Recipes

How to make Classic Apple Crisp ?

October - 31 - 2017
Recipe: Lara Samawi
8 servings
Preparation: 2 minutes
Cooking: 45 minutes

Warm soft baked apples blanketed with crisps of caramelized streusel topping with a scoop of ice cream on the side. This classic apple crisp recipe is the perfect dessert on a brisk fall day!

Apple crisp is by far the most recipe that screams FALL. It's one of those recipes that most people probably have all of its ingredients on hand. If you're not familiar with it, I advise you to try it because you're missing a lot. It is so easy to make with, so few ingredients and the flavors are A-Mazing! This is the perfect classic apple crisp recipe you can find! I have a discerning palette when it comes to dessert, trust me when I tell you that after one bite you'll want to make it again and again. If you have an abundance of apples staring back at you, this is the best way to use them. This is probably not the healthiest dessert but it's one of those recipes that contain healthy ingredients and the rest of them can be altered into a healthier option. For one, it can be butter-free with the substitution of butter for coconut oil.  It can be naturally sweetened using honey or coconut sugar. Side note: If you prefer using white and brown sugar, feel free to adjust the sugar in this recipe to the sweetness of the apples.

If you're using very tart apples and want to make them sweeter without piling on the sugar, simply sprinkle your apples first with a teaspoon of baking soda before coating them with the cinnamon sugar mixture. Baking soda will help to minimize the tart flavor!

8 servings
Preparation: 2 minutes
Cooking: 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 10 cups honey crisp apples peeled & sliced

  • 1 cup granulated white sugar

  • 1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour

  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 cup water, rum or apple cider (sometimes I do 1/4 cup water + 1/4 cup rum)

  • 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (not quick cooking)

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

  • 1 cup brown sugar

  • 1/4 cup pecan or walnuts chopped

  • 1/4 tsp. baking powder

  • 1/4 tsp. baking soda

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick) melted

Method

  • Bake at 350 F (175 C). While slicing the apples, toss the sliced apples in a bowl with lemon juice. When you finish, place all the sliced apples in a 9x13" pan.

  • Mix white sugar, 1 Tbsp. of flour and cinnamon together and sprinkle them over the apples then pour water evenly on top.

  • In a medium-size bowl, combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, pecans/walnuts, baking soda, baking powder and butter and use your hands to toss. Then crumble evenly over the apple mixture.

  • Bake in the oven for about 45 minutes until golden and bubbling. Serve immediately while hot with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side.

Lara Samawi Lara Samawi
Lara Samawi is an Architect and Interior Designer from Jordan, she is the Founder of the food blog Dates with Lara. She... more

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