Apple Crisp
ShareAn easy and flavorful apple crisp recipe. A classic apple dish that is just as tasty as apple pie without all of the hard work.
I’ve been craving apple pie since I ran out of apples sometime last year. No I’m not even remotely kidding. I love apple pie. I crave it. I need it. And when the good apples aren’t around it’s pure torture. I know this isn’t pie, but honestly it’s just as good if not better depending on how you look at things.
You see… from what I’ve learned, a lot of people fear making pie. Just like a lot of people fear making cheesecake. Neither are to be feared at all, seriously. I may not be able to hold your hand through the process but I can offer tips. However, you need zero hand holding or encouragement for this dish. Like I said… just as good as pie or better but it’s not pie! It’s easier by probably 1000x. That helped settle my craving for pie much faster.
Trust me when I say you absolutely need to go gather your ingredients right now and make this for dessert… or breakfast, lunch, dinner… whatever. By my book, this is a perfectly acceptable meal because it’s healthier than a lot of other options out there. It’s loaded with apples, has oats and brown sugar. Brown sugar is totally healthy, right? Just nod and agree with me. Eat it warm or cold, served with ice cream or not. Your choice! Though I vote warm and no ice cream. Or ice cream on the side. I don’t like melting ice cream ruining a delicious apple dish!
All of the apple pie love without the fear and hard work.
Make it. Now.
PrintYield: Serves 6-8
Cook Time: 30-35 minutes
Apple Crisp
A classic apple dish that is just as tasty as apple pie without all of the hard work.
Ingredients:
Topping Ingredients:
1/3C flour
1/3C brown sugar
1/3C old fashioned oats
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4C cold butter, cut into small pieces
Filling Ingredients:
7-8C apples (I used Cortland)
1/4C brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Prepare topping in a medium bowl. Combine dry ingredients. Add chopped butter. Using a pastry blender or forks, blend together until small chunks have formed. Continue working until most of the butter has broken down. Set aside.
Fill an 8x8 square baking dish (or 1 1/2 qt) with uncut apples. This will help to determine how many apples you need. Fill it nice and tight, with one extra if desired.
Peel and slice apples into large pieces. I found peeling and then slicing easier (but peel on looked nicer in the pic ;) ). If using an apple wedge to core and slice, cut each section into 2-3 pieces. Toss apple pieces into a large bowl. Work as quickly and carefully as possible to avoid too much browning of the sliced apples.
Add brown sugar and cinnamon to large bowl with apples. Toss to coat well. Add apples to baking dish. Sprinkle with topping mixture.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until apples are tender.
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Al of these yummy apple dishes! You are on a roll! I would consider this a perfectly acceptable breakfast ;)
Brown sugar is totally healthy. And I’m an apple pie addict too. Love apple crisp, love the pics. :)
YUM! I love all things apple and pumpkin this time of year.
Thank you for such delicious photos.
This looks absolutely divine! I’m hosting an apple blog hop this month. Come and share your recipe with us :) http://bakerstreet.tv/2011/10/apple-blog-hop-cream-cheese-apple-tart/#.TqAun5xmI5E
I love apple crisp, it is one of my favorite fall desserts! Unfortunately the family doesn’t agree, so I almost never get it. Yours looks perfect!
There is absolutely no shame in making it for yourself to enjoy! :)
Mmmm! Apple crisps make awesome breakfasts…aaand I want it right now. Looks great!
oh man, i think i need to make this sometime this weekend!!
I want some!
I love apple crisp every which way!
Can’t beat a good ole apple crisp! This is one of my favs!
I do the same thing! Especially because when I make an apple pie, I cut it into four big pieces and eat one quarter of it at a time…
I have always kind of liked crisps and cobblers better than pies personally. You can get more :-P and there is the crunchy factor which is always good. Did I mention that you can get more part?
oh this looks fabulous!
This looks absolutely delicious and your pictures are a feast for the eyes!
Hello,
I love your recipes. Only one question. With degrees you mean fahrenheit?
I love to try this one!
Yes – all of my recipes are in fahrenheit :) Hope you like it!
Making this today :-) It looks so good! And with me breaking my pie dish this the perfect option for using my apples. Thanks again Rachel for another amazing recipe.
I could definitely be happy eating this for breakfast:-)
WOW, this looks like a really yummy crisp…
I love crisp as breakfast, they just warm me up for the day…
Yours look absolutely perfect.
I love apple crisp! Apple pie is one of my favorite desserts too, but apple crisp is so much less work. I have a ton of apples to use up, definitely making this soon!
Apple crisp is one of my favorites and yours looks amazing. My favorite part is the topping, yum! :) I wish I had this for breakfast right now.
I could live off of it – breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks. I agree, the topping makes it special.
This looks delicious. I have not done much this year, but I usually cook and bake both with apples–they are so flexible and can go in so many things. I love crisps.
I made this apple crisp last week and let me say, it was as delicious as you said Rachel. And I may have eaten it for dinner once lol. I am making this one again, for sure.