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Classic Apple Crisp Recipe

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Classic Apple Crisp is a comforting dessert featuring tender baked apples topped with a buttery, crumbly oat and brown sugar topping. Perfectly spiced with cinnamon and served warm, it's an ideal fall treat or anytime dessert.

Ingredients

Apple Filling

  • 6 cups apples, peeled, cored, and sliced (about 6-8 apples)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Crisp Topping

  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

Instructions

  1. Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to ensure it’s ready for baking the apple crisp.
  2. Prepare Apples: In a large bowl, toss the peeled, cored, and sliced apples with lemon juice, sugar, and cinnamon until well coated. This mixture will form the base layer of your crisp.
  3. Assemble Apple Layer: Spread the apple mixture evenly in a greased baking dish to create the filling layer.
  4. Make Topping: In another bowl, combine rolled oats, all-purpose flour, brown sugar, and softened unsalted butter. Mix these ingredients with your fingers or a fork until the mixture becomes crumbly and evenly combined.
  5. Top the Apples: Sprinkle the oat and flour mixture evenly over the layer of apples in the baking dish.
  6. Bake: Place the dish in the preheated oven and bake for 35 minutes, or until the apples are tender and the topping turns golden brown and crisp.
  7. Serve: Remove from the oven and serve warm. This apple crisp is delicious on its own or topped with ice cream.

Notes

  • Use tart apples like Granny Smith for a nice balance of sweetness and tartness.
  • Lemon juice prevents the apples from browning and adds a subtle tang.
  • For a crunchier topping, you can add chopped nuts like walnuts or pecans to the oat mixture.
  • Let the crisp cool slightly before serving if topping with ice cream to prevent melting too quickly.
  • To make this gluten free, substitute all-purpose flour with almond flour or a gluten-free flour blend.

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