’Tis the season for crisp mornings, colorful leaves and some of the year’s best apples. Celebrate fall’s harvest with this easy apple crisp, featuring tender, cinnamon-spiced apples tucked beneath a golden, buttery topping. Serve it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a little seasonal magic.
Ingredients – Apple Filling
- 10 cups apples, peeled and sliced (about 10 to 12 medium apples)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
Ingredients – Crisp Topping
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
- In a large bowl, toss the apples with granulated sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice and flour. Spread evenly in the baking dish.
- In another bowl, combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt.
- Cut in the cold butter with a pastry cutter, fork, or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Sprinkle the topping evenly over the apples.
- Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, until the topping is golden brown and the filling bubbles around the edges.
- Cool for 15 minutes before serving.