Easy Old Fashioned Apple Crisp

Easy fashioned apple crisp recipe! This simple homemade apple crisp makes a pan of juicy baked apples topped with cinnamon sugar crumble topping.

It just wouldn’t be fall without apple crisp! This recipe is a sentimental favorite for me because it’s something that my mom always made while apples were in season.

This recipe is total comfort food – warm, baked apples topped with sweet, crisp topping. Even though it’s simple, it’s so good that it will feel like a treat when you make this.

So, grab some of the fresh, fall apples, and enjoy!

What you’ll need to make apple crisp

• Apples: Baking apples, like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp, work best.
• Granulated sugar: Feel free to use more or less sugar to taste.
• Lemon juice
• Ground cinnamon
• Ground nutmeg
• Allspice
• Oats: Old-fashioned oats or rolled oats work best.
• All-purpose flour
• Brown sugar: Light brown sugar or dark brown sugar will work.
• Butter: I use salted butter. If you’re using unsalted butter, add 1/4 teaspoon salt along with the butter.

How to make apple crisp

Step 1: Toss the apple slices and sugar together in a large bowl.

Step 2: Add the lemon juice and spices. Toss to combine.

Step 3: Pour the apple mixture into the baking pan.

Step 4: To make the topping, stir the oats, flour, and sugars together.

Step 5: Stir in the melted butter until the topping forms coarse crumbs.

Step 6: Press the topping mix together to form crumbles.

Step 7: Sprinkle over the apples.

Step 8: Bake until apples are soft and topping is golden brown.

Tips

• Spices: Feel free to vary the type and amount of spices according to your tastes. You can also use apple pie spice in place of the spices in this recipe.
• Keep the topping crisp! I only cover the cut section, and I press the plastic wrap against the cut section of apples without covering the crisp topping. I’ve found that covering the topping or storing it in an airtight container traps too much moisture and leads to soggy topping the next day.
• Gluten free apple crisp: To make the recipe gluten free, substitute a measure-for-measure gluten free flour for the all-purpose flour. Also, be sure to check that the oats are gluten free.

Recipe FAQs

Serving suggestions

Apple crisp can be served as-is or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Sweetened homemade whipped cream is also fantastic on top.

If you’d like, you can drizzle caramel sauce over the top for even more fall flavor!

Storage

Store any leftover apple crisp at room temperature. It will keep for 3-4 days, but it’s best eaten in the first 1-2 days.

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