Apple Crisp Recipe has a delicious cinnamon apple filling with the most amazing oat topping. It is super easy and even better with ice cream.
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, Fried Apples, Baked Apples, Apple Fries and Easy Fried Apples Recipe.
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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
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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.
Frequently Asked Questions
The main difference between a crisp and crumble is the topping. The crisp has a topping with oats and the crumble does not have oats in the topping.
Other than that, they are very similar. Both have a yummy fruit filling and both have a yummy topping.
You can use any apples that you like. My favorite for this recipe is the golden delicious apples, but Granny Smith Apples, honeycrisp, Pink Lady, Gala Apples or Fuji are some other kind of apples that would be delicious
I peeled the apples in this recipe. However, since you are baking the apples, peeling is optional. Baked apples have a soft texture so if you are not in the mood to peel. Skip it. I chose to peel them to keep a smooth texture in the apples.
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Apple Crisp Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 Golden Delicious Apples Peeled and Chopped
- 2 Tbsp Sugar
- 1 ½ tsp Ground Cinnamon Divided
- 2 tsp Lemon Juice
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- ¾ cup Old Fashioned Oats
- ¾ cup Flour
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ½ cup Butter diced into small pieces
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray an 8×8-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the apples, sugar, lemon juice, and ½ teaspoon of the cinnamon. Toss until the apples are evenly coated.
- Spread the apple mixture evenly in the prepared baking pan.
- In a separate bowl, combine the brown sugar, oats, flour, salt, and the remaining 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
- Add the butter and use a pastry cutter or two forks to work it into the dry ingredients until the mixture is crumbly.
- Sprinkle the topping evenly over the apples.
- Bake for 40–50 minutes, or until the filling is bubbly and the topping is golden brown.
- Let cool slightly before serving.
Love that apple crisp recipe and apples are in season.
Thank you! Apple crisp is one of my favorite ways to enjoy apples when they’re in season. I’m so glad you love the recipe!
For a basic Apple Crisp it was quite good. I added a tad of cloves and nutmeg to the topping. 1/4 cup more brown sugar as i only had Granny Smith apples and they were very tart ! Great recipe !!
I had just made apple crisp, basically I remembered recipe, I may have messed up as my topping is more good, but still tastes good, what did I do wrong I wanted the topping more crumbly thank you
I’m glad it still tasted good! If the topping was too soft instead of crumbly, the butter may have been too warm or the topping may have been mixed too much. Use softened but not melted butter, and mix just until coarse crumbs form.
Love It! Super easy super fast. I used some pears I had with the apples all picked fresh from my friends tree. Added sliced almonds(cus I had no walnuts) and turned out absolutely delicious ?
That sounds delicious, Carol! I love that you used freshly picked apples and pears, and sliced almonds are a great substitution. I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Mmmmm! Childhood memories. Love this recipe! Thank you.
I made this last night and it turned out perfect!
This is a delicious apple crisp recipe. One of my favorites so far. My family loves it!
Who would ever turn down this desert? Best ever!
This recipe is amazing. One of my fall’s favorites.
It was very good!
Super easy, and quick .So delicious will be a standard go to desert .
So easy to make and taste delicious!
So Easy to make. Whole family loved it. Great fall dessert!!!!!!
This apple crisp if so good! It is a favorite in my family.