Classic Apple Crisp is a warm and comforting dessert featuring tender cinnamon-spiced apples topped with a buttery oat crumble. Perfectly baked to golden perfection, it’s a delightful treat served best warm, optionally with ice cream.
Total Time:55 minutes
Yield:6 servings
Ingredients
Apple Filling
6 cups apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Oat Crumble Topping
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
Instructions
Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to prepare for baking the apple crisp.
Prepare Apples: In a large bowl, toss the peeled, cored, and sliced apples with lemon juice, sugar, and cinnamon until evenly coated.
Assemble Filling: Spread the apple mixture evenly in a greased baking dish to form the base layer.
Make Topping: In a separate bowl, combine rolled oats, all-purpose flour, brown sugar, and softened unsalted butter. Mix with your fingers or a pastry cutter until the mixture becomes crumbly.
Add Topping: Sprinkle the crumbly oat mixture evenly over the apples in the baking dish.
Bake: Place the dish in the preheated oven and bake for 35 minutes, or until the apples are tender and the topping is golden brown.
Serve: Remove from the oven and let cool slightly. Serve warm, optionally topped with a scoop of ice cream for extra indulgence.
Notes
Use tart apples like Granny Smith for a balanced sweetness and tartness.
If you prefer a crispier topping, add a handful of chopped nuts to the oat mixture.
To make it vegan, substitute butter with a plant-based margarine.
For extra flavor, sprinkle a pinch of nutmeg or ginger into the apple mixture.
Leftovers can be refrigerated for up to 3 days and reheated before serving.
