This Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp is a simple, comforting dessert with warm, spiced apples and a crunchy, buttery topping. It’s easy to make and perfect for cozy nights or family gatherings. Serve it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for the ultimate treat!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- This recipe offers the timeless flavors of a classic apple crisp. With sweet, spiced apples and a buttery oat topping, it’s a comforting dessert that reminds you of grandma’s cooking.
- It requires basic ingredients and minimal prep, making it perfect for both beginner and experienced bakers. You can quickly whip it up for a family dessert or a last-minute gathering.
- The warm, spiced apples combined with a crunchy topping create a cozy and comforting treat, especially on cooler days. It’s the perfect dessert to enjoy during fall and winter months.
Recipe Tips
Keep the butter cold: Make sure the butter is cold when mixing it into the topping. Cold butter helps create a crumbly, crisp topping rather than a soft one.
Choose the right apples: Use a mix of tart and sweet apples, like Granny Smith and Honeycrisp, for a balanced flavor. Tart apples hold their shape well during baking, while sweet apples add natural sweetness.
Avoid overmixing the topping: When combining the butter with the oats and flour, mix until it forms coarse crumbs. Don’t overwork the butter, as this can affect the texture of the crisp.
Equipement
- Peeler and knife: To peel and chop the apples.
- Large mixing bowl: For tossing the apples with sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice and for mixing the topping.
- Pastry cutter or your fingers: To combine the butter into the crisp topping mixture.
- Measuring cups and spoons: To measure the ingredients accurately.
- 9×9-inch baking dish: For assembling and baking the apple crisp.
- Oven: To bake the apple crisp to golden perfection.
- Spatula or spoon: To serve the apple crisp once it’s done.
Ingredients
- Apples: any variety you have on hand, peeled and chopped (we used Gala).
- Sugar: granulated and brown sugar is used in this recipe.
- Ground cinnamon
- Lemon juice
- Old-fashioned oats: quick oats will do if that is all you have, but the texture might differ.
- Flour: all-purpose flour.
- Kosher salt
- Butter: cold unsalted butter, diced into small cubes.
How to Make Old Fashioned Apple Crisp
Preheat the oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly grease a 9×9-inch baking dish.
Prepare the apples: In a large mixing bowl, combine the peeled and chopped apples with the granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, and lemon juice. Toss everything together until the apples are evenly coated. Spread the glazed apples evenly in the prepared baking dish.
Make the crisp topping: Reuse the bowl from the glazed apples and whisk together the brown sugar, oats, flour, cinnamon, and salt. Add the cold, diced butter to the mixture and use a pastry cutter or your fingers to work the butter into the dry ingredients until it resembles coarse crumbs.
Assemble the apple crisp: Spread the glazed apples evenly in the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the crisp topping over the apples, covering them completely.
Bake the apple crisp: Bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and the apples are tender.
Cool and serve: Let the apple crisp cool slightly before serving. Enjoy warm, preferably with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream.
More Apple Recipes
Old Fashioned Apple Crisp
Equipment
- Peeler and knife
- Large mixing bowl
- Pastry cutter or your fingers
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- 9×9-inch baking dish
- oven
- Spatula or spoon
Ingredients
- 6 apples peeled and chopped
- 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ tsp lemon juice
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- ¾ cup old-fashioned oats
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Pinch of kosher salt
- ½ cup cold unsalted butter diced into small cubes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly grease a 9×9-inch baking dish.
- Prepare the apples: In a large mixing bowl, combine the peeled and chopped apples with the granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, and lemon juice. Toss everything together until the apples are evenly coated. Spread the glazed apples evenly in the prepared baking dish.
- Make the crisp topping: Reuse the bowl from the glazed apples and whisk together the brown sugar, oats, flour, cinnamon, and salt. Add the cold, diced butter to the mixture and use a pastry cutter or your fingers to work the butter into the dry ingredients until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Assemble the apple crisp: Spread the glazed apples evenly in the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the crisp topping over the apples, covering them completely.
- Bake the apple crisp: Bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and the apples are tender.
- Cool and serve: Let the apple crisp cool slightly before serving. Enjoy warm, preferably with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream