This simple apple crisp has a delicious gooey apple filling and a classic crumbly topping. The apple crisp is a must for the Fall season!
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It is apple season around here and that means all the apple recipes. We love making apple butter, apple sauce, apple pies, breads, and anything apple! This fruit grows abundantly around our parts, so I am often given gallons of apples to work with.
So let’s just jump right in and enjoy this seasonal fruit with this delicious apple crisp recipe!
FAQS
A crisp is different than a crumble or cobbler. The crumble and cobbler are a simpler topping without the oats.
The best oats to use for making the crisp topping just right are quick oats. Rolled oats work fine to, but I prefer the quick cooking type.
When picking an apple for this crisp recipe a combination of sweeter and tart works well. I have made this recipe with all kinds of apples, however, green apples in combination with a red apple is my favorite.
Frozen apples or not?! If you have apples from the freezer just defrost them and strain off some of the excess liquid. Adding a little extra flour to the apple mixture helps as well.
Ingredients for apple crisp
apples
cane sugar (refined is fine too)
cinnamon
nutmeg
baking soda
flour
brown sugar
butter
oats (quick cooking is best)
salt
Tools needed:
knife or apple peeler
mixing bowls
9×9 baking dish
spoon
How to make easy rustic apple crisp
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
While oven is preheating, peel and cut your apples. Thin slices work well for the apples, but chunks are fine too.
Once the apples are peeled and cut into the bowl add the cane sugar, cinnamon, dash of nutmeg and flour. Stir the apple mixture until evenly coated.
Set the apple mixture aside and combine the crisp topping. In a separate bowl add the oats, flour, brown sugar and melted butter. Mix until it resembles coarse crumbs.
In a greased 9×9 pan pour in the apple mixture. Some liquid should have formed while the crisp topping was being made. Over the apples spread the crumb topping evenly.
Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
The crisp will be done when the apples are bubbly and the top is golden brown.
Let sit for 5-10 minutes and then enjoy.
Serve with a dollop of homemade whipped cream or some vanilla ice cream.
Simple Rustic Apple Crisp
Equipment
- apple peeler or knife
- 2 mixing bowls
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- spoon
- 9×9 baking dish
Ingredients
Apple Mixture
- 4 cups apples peeled and sliced
- 3 TBS flour in the apple mixture
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp nutmeg
- ½ cup cane sugar
Crisp Topping
- ½ cup butter melted
- 1 cup oats instant or rolled
- ¾ cup all purpose flour
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ⅛ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
- While oven is preheating, peel and cut your apples. Thin slices work well for the apples.
- Once the apples are peeled and cut into the bowl add the cane sugar, cinnamon, dash of nutmeg and 3 TBS. flour. Stir the apple mixture until evenly coated.
- Set the apple mixture aside. In a separate bowl add the oats, flour, brown sugar and melted butter. Mix until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- In a greased 9×9 pan pour in the apple mixture. Some liquid should have formed while the crisp topping was being made. Over the apples spread the crumb topping evenly.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
- The crisp will be done when the apples are bubbly and the top is golden brown.
- Let sit for 5-10 minutes and then enjoy.Serve with a dollop of homemade whipped cream or some vanilla ice cream.
I made this apple crisp today. It was delicious!! Thank you for sharing the recipe. We had it with a little vanilla ice cream. I used a variety of apples- gala, jazz and a Granny Smith. Definitely will make it again.
Wonderful! Glad you enjoyed it.