The only Apple Crisp Recipe you’ll ever need – Tender apples topped with an easy brown sugar oat topping. Serve with vanilla ice cream and watch it disappear. It’s fantastic!
If you asked me to pick my favorite fall dessert, I would say that I couldn’t. Then my mind would wander to all of the pumpkin spiced, apple studded fall desserts I have made over the years and I would I quietly whisper (so as not to offend any of my other creations), this Apple Crisp recipe. Because it’s classic. Because it’s cozy. And because the combo of warm fruit crisp and cold vanilla ice cream gets me every single time.
Let’s make an Apple Crisp! If you’ve made my Strawberry Crisp or my Apple-Pear Crisp, you will notice that this recipe is very similar.
How to Make an Apple Crisp
Apples: Thinly sliced apples are tossed with apple cider, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. A couple tablespoons of flour thicken the apple mixture, and then they get placed in a greased baking dish.
Crisp Topping: Oats, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt, and melted butter. This here is my favorite fruit crisp topping. Stir it up and crumble it over the top of the apples. The oats add heartiness, the brown sugar adds a depth of sweetness, and the melted butter ensures that every bite has a crisp buttery texture.
Baking: I like to start baking this Apple Crisp covered with foil. This allows the apples to begin to soften without any risk of the topping over-browning. After about 20 minutes, remove the foil and let the crisp finish cooking uncovered. Uncovering the apple crisp is what is going to make our topping crisp up. Once the juices are bubbling, the topping is golden brown, and the apples are tender, it is done!
What Type of Apples For an Apple Crisp
Use your favorite baking apples. Honeycrisp, Pink Lady and Fuji are my favorite for this recipe. If you prefer a less sweet apple crisp, you can use Granny Smith apples.
Make sure you slice the apples really thin (1/4 inch or thinner). This way they bake evenly and tender every time.
How to Serve an Apple Crisp
In my opinion, an Apple Crisp should be served warm (but not hot). It should be warm enough to slowly melt that big scoop of vanilla ice cream that I am undoubtedly placing on top.
Optional: A drizzle of caramel sauce over the top. Or you can even just spoon some of those sweet apple-cinnamon juices from the bottom of the baking dish over the top of your crisp.
Have leftovers? Place them in the refrigerator. You can eat the leftovers cold, straight from the fridge (breakfast of champions), or you can reheat it in the microwave to warm it up again.
Dig in, friends! Happy Apple Season!
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Apple Crisp
Ingredients
Apples:
- 7 cups peeled and thinly sliced apples see note
- 3 tablespoons orange juice or apple cider
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Topping:
- ⅔ cup all purpose flour
- ⅔ cup old fashioned oats
- ⅔ cup light brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- Vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9 ½ inch deep dish pie plate or 9x9 square baking dish. Set aside.
For the topping: combine flour, oats, brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon. Add melted butter and stir until combined. Set aside.
In a large bowl combine apples, juice, granulated sugar, flour, cinnamon, and vanilla. Stir gently until completely combined. Dump the mixture (and any accumulated juices) into the prepared baking dish. Using your fingers, crumble the mixture over the fruit, occasionally pressing some of it together to form clumps.
- Spray a piece of foil with nonstick spray and loosely cover the baking dish. Bake 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 25-30 minutes, until the topping is golden brown, the apples are tender, and the juices are bubbling around the edges. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
Note: Apples should be sliced ¼ inch or smaller. I like to use Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, Fuji, or a combination of those.
This is a fantastic recipe! Seems everyone has their own specific choice of apples, and I love trying them all! Yetanother reason I love the fall!
Apple crisp, such a classic and yummy fall recipe! Yours looks delicious, and a reminder for me to make one soon.
A crumble must be served with vanilla ice cream if you ask me, that hot and cold thing is pure genius, I love the sound of this… So very comforting.
This is very similar to British apple crumble, which I love! The British version has far less ingredients. Can’t wait to try it your way! Love the sound of the vanilla extract and apple cider!
Yum! Apple desserts are my favorite and this looks amazing!
Apple crisp is one of my alltime favorite desserts. We made it all the time growing up and I loved it with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream. This recipe looks lovely!
this is such a classic dish, you totally can’t go wrong with an apple crisp! Apples are so delicious at the moment too! That crunch on top looks absolutely delicious!
I really like that you add a little apple cider in your recipe… I think its a brilliant way to balance the flavors. Nothing beats a great apple crisp and I cant wait to try your way for a taste comparison!
I’m usually not a big fan of oats, but I’m drooling looking at that cruncy topping on those soft spicy apples. This is absolutely going to my to-do list for the weekend!
There’s nothing better than the smell of an apple crisp baking in the oven on a cool, fall day! Looks so perfect! 🙂
Crisps are my favorite dessert during this time of year. They are warming and hearty, so good. This apple crisp looks absolutely perfect. So flavorful. Love that ice cream scoop on top. SO yummy!
Honeycrisp apples make everything better in my opinion – I’m obsessed with them! This crisp looks so good. The crunchy oats on top are the best.
Apple crumble is one one of my all time favourite desserts. This is very similar, so I’m sure I would love this. I usually add lemon juice to the apples when I make apple crumble so I’m intrigued to try the apple cider vinegar. Lovely recipe x
You nailed the ratio apple:crisp! This is just how I love my apple crisp. I have never tried adding apple cider but now I need to try it! Sounds like the perfect project for next Sunday morning!
Yum! I love apple crisp! And that topping looks absolutely amazing! Thanks for sharing
Apple crisp is my weakness. My mom makes the best apple crisp ever but I love to try new recipes because they are all different and I just love the oat topping varieties. This is next on my list to make!
This apple crisp looks like perfection! I wish I had a big bowl with a large scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Yum!
I just love an apple crisp! This looks super tasty. I’d have it drowning is hot vanilla custard.
I love anything involving Apple. This looks so delicious !!
I’m craving something sweet and this would def do the trick! So perfect for fall.
This looks absolutely amazing! Can’t wait to give this a try!
Great dessert for my family! I LOVE how easy and delicious this is! Good idea! Looks very tasty! I am going to make this! This recipe really impresses! I really like! Thank you.
I am craving a big bowl of this apple crips with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Yum!
One of my all-time favorites, SO good!