Old Fashioned Apple Crisp

 

Warm, buttery, and filled with tender spiced apples, this old-fashioned crisp is the perfect comfort dessert. The crunchy topping made with oats, flour, butter, and a blend of brown and white sugar is what makes it unforgettable.

This old-fashioned apple crisp is the perfect fall dessert. It has all the delicious flavors of the season. Sweet, juicy apples coated with cinnamon and sugar and topped with a crunchy brown sugar oatmeal topping and of course, it wouldn’t be complete without a dollop of vanilla ice cream and salted caramel sauce.

Here in North Georgia where I live, the weather is getting cooler and there’s a feeling of fall in the air and that gets me craving this delicious Apple Crisp. 

This Old Fashioned Apple Crisp brings back happy childhood memories of my Grandmother cooking up apples with cinnamon. She had a big apple tree in her yard that produced delicious Granny Smith Apples. From that tree, she made the best homemade apple jelly, pies and cakes.

Why You’ll Love This Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp

• Easy & foolproof – No pie crust to fuss with. Just slice apples, mix the topping, and bake.
• Extra crispy topping –It has just the right amount of cinnamon and lots of the delicious brown sugar oatmeal topping. I like lots of the yummy, crunchy topping on my apple crisp, don’t you? I always feel disappointed when all the topping is gone. Lol! So I made sure in this recipe that we’ll have plenty! Made with brown sugar and old-fashioned oats for that golden crunch. Anyway, the topping is generous, so every bite has the perfect apple-to-crumble ratio.
• Warm and comforting – Spiced apples bubbling under a buttery oat topping tastes like fall in every spoonful.
• Crowd-pleaser – Serve it warm with vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of salted caramel sauce for a dessert everyone will rave about.
• Make-ahead friendly – You can prep it ahead and bake when ready, making it perfect for holidays, family dinners, or last-minute entertaining.

Ingredients that you will need to make Old Fashioned Apple Crisp (Be sure to see the full printable recipe below.)

• Apples 
• Sugar 
• Cinnamon 
• Flour 
• Lemon juice 
• Pure vanilla extract
• Salt 
• Light brown sugar
• Old-fashioned rolled oats
• Butter 
• Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream (optional)
• Store-bought caramel sauce (Smuckers makes a delicious salted caramel sauce. It’s called Simple Delicious Salted Caramel Sauce. I highly recommend it.)

How to make Old Fashioned Apple Crisp (It’s really so easy!)

1. 1. First, let’s pick the best cooking apples. I love the Granny Smith apple for cooking. It’s a tart-tasting apple but cooks up beautifully. Honeycrisp and golden delicious are other favorites as well. I used both Granny Smith and Honeycrisp in this recipe and it was absolutely perfect. The sweet Honeycrisp paired so well with the more tart Granny Smith.
   2. You can cut the apples into small cube pieces or slice them thin. Either way is fine. 
   3. Drizzle the lemon juice over the cut apples. The lemon juice will help keep the apples bright and prevent them from turning brown. 
   4. For the apple filling, mix white granulated sugar with the cinnamon, flour, and vanilla extract. Add the sugar mixture to the cut apples and coat well. Place apples in a lightly greased 8×8 baking dish or a 9-inch round baking dish. Don’t skip the vanilla extract. It gives the filling so much flavor. I use pure vanilla extract in almost everything.
   5. Next, in a separate bowl, we’ll make the yummy brown sugar topping! I could eat this stuff straight out of the bowl! Well, I did eat some but “shhh” don’t tell anyone. Mix the brown sugar, flour, salt, and cinnamon together. Add the cold cubed butter. Cut the butter into the brown sugar mixture until crumbly.Gently stir in the old fashioned rolled oats. I prefer the rolled oats in the recipe, but you can use regular oats as well. Just don’t use the instant ones.
   6. Sprinkle the oat topping over the apples and bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 45 to 55 minutes or until it’s hot and bubbly.
   7. Let the apple crisp set for about 15 minutes before serving. This gives the crisp juices a chance to thicken a little bit.
   8. Serve warm and top with vanilla ice cream or freshly whipped cream. Drizzle with salted caramel if desired. Yum!!!
2. 

   So delicious with vanilla ice cream and drizzled with caramel sauce!

   1. 

Old Fashioned Apple Crisp is great for:

• • • A last-minute dessert. It’s made with simple ingredients so you’ll probably have most ingredients on hand.
    • When you are craving or needing some comfort food! 
    • It’s a great memory-making dessert. If you have small children or grandchildren, they will always remember this dessert and cherish it. They can also help mix and sprinkle the topping on.
    • It’s a favorite at potlucks 
    • A great dessert for formal dinner parties to casual backyard BBQ’s. especially serving it with ice cream and caramel sauce. 
    • A perfect dessert for Thanksgiving. It will definitely be on our dessert table for the holidays.
      • 

How to Store Apple Crisp

• Room Temperature: Cover loosely with foil or plastic wrap and keep on the counter up to 2 days.
• Refrigerator: Store in an airtight container for up to 4–5 days. Reheat in the oven at 325°F for 10–15 minutes to crisp the topping back up.
• Freezer: Yes, you can freeze apple crisp! Wrap tightly with plastic wrap and foil, or store in a freezer-safe container. Freeze for up to 3 months.
  • To reheat, thaw overnight in the fridge, then warm in the oven at 325°F until hot and bubbly.

For more delicious fall recipes be sure to check out this recipes

Apple Fritter Cobbler

Caramel Pecan Pie Muffins

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

aletiadupree.com/chocolate-chip-pumpkin-bread/

Amish Cinnamon Bread

The Best Zucchini Bread

Hot Spiced Apple Cider

Also be sure to follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest, and join our email list to get the latest recipes delivered right to your inbox.

Check out my best-selling cookbook Deliciously Southern right here!

Deliciously Southern (Autographed Edition)

Enjoy!

Aletia

 

Print