This apple crisp combines tender, cinnamon-spiced apples with a buttery oat crumble topping for a balanced mix of texture. As it bakes, the filling softens and becomes slightly syrupy while the topping turns golden and crisp. Simple to prepare and easy to serve, this recipe is a go-to dessert, especially when paired with ice cream or caramel.
Baked apple crisp with a golden oat topping and soft apple filling
Ingredients
Filling
- 5- 6 Autumn Glory apples, diced
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup honey
Topping
- ¾ cup (heaping) traditional oats
- 3 tablespoons flour
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅔ cup light brown sugar, packed
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed
+ Vanilla ice cream and caramel topping for serving
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- In a mixing bowl, combine apples, flour, lemon juice, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt butter and honey, being careful not to burn them.
- Once melted and well combined, add the honey-and-butter mixture to the mixing bowl with the rest of the filling ingredients, then mix well to combine. Set aside.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine all of your topping ingredients, mixing with your hands and working the butter throughout. Keep mixing until your topping mixture starts to form a crumble-like consistency. Set aside.
- Grease your braiser/baking dish along the bottom and partially up the sides. Then add the apple mixture, spreading it out/flattening it until pretty even.
- Spread the topping mixture over the apple mixture as evenly as possible.
- Bake for 22-27 min. or until it starts to get golden brown and a bit bubbly.
- When done, remove from oven, and serve warm with a scoop (or two!) of vanilla ice cream and a few drizzles of hot caramel topping, if desired.
Recipe created by Lunches + Littles for Superfresh Growers.
