Description
This classic apple crisp recipe combines tender, cinnamon-spiced apples with a buttery, crumbly oat topping baked to golden perfection. It's an easy, comforting dessert perfect for any occasion and delightful served warm with vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients
Scale
Filling
- 5 cups fresh apples, sliced
- 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup old fashioned oats
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare Dish: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a deep dish pie plate or a large baking dish with butter or cooking spray and set it aside.
- Mix Filling: In a large bowl, combine the sliced apples with the granulated sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. Stir well to evenly coat all the apple slices. Transfer this mixture into the prepared baking dish.
- Make Topping: In a separate medium bowl, mix the flour, oats, brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon. Pour in the melted butter and stir until the mixture becomes crumbly and well coated.
- Assemble Crisp: Sprinkle the crumbly topping evenly over the apple mixture in the baking dish.
- Bake: Place the dish in the preheated oven and bake for 60 minutes until the fruit is tender and the topping is golden brown. If the topping browns too quickly before the apples are soft, cover loosely with aluminum foil and continue baking.
- Cool and Serve: Allow the apple crisp to cool slightly before serving. Enjoy warm, ideally topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, or a drizzle of caramel sauce.
Notes
- Slice apples evenly to ensure uniform baking; approximately 1/2 inch thick slices work best.
- To prevent over-browning, cover the dessert loosely with aluminum foil if the topping browns too fast.
- Optional: Add chopped nuts like pecans or walnuts to the topping for extra texture and flavor, but avoid if there are nut allergies.
- Serving suggestion: Delicious with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, or caramel sauce on top.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
