Apple Crisp Recipe
This homemade apple crisp recipe is an easy dessert with tender fall apples, real apple cider, and cozy spices, baked beneath a light, crispy oat topping.
Servings: 10 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
For the Apple Filling
- 10-11 medium apples or 8-9 large apples, peeled and sliced
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg or ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ cup apple cider (NOT vinegar) apple juice is okay to use
For the Oat Topping
- 1 cup quick cooking rolled oats
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of kosher salt
- ½ cup brown sugar packed
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
Instructions
Make the Apple Filling
- Prep your tools. Preheat your oven to 350ºF and get out a 9x13 baking dish.
- Make the cinnamon-sugar mixture. In a medium bowl, combine the white sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix well.
- Prep the apples. Arrange the apple slices in the baking dish. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture over the apples. Gently toss the apples with the mixture using two spoons. Spread them out a bit so that they are relatively even in the baking dish. Pour the apple cider over the apples and set aside.
Make the Topping
- Melt the butter. I prefer using a saucepan over low heat, but you can also melt it in the microwave.
- Mix dry ingredients. While the butter is melting, in another medium bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, white sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix the dry ingredients well.
- Combine the dry ingredients with the butter. Add the melted butter to the dry ingredients and mix to combine with a spoon, until you have a coarse, crumbly mixture and no bits of dry flour are visible.
- Add to apples. Sprinkle the topping over the apples, trying to get as even a coat as possible over all the apples. Gently pat it down with the back of a spoon.
- Bake. Transfer the baking dish to the oven and bake for 45-55 minutes. The crisp is done when the apple filling is bubbly and the topping is light golden brown.
- Serve. Remove it from the oven and let it rest for 5 to 10 minutes. Enjoy your apple crisp warm or cold, served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and/or whipped cream, if desired.
Notes
- The number of apples will depend on how large they are. You will need enough apple slices to fill your 9x13 baking dish, leaving just enough space below the rim.
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 386kcal | Carbohydrates: 75g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 35mg | Potassium: 279mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 52g | Vitamin A: 383IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg
