Quick & Easy Apple Crisp Recipe
This Quick & Easy Apple Crisp is a classic, comforting dessert featuring thinly sliced apples baked under a golden, buttery oat topping. The apples are coated in a luscious cinnamon-spiced sauce, creating a perfect balance of sweet and tart flavors. It’s a straightforward recipe ideal for any occasion, served warm and delicious paired with ice cream.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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Apples
- 2 pounds apples (Granny Smith, Braeburn, or Honey Crisp), peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
Topping
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter, diced
Sauce
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (divided)
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (pinch)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat Oven and Prepare Pan: Preheat your oven to 375°F. Spray an 8×8 inch baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- Prepare Apples: Peel, core, and thinly slice the apples. This is the most time-consuming step, taking about 20-30 minutes depending on your speed. Place the sliced apples in a large bowl and set aside.
- Make the Topping: In a medium bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Add the diced butter and use a pastry cutter or your fingers to work the butter into the mixture until it has a coarse texture with some larger clumps remaining. Chill the topping mixture in the refrigerator while preparing the sauce.
- Prepare the Sauce: Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a medium bowl. Whisk in 1 tablespoon of the flour until smooth. Add water, lemon juice, remaining 1 tablespoon flour, vanilla extract, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Mix until fully combined.
- Coat Apples with Sauce: Pour the sauce over the sliced apples and toss gently with a spoon or your hands to evenly coat all apple slices.
- Assemble in Baking Dish: Spread the sauced apples evenly into the prepared baking dish. Remove the topping from the fridge and distribute it evenly over the apples, covering all the fruit.
- Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 35 minutes, until the topping is golden brown and the apples are tender. Insert a toothpick into a few apple slices to check softness. The sauce should be bubbling at the sides.
- Rest and Serve: Let the apple crisp sit for about 10 minutes after baking to allow juices to soak back in and slightly firm up. Serve warm, ideally topped with ice cream for extra indulgence.
Notes
- Using tart apples like Granny Smith helps balance the sweetness in this dessert.
- Thinly slicing apples ensures they soften thoroughly while baking.
- Keep some butter chunks in the topping to create a textured, crunchy crust.
- Resting after baking improves texture and flavor melding.
- Serve immediately with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for best experience.
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