🍎✨ The Coziest Apple Crisp You’ll Ever Bake

You know that smell that makes everyone wander into the kitchen asking, “What’s in the oven?!” Yeah, that’s this apple crisp. Sweet, tender apples bubbling beneath a buttery brown sugar oat topping that’s perfectly crunchy and golden. Serve it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and prepare for happy sighs all around.

Perfect for Sunday dinners, Friendsgiving tables, or just because you bought too many apples at the farmer’s market.

If you loved my Brown Butter Apple Blondies or Caramel Apple Cheesecake, you’re definitely going to fall for this one too.

📋 Ingredients

For the filling:

• 6–7 medium apples (Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or mix), peeled and sliced
• ⅓ cup granulated sugar
• 2 tbsp light brown sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp all-purpose flour

For the topping:

• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• ½ cup light brown sugar
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted

🧁 Instructions

1️⃣ Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly butter or spray a 9×9-inch baking dish.

2️⃣ In a large bowl, toss apples with sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice, and flour until coated. Pour into baking dish.

3️⃣ In another bowl, stir together flour, oats, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Pour in melted butter and mix until crumbly.

4️⃣ Sprinkle topping evenly over apples. Bake 40–45 minutes, until apples are tender and topping is golden.

5️⃣ Let cool slightly, then serve warm — preferably with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

🍎✨ Serving Tips

• Serve in little ramekins with a drizzle of caramel.
• Add a dollop of whipped cream if you don’t have ice cream.
• Sprinkle chopped pecans over the top for some extra crunch.

🌰 Creative Variations

• Gluten-free: use gluten-free flour and certified GF oats.
• Nutty: mix chopped walnuts into the topping.
• Maple: swap brown sugar for maple syrup in the filling.

🛠️ Troubleshooting

• Too dry? Your apples may have been on the small side — next time, add a splash of apple cider to the filling.
• Topping too pale? Broil for 1–2 minutes at the end (watch closely!).
• Apples underdone? Bake an extra 5–10 minutes and cover with foil if topping darkens too much.

🧊 Storage Info

• Cover and refrigerate up to 4 days.
• Reheat in oven at 300°F to crisp up again.
• Freeze unbaked (with topping) up to 2 months; bake straight from frozen, adding ~15 minutes.

Apple Crisp

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Bake Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 6

Ingredients

  

For the filling:

• 6 –7 medium apples Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or mix, peeled and sliced
• ⅓ cup granulated sugar
• 2 tbsp light brown sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp all-purpose flour

For the topping:

• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• ½ cup light brown sugar
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, melted

Instructions

 

• 1️⃣ Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly butter or spray a 9×9-inch baking dish.
• 2️⃣ In a large bowl, toss apples with sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice, and flour until coated. Pour into baking dish.
• 3️⃣ In another bowl, stir together flour, oats, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Pour in melted butter and mix until crumbly.
• 4️⃣ Sprinkle topping evenly over apples. Bake 40–45 minutes, until apples are tender and topping is golden.
• 5️⃣ Let cool slightly, then serve warm — preferably with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Notes

• You can leave the apple peels on if you like a little texture.
• Swap half the apples for pears for a fun twist!

 

Let me know if you make it — tag me on Pinterest or Instagram so I can see your bubbly, golden beauty! 🍏💖

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