I don’t mess around with crispy things.
Except for potato chips and all other fried foods.
But when it comes to things that should be soft, like my flat-ironed hair, or my workout socks (TMI but I’m leaving it and thanks for not judging), or those addicting Oreo brownies that I can’t stop eating… I said it before and I’ll say it again: crispy’s just not my thang.
But friends, butter and sugar always wins in the end. Always. Even when the recipe says “crisp”.
And although I’m sitting here in apple crisp heaven with a little sugar sticking to my fingers and could potentially forget everything else in the world, I need to know one thing.
Who the heck named this delicious thing “apple crisp” when it’s really not even crispy? It’s soft, sweet, and perfectly chunky in a wonderful butter/sugar way. And it’s just chunky enough for easy crust snatching when you happen to casually walk by the pan for the third time. Which we both know really means the sixth time.
Classic Apple Crisp
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 8 1x
Description
My Grandma’s recipe for classic apple crisp! Perfectly thick and gooey with a delicious buttery crust. The BEST fall dessert.
Ingredients
- 4 cups sliced or diced apples
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup butter
- 3/4 cup oatmeal
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Combine the first three ingredients and place in a greased 8×8 baking dish.
- Combine the remaining ingredients and sprinkle over the top of the apple mixture.
- Bake 30 minutes at 350. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream, or drizzled with caramel or honey. Refrigerate leftovers.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: apple crisp, crisp recipe, fall dessert, apple recipe, easy apple recipe
It’s not fall without apple crisp.
Breakfast, anyone?
I give you permission.
This looks gorgeous! And heavenly and delicious and all those wonderful things. Can’t wait for our weather to cool down so that we can have yummy things like this! In the meantime, while everyone else celebrates fall, where I live in CA it seems we’re finally celebrating summer!
Who says you have to wait for fall? 🙂 I’m a tad jealous – I wish we still had a few days of summer left!
FFR- Comments are supposed to be recipe reviews! Not personal aspirations
Tis the season! And because crisps are topped with oats…definitely breakfast! 🙂 Have a great weekend Lindsay!
Thanks – you too!
Yum, I’m so happy for fall and delicious warm apple desserts
Me too! More coming soon!
Workout socks *must* be soft! That’s so not TMI. It’s just a fact.
Also I am kind of sad this wasn’t my breakfast today. Yum. (One question: the recipe says “oatmeal”–do I need to cook the old-fashioned oats first? Or can I use the uncooked old-fashioned version, the way you do for oatmeal cookies, etc.?)
Nope – don’t need to cook them! Just use old fashioned oats. 🙂
Looks and sounds so yummy! Can’t wait to try it!
This looks delish!!! So perfectly seasonal 🙂
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I would totally eat this for breakfast! Apple crisp definitely embodies Fall – it’s my favorite season, that’s for kicking it off with a yummy recipe!
You’re so healthy – maybe you could find a way to make this more figure friendly so I could eat it everyday? 🙂
Haha well I try : ) I’m up for the challenge!!! I will work on a softer-style crisp that you will like that is lightened up a bit 🙂 On my to-do list!
I swear, every recipe of yours looks divine! Apple crisp is the true introduction to fall. Looks so yummy! Good thing a sweet high-schooler is trying to get me to buy a 2lb bag of apples for her band fundraiser–I’ll put those granny smiths to good use!
Aw, sweet! Are you guys still in Florida? I think I would have a hard time making apple crisp if “fall” meant 80 degrees and sunshine! Actually, no I wouldn’t.
Beautiful photos! You’re getting better and better! I am so totally in love with crisps! You forgot to top it with vanilla ice cream!
Thanks Lauren! And I didn’t forget about the vanilla ice cream – it was just all gone by the time I thought about pictures! 🙂
This looks gorgeous! Your pictures are just drool-worthy!
Thanks girl!
I love everything about this…and especially the individual ramekin portions. Can I have two? 🙂
Obviously. Smaller portions make for guilt-free seconds. 🙂
….Its my pre-teens favorite breakfast (without caramel)…and i NEVER tell them that i also occasionally smuggle it occasionally for lunch! oooh… and lots of nutmeg for my taste! Thanks!
Yum! I thought about adding more cinnamon and nutmeg too… I’m sure that would taste great! This time I had to stick with my grandma’s tried and true recipe, though!
Very delicious recipe for Fall or anytime. I would love this with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
That’s just how Bjork likes it!
YUM…perfect for the Fall!
Beautiful photos! No judgment on the socks. Happens to all of us!
Ha. Thanks girl.
I am ALWAYS looking for new breakfast ideas, especially ones that incorporate oatmeal and fruit. These look great to me! I’m adding them to my to-do list! Thanks for sharing
Hope you like it! But I know you will. 🙂
Yes please! This looks and sounds delicious!
Great post x
This looks great, and I just tried to bake this. For some reason, my end result turned out really watery — at least a cup of syrupy liquid. I’m a total newbie at baking, so I’m trying to troubleshoot for the next time. I used gala apples, and I can’t believe it’s not butter. Would those affect the watery-ness of recipe? Also, there was only 1 tablespoon of flour on the ingredient list added to the apples, but not the crust sprinkled on top with the baking soda, so I was wondering if somehow there had been a typo? Thanks!
BTW, it still tasted great even though it was a little watery!
Whether you “believe” it or not, only butter is butter, and the imitation stuff does not have the milk fats, solids, etc., to respond to baking the way it does. Use the real stuff and it will be much better!
Hi there! After re-testing the recipe, we realized that there was a typo. The reason your end result was so watery was that we had (accidentally) omitted the flour from the topping. The recipe is now correct, so if you try it again you should have a much less watery apple crisp.
About to make this! Wish me luck.
No luck needed! It’s a winner. 🙂
This looks so good! I was just wondering if you could let it sit in the fridge for a while before you cook it or if you should cook it and then put it in the fridge and warm it up later?
I would cook it and warm it up later. It’s actually REALLY good after sitting in the fridge for a day or two. Even cold.