Description
Quick and Easy Apple Crisp is bursting with sweet, juicy apples and a crunchy oat topping. This easy fruit crisp recipe is perfect served warm from the oven topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The quintessential fall dessert recipe!
Ingredients
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For the topping:
- 1/2 cup butter softened ((4oz, 113g))
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar ((5.25oz, 149g))
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour ((3.3oz, 94g))
- 3/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats ((2.6oz, 74g))
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
For the apple filling:
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 lbs (900g) apples, peeled, cored, and sliced into 1/8 inch slices (*see note)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar ((1.3oz, 37g))
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
For the topping:
- Combine the butter, brown sugar, oats, flour, cinnamon, and salt and press with your fingers until thoroughly combined and clusters form. Refrigerate until needed.
For the apple filling:
- Combine 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of water in a large mixing bowl.
- Peel, core, and slice the apples into 1/8 inch slices, tossing them in the lemon water as you add them to the mixing bowl.
- Sprinkle the apple slices with the cornstarch, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Toss until evenly coated. Put in a baking dish.
To bake:
- Remove the topping from the refrigerator, crumble into clusters, and sprinkle on top of apples.
- Bake on the middle rack for 40-50 minutes or until the fruit is bubbly the top is golden brown. Cover top with a tent of foil if the topping browns too quickly.
- It’s done when the filling is hot, bubbly, and starting to thicken. (It will thicken further as it cools.)
- Cool for about 10 minutes then serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Notes
I've used Honeycrisp here. Granny Smith apples are also an excellent choice. Be sure to use a sturdy apple that retains it's shape while baking.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 322
- Sugar: 33.2 g
- Sodium: 82 mg
- Fat: 11.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 52.4 g
- Protein: 2.6 g
- Cholesterol: 30.5 mg