Apple Crisp
User Reviews
4.5
Apple Crisp
Description
This Apple Crisp recipe uses peeled, cored, and sliced Granny Smith apples combined with sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon juice to maintain brightness and balance sweetness. The spiced apples are placed in a baking dish and covered with a crumbly topping made from old-fashioned rolled oats, brown sugar, flour, melted butter, and optional pecans for texture and nutty flavor.
Baked at 350°F for 35-40 minutes, the crisp topping turns golden brown while the apples soften but retain some shape, offering tender fruit contrast to the crunchy topping. The cinnamon and nutmeg seasoning adds warmth and depth, enhancing the dessert's autumnal profile.
Apple Crisp is typically served warm, often accompanied by vanilla ice cream, which adds a creamy coolness that contrasts with the spiced warmth of the baked apples and topping. It delivers a cozy, rustic dessert that highlights fruit and spice in a satisfying combination.
Ingredients
Apples:
- 10 cups apple peeled, cored and sliced; about 6 Granny Smith apples
- 1/2 /2 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 /4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Topping:
- 1 cup rolled oats old-fashioned
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 /2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 /4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 /4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 /2 cup butter melted
- 1/2 /2 cup pecans optional, or walnuts, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the sliced apples in a 9x13 inch pan. Mix the white sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, nutmeg, and ground cinnamon together, and sprinkle over apples. Pour lemon juice on top.
- For the Topping: Combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, nuts (if using) and melted butter together. Crumble evenly over the apple mixture.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 35-40 minutes or until apples are cooked and crumble is golden brown.
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.5
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