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Warm apple crisp with golden oat topping and a scoop of vanilla ice cream

Easy Apple Crisp

Cinnamon-spiced baked apples topped with a buttery, crunchy oat crumble.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 340
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 6 medium apples peeled and sliced
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter cubed

Equipment

  • 9x13-inch baking dish
  • Pastry cutter (optional)
  • Mixing bowls

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9x13-inch dish.
  2. Toss the apples with the lemon juice, sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg and spread in the dish.
  3. Combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
  4. Cut in the cold butter until coarse crumbs form.
  5. Tip: Cold butter gives a crunchier topping.
  6. Sprinkle over the apples without pressing down.
  7. Bake 40-45 minutes until golden and bubbling, then cool 10-15 minutes.

Notes

Reheat uncovered in the oven to bring back the crunch.
Freeze unbaked for up to 3 months.