This is one of the first recipes I learned from my mom and has been my “go-to” dessert for years. It is the only dessert that I make. We have it for special occasions as well as throughout the year.
The aroma as it bakes brings back wonderful memories. It is simple and delicious served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
- All-purpose flour
- Old fashioned rolled oats
- Light brown sugar
- Cinnamon
- Salt
- Unsalted butter
- Granny Smith apples
- Lemon
- Mixed berries
Mom’s Apple Crisp
Materials
Filling Ingredients:
- 6-8 apples Granny Smith peeled and chopped or sliced
- 1 cup mixed berries frozen or fresh
- ½ cup brown sugar adjust to taste
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp lemon juice or squeeze ½ lemon
Topping
- ⅔ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 2½ cups old fashioned oats
- ¾ cup all purpose flour
- 1½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Butter an 8×8 baking dish, or spray with non-stick cooking spray, and set aside
- In a mixing bowl, add chopped.sliced peeled apples, berries if using, brown sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice. Sprinkle flour, stir to combine, then transfer to prepared baking dish.
- In a separate mixing bowl, add topping ingredients (brown sugar, oat, flour, cinnamon, salt and diced cold butter). Use a pastry cutter, or two forks or even your hands to mix the butter into the oat mixture, until the butter is well integrated into the oat mixture. You can add a bit more oats if you do not think you will have enough to cover the apples. You do not need a thick layer, but it should cover the apples well.
- Sprinkle the oat mixture over the apples in baking dish, and gently pat to even it out, I like to drizzle the maple syrup on top.
- Bake 40-50 minutes, until golden brown and bubbly.
- Serve warm with ice cream or by itself. Enjoy!
Notes
Tips for the Best Apple Crisp
- Be sure to slice your apples thinly so they become fully tender. No one wants a crunchy apple in their apple crisp.
- Stick with granny smith apples for consistent results. If you’d like to use a sweet apple, simply cut back a bit on the sugar.
- If you only have salted butter on hand, eliminate the salt
- Serve this homemade apple crisp freshly baked and warm. It will be okay for a couple of days, but the topping does start to soften up so I like it best fresh.
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