Apple Crisp

Apple crisp is a delicious dessert with warm cooked apples and a crispy topping. Perfect on its own or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

Before I met my husband’s parents, I had never had anything like apple crisp before. My mother-in-law makes it for dessert every few months using apples. I had to get her recipe because it’s so good and Justin enjoys the dessert.

It reminds me of apple pie, but without the crust, and crunchy. It’s a little hard to explain, but trust me, it’s delicious! She sometimes doubles the recipe for the crisp part because the crisp is so good.

Apple Crisp is delicious on its own, and even better when it’s nice and warm and served with a scoop (or two) of vanilla ice cream! Of course, I love ice cream and will put it on almost any dessert.

Apples are one of my favorite fruits, so I always make this with apples. But you could also make it with other fruits as well. It can change the flavor for your tastes or for the season. We’ve made it with both apples and peaches before. They had very different flavors, but were still both delicious in their own way!

Since it makes an entire casserole dish full, this is also a perfect recipe for bringing to a potluck if you are assigned a dessert.

The apples (or similar fruit) need to be peeled and sliced. I have made it with the peels on before because let’s face it, I was being lazy at the time. If I do this, then I use my apple corer to cut the apples and then slice those in half to make them thin enough. If you have one of those counter-top apple corers and peelers, that’s perfect for this recipe since it peels the apple, then slices them thinly at the same time with very little effort. I really want to get one of these at some point, but it hasn’t been a high priority, yet.

Step by Step

Preheat your oven to 375F and peel the apples then slice them thinly.

Place the fruit in an 8×8 baking dish or casserole dish and stir in the sugar.

In a medium bowl, combine the oats, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon and stir.

Use a pastry blender or two butter knives to cut the butter into the oats mixture. This is the hardest part, but it helps if you let the butter soften just a little before using it. You don’t want the butter melted, though. I tried that one time and it didn’t work as well. The mixture won’t be smooth but should be coarse crumbles.

Sprinkle the crumb topping over the fruit. It’s ok if it doesn’t completely cover the fruit. Bake for about 30-35 minutes until the fruit is tender and the topping is golden brown.

Let stand for a few minutes and serve warm, preferably with some vanilla ice cream on top.

Recipe

Apple Crisp

Apple crisp is a delicious dessert with warm cooked apples and a crispy topping. Perfect on it’s own or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Course:

Dessert

Cuisine:

American

Keyword:

fruit

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oats

Servings: 10 servings

5 from 7 votes

Ingredients

• 5 cups fruit (peeled and sliced)
• 3 tbsp granulated sugar
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter

Recommended Equipment

• Apple Slicer
• Glass Baking Dish
• Mixing Bowls – Stainless Steel
• Pastry Blender

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375F
• Place fruit in an 8×8 baking dish and stir in sugar
• For topping, in a medium bowl combine the oats, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon
• Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs
• Sprinkle topping over fruit
• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until fruit is tender and topping is golden
• Serve warm (with ice cream)

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Nutrition Facts

Apple Crisp

Amount Per Serving

Calories 300 Calories from Fat 81

% Daily Value*

Fat 9g14%

Saturated Fat 5g25%

Cholesterol 24mg8%

Sodium 93mg4%

Potassium 170mg5%

Carbohydrates 53g18%

Fiber 3g12%

Sugar 38g42%

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A 640IU13%

Vitamin C 2.6mg3%

Calcium 34mg3%

Iron 1.2mg7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

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