Description
Embrace the cozy flavors of autumn with this incredibly delicious and easy-to-make warm apple crisp recipe. You get tender, juicy apples baked with cinnamon, topped with a buttery, golden-brown crumble made from oats. This is the ultimate fall comfort food dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 large baking apples (like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp), peeled, cored, and sliced
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (for topping)
- 1/2 cup rolled oats (quick or old-fashioned)
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly grease an 8×8 inch baking dish.
- In a large bowl, combine the sliced apples, granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon juice. Toss gently until the apples are evenly coated.
- Spread the apple mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish.
- In a separate medium bowl, prepare the topping. Combine the 1/2 cup flour, rolled oats, brown sugar, and salt. Mix these dry ingredients together.
- Cut in the cold butter using a pastry blender or your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Do not overmix; you want some pea-sized pieces of butter remaining for the best crunch.
- Sprinkle the buttery oat topping evenly over the apple filling.
- Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and the apple filling is bubbly and tender when pierced with a fork.
- Let the apple crisp cool for at least 15 minutes before serving. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a perfect cozy evening treat.
Notes
- For the best texture, use firm apples that hold their shape during baking.
- If you prefer a gluten-free apple crisp recipe, substitute the all-purpose flour in the topping with a gluten-free all-purpose blend.
- To achieve that perfect buttery crumble topping, make sure your butter is very cold when you mix it in.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 45 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 45mg