4medium-large applescored and sliced (about 1 ¾ pounds or 5-6 cups, sliced)
2tablespoonsgranulated sugar
2tablespoonsall-purpose flour
1teaspoonapple pie spiceOR ground cinnamon
Instructions
Make topping: Stir the brown sugar, oats, ½ cup all-purpose flour, cinnamon and salt together in a medium bowl. Cut in the butter until large crumbles form. You can use a pastry cutter, but I usually do it with clean finger tips. Cover and refrigerate the topping until you’re ready to use it.
Prep: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 7x11 inch baking dish.
Make filling: Place the sliced apples in the prepared baking dish. Toss with 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and the apple pie spice OR cinnamon.
Assemble: Scatter the prepared topping over the apples. You can also add some chopped pecans or walnuts if you like.
Bake the crisp: Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until the filling is bubbling up and the topping is browned. If topping is not bubbly (looks dry) after 30 minutes, carefully pour 2-4 tablespoons water into the dish, tilt the dish (wear oven gloves!!) to distribute the water and return to the oven to finish baking.
Rest: Allow to rest at room tempertaure for 10 minutes before serving with vanilla ice cream.
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Notes
Ingredient notes
If you don’t have any brown sugar for the topping, replace it with the same amount of white sugar.If you want to use quick cooking oats in place of old fashioned rolled ones,you may need to use a little less butter for the topping – start with half the amount the recipe calls for and increase as you go.Adjust the amount of sugar in the filling according to how tart your apples are. Taste-test a slice first, then decide if your fruit needs a little more sweetening.
Recipe tips
make sure to chill the topping for at least 5-10 minutes, or it could all melt into the apples instead of staying crumbly and streusel-y
I prefer tart apples that keep their shape for making apple crisp, something like Honeycrisp is great.
You can switch up the fruit if you like – pears, a mix of apples and pears or even peaches are delicious!