Easy Apple Crisp

Easy apple crisp with cinnamon apples and a buttery oat brown sugar crumble, baked in an 8x8 dish. A cozy fall dessert.

By Manny Michael

1 hour 10 minutes

Dessert

Ingredients

• 6 apples, peeled, cored, and diced
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
• Cooking spray
• 1 cup old-fashioned oats
• 3/4 cup flour
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• Pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• Vanilla ice cream, optional for serving

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Peel the apples.
3. Remove the cores from the apples.
4. Dice the apples into whatever size pieces you like.
5. Add the diced apples to a large bowl.
6. Add the white sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, flour, and vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract.
7. Mix until the apples are evenly coated.
8. Spray an 8x8 baking dish with cooking spray.
9. Pour the apple mixture into the bottom of the baking dish.
10. Spread the apples out as evenly as possible.
11. In another bowl, add the old-fashioned oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
12. Pour in the melted butter.
13. Mix with a fork until the topping is crumbly and everything is coated.
14. Sprinkle the crumble topping evenly over the apples.
15. Bake at 350°F for 40 to 50 minutes, or until the apples are bubbly and the topping is golden.
16. Let cool slightly before serving.
17. Serve warm by itself or with vanilla ice cream.
18. Pull the apple crisp out of the oven when you notice the topping looks too dry.
19. Sprinkle a little extra brown sugar over the top.
20. Cut the missing butter into small pieces.
21. Place the butter pieces evenly across the top of the crumble.
22. Put the apple crisp back in the oven.
23. Bake for about 20 more minutes, or until the butter melts in, the topping looks golden, and the apples are bubbly.