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Home » Recipes » Dessert Recipes » Easy Apple Crisp Recipe

Easy Apple Crisp Recipe

By Lynette on October 29, 2020 · 2 Comments

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Easy apple crisp recipe made with a layer of tart apples and a homemade crunchy topping. Perfect warm out of the oven with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream!

If you love the ease of making Mountain Dew Apple Dumplings but crave the homemade crumbly topping of Dutch Apple Pie, then this recipe is sure to please your taste buds.

apple crisp with spoon on table

I purchased a cookbook from our local Amish a year ago and have loved the simplicity of the recipes I’ve found inside. This Apple Crisp recipe comes right from that cookbook from our little community a few miles down the road.

crumbly topping on apples before baking

What I love most about this recipe is how simple it is with a single layer of crisp apples and then a crumble topping that is absolutely delicious!

How to Make Apple Crisp The Amish Way

  1. Peel apples and thinly slice to layer in a cake pan.
  2. In a bowl, combine old-fashioned oats, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon. Cut in the butter.
  3. Sprinkle the crumble topping over the apples.
  4. Bake at 350˚F for 40 minutes or until the apples are bubbly and soft.
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Apple Crisp Suggestions

Tart Apples: For any dessert recipe with apples you want to use a variety that is tart. I prefer Jonagold but when I can’t find them I use Granny Smith. Using a non-tart apple will alter the taste, and in my opinion not offer the same flavor as a tart apple would.

Cold Butter: When cutting in the butter, make sure it is cold. This helps to give that crumbly texture to any fruit crisp as it bakes.

Serve Warm with Ice Cream: Nothing goes better with a bowl of warm apple crisp than a big scoop of vanilla ice cream. Yum!

More Apple Desserts

  • Apple Coffee Cake
  • Homemade Apple Strudel Recipe
  • Apple Dumplings
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Apple Crisp

  • Author: Lynette
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 8
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

Easy apple crisp recipe made with a layer of tart apples and a homemade crunchy topping. Perfect warm out of the oven with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream!


Ingredients

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  • 4 tart apples, peeled
  • ¾ Cup old fashioned oats
  • ¾ Cup brown sugar
  • ½ Cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ Cup butter, cold

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350˚ F.
  2. Peel and thinly slice apples.  Place in a cake pan.
  3. Combine oats, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon in a bowl.  Cut in the cold butter.  Sprinkle over the apples.
  4. Bake at 350˚ F for 40 minutes or until the apples are cooked through.  Serve warm.

Notes

Tart Apples: For any dessert recipe with apples you want to use a variety that is tart. I prefer Jonagold but when I can’t find them I use Granny Smith. Using a non-tart apple will alter the taste.

Cold Butter: When cutting in the butter, make sure it is cold. This helps to give that crumbly texture to the apple crisp.

Serve Warm with Ice Cream: Nothing goes better with a bowl of warm apple crisp, than a big scoop of vanilla ice cream. Yum!


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 serving
  • Calories: 289
  • Sugar: 31
  • Sodium: 7.5
  • Fat: 11.7
  • Carbohydrates: 45.3
  • Protein: 2.2
  • Cholesterol: 30.5

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About Lynette

Lynette is the home cook, recipe tester and photographer for Cleverly Simple which she created in 2010.  Most of her recipes come from the treasured recipe box passed down from her great-grandma, grandmother, and mother.

Lynette’s recipes and projects have been featured in Country Living, Good Housekeeping, House Beautiful and others.

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  1. Beverly Patterson

    March 28, 2021 at 8:56 pm

    Can we drop the oatmeal and double the flour using gluten-free? Most oatmeal doesn’t note being gluten-free because it MAY be contaminated.

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    • Lynette

      March 29, 2021 at 9:28 am

      I would not recommend dropping the oatmeal as it would alter the texture. Is there a gluten-free option for oats?

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