One of Nature’s bounties, beautiful, crisp apples
One of the best things about Autumn or Fall, are the bountiful crops of apples to be had. This is the time when all those lovely fragrant apple blossoms of spring make way for the gorgeous, red, green or yellow apples that we use for delicious desserts or for eating out of hand. Fresh apples snap as you bite into them and the flavor is unbeatable. If anything could make them better, it’s when they’re seasoned with butter, cinnamon and brown sugar and baked into a luscious dessert, like my Apple Crisp Recipe.
This recipe is one of my favorite desserts of the season and evidently, a lot of other folks too. A friend of mine a few years ago, when invited to dinner at my house, queried “Will there be apple crisp?” and was very disappointed when I had to say no. It’s a perennial favorite for everyone. So here’s my Apple Crisp Recipe, and yes, I did bake one for him eventually.
This is quite possibly one of the easiest recipes you’ll ever make and because of that you may make it several times this Autumn. This recipe only makes an 8″ square baking dish
Apple Crisp Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30-45 minutes
Yields: 4-5 servings
Preparing Delicious Apple Crisp,
a family favorite
Ingredients:
- 5 peeled sliced apples
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In an 8-inch baking dish, mix peeled, chopped apples with lemon juice, coating apples well. This is to keep them from browning before they’re baked.
- In a large bowl, place oats, brown sugar, salt, flour and cinnamon (if using.)
- Using your clean hands, work butter into the oats and brown sugar mixture until it is crumbly and well combined.
- Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over apples and bake about 30-45 minutes or until apples are tender. The crispy oatmeal streusel is the “crisp” part of the Apple Crisp.
- Serve warm plain, or with whipped cream or ice cream.
Yummy Apple Crisp with ice cream
If you really love apples and the wonderful things you can do with them, here are three books I recommend. One has 12 recipes and wonderful crafts to be done with an apple theme, plus some fun facts about apples. The others are simply wonderful apple recipes. Good to have one or more of these on hand for those days when you have a basket of apples you don’t want to go to waste.
Yummy, I love apples. I am going to have to try this one.
Brenda, let me know how you like it if you do try it. Thanks my friend. 🙂 <3
Now you’re making me hungry Nancy. I just love dessert and this one is one of my all time favorites. And, I like the fact that it is really so easy to make. Thanks 🙂
Sam, I prize your comment highly because you have so many wonderful recipes. This dessert really is easy to make, and with fresh apples instead of the canned stuff, it has great flavor. I hope you make and enjoy it. Thanks my friend, for your kind visit and comment.
Love apple crisp! Yours is making my mouth water for a small piece. (I’m trying to diet 🙂
Awww Susan, I don’t want to be the one to throw your diet out the window! But it does make a small recipe, perhaps you could share it and just take a small portion? Thanks for visiting and commenting, my friend.
I love apple crisp in the fall! This recipe of yours is great because it’s a smaller size and I cook for just me… unless we count my dog Valentino… and now that I think of it, he will probably like this too!
Yes, he probably will, Ruth. Love that boy! And I also like that it’s a small dish, for just the two of us, but if someone had a larger family, there’s how to make it into a 9X13 inch baking dish…just double the recipe. So simple. Thanks my friend. Love you!
This looks much like my mom’s apple crisp. She never uses recipes, and I’m not usually around when she makes hers, so can’t learn by watching. I will definitely be giving this a try. Thank you so much, Nancy!
Thanks Kathryn! I hope you enjoy it, it is really delicious. Let me know what you think and if there’s a way to further improve it. 🙂
Pinning this one so I can find it easily later. Especially if I make it up to the apple harvest festival!
Dawn, I know you’ll love this recipe. It’s simple and so delicious! Hope you make it to the apple harvest festival, that should really be fun! Thanks for the visit and the comment! 🙂
You have my mouth watering Nancy! I can’t wait for more apples to ripen in my area.
Monica, you will love it I’m sure. Thanks so much for the visit and comment. It’s so appreciated, my friend! 🙂