Name: Apple Crisp
Ingredients: 4 cups apples*, (peeled, cored and thinly sliced); 1/4 cup brown sugar; 2 tablespoons flour; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 3/4 cup flour; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup unsalted butter, (room temperature, cubed)

skillet with apple dessert in it next to wooden spoon and plate with apple dessert on it

This apple crisp recipe is a fall favorite in our house! It also happens to be Mike’s favorite dessert, so we enjoy it throughout the year. I love that it’s relatively quick & easy to make – it’s apple pie but without having to deal with the crust!

When we were first married, I spent months trying to get the recipe just right for him, he loves brown sugar. Over the last year or so, I’ve played with the recipe a little more, seeing if I could put a little less sugar in, but still have it be delicious. So this latest version still has Mike’s approval as his favorite dessert, but has a little less sugar. It’s still by no means healthy, at all. It’s dessert, it’s sugary & delicious, but now just a little less sugary. And I think it’s perfect severed warm with some vanilla ice cream and salted caramel sauce drizzled on top!

large cast iron skillet with apple crisp dessert in it laying next to apples and wooden spoon

small cast iron skillet with apple crisp in it topped with vanilla ice cream scoops

Apple Crisp

Apples covered in brown sugar with a buttery cinnamon sugar crumble topping!

Ingredients

Apple Layer:

4 cups apples*, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons flour

Crumble Topping:

1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup unsalted butter, room temperature, cubed

Instructions

Apple Layer:

Preheat oven to 350º.
Grease an 8 or 9-inch baking dish. (Or use a cast iron skillet).
In a medium bowl, combine 4 cups apples*,2 tablespoons flour and 1/4 cup brown sugar.
Mix until apples are thoroughly coated.
Arrange apples in bottom of prepared baking dish.

Crumble Topping:

In a medium bowl (I use the bowl that I mixed the apples in, don’t even bother to clean it!), stir together 1/2 cup brown sugar, 3/4 cup flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon & 1/4 teaspoon salt.
With a pastry blender, cut in 1/3 cup unsalted butter, until mixture is crumbly.
Spread topping over apples in an even layer.
Bake uncovered for about 50 minutes, or until topping is golden and apple mixture is bubbly near the middle .
Serve warm with a scoop (or two) of ice cream and salted caramel sauce.

Recipe Notes

* I like to use a variety of apples, but always include some Granny Smith in that variety!

Recipe can be doubled and made in a 9×13 pan.

skillet with apple crisp in it with scoops of vanilla ice cream on top and drizzled with salted caramel sauce with spoons in it and a few bites taken out

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-Manda