Apple Crisp Recipe

I had some apples that needed to be used. No one was in the mood for pie so I made this easy dessert recipe for apple crisp. It was a huge success and incredibly simple.

The entire dessert came together in minutes and made my house smell wonderful. As the apple crisp baked, cinnamon and sugar wafted all throughout the kitchen. You must also try Grilled Apples, Baked Apples, and Easy Fried Apples Recipe.

Why We Love This Recipe

Not only is this easy, but it is so delicious. You will be hooked once you make this. We love it served warm with vanilla ice cream. It makes the perfect Fall treat, however, it really is so tasty year round.

Make this today for an amazing dessert. Your family and friends will love it. It is so tasty, very easy to make and budget friendly. This recipe is definitely my kind of dessert.

Ingredients

• Golden Delicious Apples – Peeled and Chopped 
• Sugar – Adds the perfect amount of sweetness
• Ground Cinnamon – You can also use other warm spices
• Brown Sugar – Learn How to Make Brown Sugar
• Flour – Feel free to use gluten-free flour
• Unsalted Butter – Diced into small pieces 

For the full recipe and ingredients, scroll to the bottom for the recipe card.

How to Make Apple Crisp

• Step 1 – First, you need to preheat the oven to 350 degrees. While the oven is warming up, spray the pan with cooking spray. This recipe is perfect for an 8X8 baking pan.

Step 2 – In a large mixing bowl, add the apples, sugar, lemon juice and part of the cinnamon to the bowl.

Step 3 – Pour the coated apples into the prepared baking dish.

Step 4 – You will need another mixing bowl. Add the brown sugar, oats, all purpose flour, salt and teaspoon ground cinnamon.  Combine this all together.

Step 5 – Add the diced butter to the oat mixture. Combine with a pastry cutter or 2 forks to combine the butter with the mixture.

Step 6 – Spread the topping over the apples in the baking pan.

Step 7 – Bake for 40-50 minutes until the mixture is bubbly and the top is golden brown. Serve warm and enjoy!

Expert Tips

• Cooking Time – If your topping is getting too brown but your apples still need more time to cook, place some aluminum foil loosely over the top of your pan and continue baking. This will stop the browning process.
• Topping – Chopped nuts would be an easy addition to the topping! I didn’t add any to ours, but pecans or walnuts would be delicious.
• Firm Apples – This dessert is best made with firm apples as they hold up better during baking time.
• Combining Ingredients – The apple slices need to be thoroughly coated with the mixture. 

How to Serve Apple Crisp

• Vanilla Ice Cream. The cold ice cream melts into the warm apple crisp to make this even better. Our Homemade ice cream would make it even better.
• Top with Whipped Cream. This is delicious instead of ice cream or why not try both? Yum!
• Caramel sauce. It is easy to make homemade caramel sauce or you can pick up a bottle at the store.

My favorite is a scoop of vanilla ice cream on warm apple crisp, caramel sauce all over and a dollop of whipped cream on top. It is so amazing and really decadent.

It is so comforting and delicious. Each bite is rich and tasty. You will be hooked.

How to Store and Reheat Apple Crisp

Store leftover apple crisp in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It will stay fresh for up to one week.

You can reheat in the microwave or in the oven.