Easy Apple Cranberry Crisp
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Easy Apple Cranberry Crisp
Description
The Easy Apple Cranberry Crisp starts with peeled, sliced apples mixed with fresh or frozen cranberries. They are combined with orange juice, orange zest, flour, sugars, and a blend of cinnamon, ginger, and cardamom to create a flavorful fruit filling that offers a balance of sweet and tart notes. This provides a juicy and aromatic base for the dessert.
An oatmeal crisp topping enriched with unsalted butter, oats, sugars, flour, and cinnamon is evenly scattered over the fruit mixture. As it bakes, the topping browns and crisps to form a textured, crumbly layer contrasting the soft fruit filling beneath.
Baked until golden and bubbling, the crisp is served warm, offering a comforting finish. It works well on its own or alongside vanilla ice cream, which complements the tartness of the cranberries and enhances the dessert's richness.
Ingredients
For the Apple Cranberry Filling:
- 8 cups apple about 9 medium-sized, peeled and sliced into 1/4" slices
- 2 cups Cranberry fresh or frozen (do not thaw if frozen
- 2 Tablespoons orange juice
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
For the Oatmeal Crisp Topping:
- 8 ounces unsalted butter at room temperature, cut into cubes
- 1 old fashioned oats 1/2 cups
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 all-purpose flour
Instructions
For the Apple Cranberry Filling:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees (F). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with butter.
- Place the sliced apples and cranberries in a large bowl and toss with the orange juice and zest.
- Sprinkle the flour, sugars, and spices on top of the fruit and toss well to coat.
- Pour fruit mixture into prepared baking dish and set aside while you make the crumb topping.
For the Oatmeal Crisp Topping:
- In a large bowl, combine the oats, both sugars, cinnamon and flour. Add in the cubed butter and, using two forks or a pastry blender, cut the butter into the dry ingredients until mixture resembles a coarse meal.
- Sprinkle the topping evenly over the fruit mixture.
- Place the pan in the oven and bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the fruit is bubbling.
- Remove from the oven and place the pan on a cooling rack. Serve warm! Preferably with ice cream.
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Overall Rating
5
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