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Apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, butter, and oats?
Welcome to the essential ingredients of an apple crisp, one of the most simple and easy of apple desserts!
This apple crisp recipe comes from my friend Sue Jackson of Littleton, Massachusetts. She introduced it to me years ago and it has since become a favorite.
Easy Apple Crisp Recipe
One of the reasons I love this recipe is how easy it is to make. It’s as no-fuss as you can get.
- To make it, you just layer sliced peeled apples that have been tossed with lemon juice and vanilla in a baking pan.
- Then top the apples with a mixture of brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and oats
- Bake!
For more information on which apple varieties are best for baking, check out our Guide to Apples.
Crunchy Apple Crisp Topping
It’s the crunchy topping that makes the apple crisp “crisp.” The brown sugar, oatmeal, and butter topping mixture caramelizes while it bakes, giving you a blanked of crispy, caramel-y wonderfulness over the baked apple slices.
Leftover apple crisp for breakfast
Just like a slice of apple pie makes the best breakfast, so does this apple crisp! Make extra for leftovers, and serve a spoonful on top of a bowl of yogurt.
Do you have a favorite way of preparing apple crisp? If so, please let us know about it in the comments.
Best Toppings for Apple Crisp
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Apple Crisp Recipe
Ingredients
- 7 tart apples, peeled, cored and sliced
- 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
Method
1 Preheat oven to 375°F.
2 In a mixing bowl, combine apples, lemon juice, and vanilla. Toss to combine.
3 Layer apple slices in baking pan: Layer sliced apples in a 9 x 13-inch (or approximately the same size) baking pan.
4 Make topping: Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and oatmeal in a bowl. Cut in the butter. Sprinkle sugar mixture over apples.
5 Bake: Bake at 375°F for 45 minutes or until topping looks crunchy and apples are tender.
Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
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Apple Crisp
The recipe doesn’t make enough topping to completely cover the apples.
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Hi Amalie, sorry you didn’t like it! Many apple crisp recipes have a very thick topping. This particular apple crisp recipe has a thin topping by design. It makes for a lighter dessert.
Is there a way to make an apple dessert WITHOUT peeling the apples ?
Hi Laurie, there is, yes, though some people find the skins distracting. A lot of the varieties of the apples you get at the grocery store (might be hard to find local apples about now) have thicker skins, but I think Golden Delicious have some of the thinner skins, so try those. You can also core the apples and thinly slice them so the skins are not as noticeable. A Final tip: I’m a big fan of peeling apples with this Kuhn Rikon peeler. $5 on Amazon and it’s good for every fruit and vegetable in your kitchen!
I have made this many times. I usually follow the recipe exactly. Sometime I add 1/4 cup of chopped, toasted pecans or walnuts to the topping mixture.
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I’m not a baker but this looks incredibly delicious and easy to make …so I will give it a try today! One question though….do I use salted or unsalted butter?? Thanks!
Hi Lydia, either unsalted or salted butter will work here. Happy baking!
Delicious!! I made the recipe according to the instructions, and it turned out great. My family enjoyed it and asked me to make it again.
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