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Mom's Apple Crisp

Active Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Apple

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 8x8 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.