There aren’t many desserts that yell “IT’S FALL Y’ALL!” quite like a warm scoop of apple crisp. Years ago, my dad came to visit for a few days, and I made my first apple crisp. Now, it’s a tradition every time he comes to see us…and neither of us are upset about it. So, I really do feel like I can say this is the BEST ever apple crisp recipe, because I’ve tried quite a few.
In fact, both my dad and husband liked this apple crisp recipe so much that I made it twice in the week of my dad’s last visit. (And then a third time for a get-together with friends a few days after that 😂)
So yeah, it’s good.
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Need an Apple Crisp Recipe? Check Pinterest!
Confession: I’m really not a good Pinterest-user. I love to scroll and save ideas. And lately, I’m really in to creating graphics for my blog posts 😏. But, if I’m looking for a recipe, I find what I want, make it, and forget to “pin” it to use again! Ugh.
That almost happened again with this apple crisp recipe! Thankfully, I remembered how the pin looked and was able to quickly find it again…phew!
Confession #2: Even if I find a recipe…I’m really not great at following it. I’m not sure if my attention span is that of a 1st grader or if it’s more of a “yeah, yeah, I got it” attitude. Probably both 🤷♀️.
All that to say, the recipe below is definitely a “Kelcey adaptation” of the one I pinned 😉.
A Dessert Even Your Kids Can Make!
Honestly, I don’t usually love baking with my kids. I’m a little bit of a neat freak, and normally just want to get the job done instead of all the “fun” that little hands add to a kitchen. That makes me sound horrible, but hopefully you get what I mean!
Anyways, a sweet member of the church gave us this apple spiralizer gadget and it was a real hit with my 4 year old! She loves to be a helper – this dramatically cut down my peeling/cutting time and gave her a fun job to do.
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We had one of these at our house growing up, and it was the coolest thing! For some reason, apples just seem to taste better when they’re shaped like a slinky 😂.
Simply Delicious
Enough talk, let’s get to it!
Best Ever Apple Crisp
This is seriously the best apple crisp recipe I have ever tried! It's easy, uses simple ingredients, and makes your house smell AHHHH-MAZING.
CourseDessert
CuisineAmerican
KeywordApple Crisp, Desserts, Easy, Fall Desserts, Simple
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Ingredients
- 4-6peeled and chopped applesI've been using Gala apples, but you can definitely use your own favorite.
- 2tbspsugar
- 2tspground cinnamon, divided
- splash oflemon juice(told you I'm not good at recipes 😉)
- 1 cup packedlight brown sugar
- 3/4cupuncooked oatmeal
- 3/4cupflour
- 1stickbutter(cut in)
- pinchsalt
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350℉
Grease an 8×8 dish.
Peel and chop apples. I chopped into bits/cubes, but slices would also work well.
In a bowl, combine apples, 1 tsp cinnamon, sugar, and lemon juice. Stir gently to cover apples completely and transfer to baking dish.
In a separate bowl, combine remaining ingredients to make the "crust." Make sure to cut the butter in. I use my hands to combine until it resembles wet sand, with some larger pieces, but you could also use a mixer.
Spread mixture over the apples, covering completely.
Bake for approximately 45 min, or until golden and bubbly.
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According to my husband, my MO is to take nibbles off of every crunchy corner of whatever I’m baking. He may be right 😂. But you guys – those little chunks of crust straight out of the oven…unbelievable! I simply cannot resist. But who can, really?
Evidently there are special brownie pans for people just like me! Look at all the crunchy corner goodness to be found 😍!
The thing that puts any apple crisp recipe over-the-top in my opinion is a large scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. Yes, vanilla bean. It’s a little bit of an inside joke, but seriously, makes this delicious dessert even better!
I bet you have all of these ingredients in your kitchen right now…so get to it! I’d love to hear how much you loved this perfect fall dessert!