Easy Apple Crisp
Easy Apple Crisp is to make and one of the most loved desserts for any night of the week. Cinnamon and sugar apples baked with a crunchy brown sugar and oat crumble topping. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream or homemade whipped cream for something extra special.
This easy fruit crisp dessert is a slight variation on my easy blackberry crisp. I doubled the brown sugar and oat topping because let’s face it, the crispy topping is irresistible! If you are looking for something super quick, these Air Fryer Churro Apple Pie Bombs are the best dessert to make in under 30 minutes.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- This is a classic easy apple crisp recipe with simple pantry ingredients and no pie crust to fuss with
- The thick brown sugar oat topping bakes up extra crunchy and buttery, making this simple dessert stand out from others.
- It works with several types of apples, making it a great apple crisp with fresh apples you already have on hand.
- Easy enough for a weeknight dessert but impressive enough for guests and holidays.
Ingredients Needed for Easy Apple Crisp
- apples: Granny Smith, Gala, Fuji or Honeycrisp
- lemon juice
- brown sugar
- corn starch
- ground cinnamon
FOR THE TOPPING
- all purpose flour
- brown sugar
- old fashioned oats
- ground cinnamon
- kosher salt
- butter
How to Make Easy Apple Crisp
- Peel and core apples. Cut into bite- sized pieces or slices, which ever you prefer. Place in a pie plate or baking dish. Top with lemon juice.
- Mix brown sugar, cornstarch and ground cinnamon together. Pour over apples and mix together.
- In a large bowl combine flour, oats, brown sugar, ground cinnamon and kosher salt together.
- Cut in 1 stick of butter until totally combined.
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- Sprinkle over apple mixture.
- Place pie plate on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 40-50 minutes or until top is golden brown and apples are tender. The baking sheet will catch any spills if the apple filling bubbles over.
Serve apple crisp warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of caramel sauce for extra flavor.
What kind of apples are best for apple crisp?
I used Granny Smith apples for this recipe. I’ve also made it with Gala or Fuji apples, use your favorite. For the best results, peel the apples and if you are in a pinch for time, you can use apple pie filling.
This easy homemade apple crisp is simple enough for a weeknight and cozy enough for holidays, making it a recipe you will come back to again and again.
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Easy Apple Crisp
Ingredients
- 4 medium to large apples Granny Smith, gala, fuji or honeycrisp
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
For the topping
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Peel, core and cut apples into bite sized pieces.
- Add apples to a 9 inch pie plate or baking dish and top with lemon juice.
- In a small bowl, mix 1/2 cup brown sugar, cornstarch and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon together. Toss with apples.
- Mix flour, 1 cup brown sugar, oats, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and salt together.
- Cut butter into slices and cut into oat mixture until totally combined.
- Sprinkle crumble mixture evenly over apples.
- Place on a baking sheet and bake for 40-50 minutes or until crisp is browned and apples are tender.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
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I love apple crisp. In fact, I would much rather have it instead of cake or pie.
I have added Butterscotch before in with the apples & have also added chopped up pears and / or dried cranberries.
It’s just me & hubby so I normally make in individual serving bowls
Hi Colleen,
Isn’t it just the best? So easy. I love your add- in ideas, adding them to my list to try. Thanks for stopping by.
~ Milisa
When do you add the brown sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon mixture? Do you put it over the apples or do you add it to the oat mixture? Thank you in advance.
Hi Debbie,
To the apples, I’ve updated the recipe, thanks for letting me know it was missing.
~Milisa
This was great and easy but I looked over putting the brown sugar in topping will do next time
Hi Brandy,
I’m glad you enjoyed it! I’ve done the exact same thing with the brown sugar, it’s definitely better with it.
~ Milisa
Aloha, my question is the same as Debbie’s above. Seems like #4 should end with, “toss mixture with apples in baking pan”.
It does look like a simple and sweet yummy recipe— mahalo!
Mynda
Myda,
Yes, I have updated the recipe, thanks for letting me know that was missing.
~ Milisa
Hi, Do you see any reason NOT to make this inn individual large ramekins? takin dinner (XMAS) to the in-laws.
Hi Brenda,
I am sure it would work just fine. You might need to chop the apples to make them fit better. Hope you enjoy it!
~ Milisa
I see the list of ingredients, but where is the measurement of each ingredient? I don’t see it anywhere. Thank you!
Hi Sandy,
The recipe card is at the bottom of the post. You can use the “jump to recipe” button at the very top of the post that will take you right to the recipe card that you can print.
If I’m in a crunch, can I make this the same with Apple pie canned filling??
Hi Melissa,
That will work!
~ Milisa
Is there something I can supplement the cornstarch for? or omit entirely?
Hi Katie,
You can use 2 tablespoons of all purpose flour in place of the cornstarch. It helps thicken the apple pie filling, you can skip it but the pie filling will be juicier. I hope that helps.
~ Milisa
I’VE USED CHERRY PIE FILLING INSTEAD AND IT WAS SO GOOD YUM 😋 ❤️
Hi Toni,
I will be making that asap! Thanks for sharing.
~ Milisa