the lemon juice, granulated sugar, and ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon. This mixture balances tartness and sweetness while infusing the apples with cinnamon flavor. Spread this apple mixture evenly in your baking dish.
- Make Crisp Topping: In a separate bowl, combine the oats, all-purpose flour, brown sugar, remaining ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, and a pinch of salt. These dry ingredients will create the crumbly topping.
- Add Butter to Topping: Stir the melted unsalted butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture becomes crumbly and evenly moistened.
- Assemble the Crisp: Sprinkle the oat mixture evenly over the apples in the baking dish, covering the fruit to create a textured crunchy top layer.
- Bake: Place the baking dish in the preheated oven and bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and the apples are tender and bubbling.
- Serve: Remove the crisp from the oven and serve warm, ideally with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream to complement the warm spices and fruit.
Notes
- You can use any tart apple varieties, but Granny Smith or Honeycrisp are recommended for the best balance of sweetness and tartness.
- For a nutty twist, consider adding chopped walnuts or pecans to the crisp topping.
- Make sure to evenly melt the butter before mixing to ensure even coating of the dry ingredients.
- Leftovers can be stored covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days and reheated before serving.
- If you prefer a gluten-free version, substitute the all-purpose flour with a gluten-free flour blend and ensure oats are certified gluten-free.
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