Quick and Easy Apple Crisp
Looking for the perfect apple crisp recipe? Try this quick and easy version with Granny Smith apples and the BEST oatmeal streusel topping made with old-fashioned oats. Simple to make, so darn good.
Servings 4 - 6
Ingredients
- 6 Granny Smith Apples, medium size , peeled, cored and sliced (1/4″ thick slices)
- 3 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- dash ground nutmeg (optional)
- ½ teaspoon salt, divided
- 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter – cold and cut into small pieces
- ½ cup light brown sugar (packed)
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup rolled oats/old fashioned oats (uncooked)
- extra butter to lightly coat baking dish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Using butter, lightly coat an 8×8 baking dish (or similar size baking dish).
- Prepare apples (peeled, cored and sliced) and place them in a large bowl. Add cinnamon, sugar, nutmeg and 1/4 teaspoon salt and toss apples until they are evenly coated. Pour apples in prepared baking dish, set aside.
- Using the same bowl, mix brown sugar, flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt and oats and mix well. Now add the butter. Using your fingers, blend the butter and oat mixture until small clumps form – this may take a couple of minutes. Once oat mixture is ready, top it evenly over apples.
- Place in oven on middle rack, bake for 50 minutes, or until apples reach the desired tender texture and the streusel topping is crunchy. When ready, remove from oven, serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Enjoy!
Notes
TIPS
- You can use your favorite baking apples. I personally think Granny Smith are the best.
- While the recipe calls for unsalted butter, you can use salted butter if that's what you have on hand. You may want to omit the additional salt to avoid over-salting the Apple Crisp
- Old fashioned oats/rolled oats are best for this recipe for the best texture. If all you have are quick oats, you can use them, but be aware that they will have a softer texture.