Easy Apple Crisp

I absolutely love apple pie with French Vanilla ice cream. Who doesn’t? This apple crisp is very similar in taste to the classic apple pie, only with much less sugar and calories. Just as delicious, much less guilt. I call that a win-win situation!

My sister shared this “healthier version of an apple pie” recipe with me and it’s been going like hotcakes at my house. Making pies can take as much time and effort as cakes, but this recipe takes much of that work and effort out, so why not substitute, right? I was pleased

… with this dessert. I’m all for easier and healthier recipes. And when one contains two of the most loved fall foods, oats, and apples, it’s a no-brainer. Toss ingredients into a casserole-style dish, bake and you’re done. That gives you more time to spend with your family (and kiddos during the limited time they have at home during the school season). Sometimes you just need a quick recipe like this one!

When this apple crisp is baking, the aroma of cinnamon and baked apples fill the entire house and smells wonderful! It reminds you that fall has come, which is hard to believe that this year simply zoomed by. Add some ice cream for topping and it’s a perfect dinner dessert that your family will absolutely relish. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

6 extra-large – Jona Gold apples (I like Granny Smith, Jona Gold or Honey Crisp)

¾ cup (90 g) – all-purpose organic flour

1 stick (114 g) – cold unsalted butter
¼ tsp. (1.25 ml) – sea salt
1 ½ cups (135 g) – old fashioned oats
½ cup (100 g) – brown sugar
1 tbsp. (15 ml) – ground cinnamon

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C). Sift the flour into a medium bowl. Cut butter into small strips, add salt and mash together with a butter masher until it has a crumbly consistency.

2. Add brown sugar and oats. Mix in with a spoon. Finally, add ground cinnamon and mix everything together with a spoon once more. Set aside until ready to use.

3. Rinse, peel and slice apples. I cut these slices in half once more, with a knife.

4. Lay out all the apple slices into an oven safe baking dish anyhow you prefer.

5. Sprinkle prepped oats mixture over sliced apples. Dig down into the fruit with a spoon handle to better cover the apples. Bake uncovered at 350 F for 45 minutes, or until the fruit slightly bubbles. (The more apples you use the longer the baking time; 8 large Granny Smith apples would require 60 min of baking.) Remove from the oven and let it cool for 20 – 30 minutes before serving.

Enjoy warm with French Vanilla ice cream!

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Easy Apple Crisp

Prep Time

25 mins

Cook Time

45 mins

Total Time

1 hr 10 mins

 

Course: Dessert

Servings: 10

Author: Valya at Valya's Taste of Home

Ingredients

• 6 extra-large – Jona Gold apples I like Granny Smith, Jona Gold or Honey Crisp
• ¾ cup 90 g – all-purpose organic flour
• 1 stick 114 g – cold unsalted butter
• ¼ tsp. 1.25 ml – sea salt
• 1 ½ cups 135 g – old fashioned oats
• ½ cup 100 g – brown sugar
• 1 tbsp. 15 ml – ground cinnamon

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C). Sift the flour into a medium bowl. Cut butter into small strips, add salt and mash together with a butter masher until it has a crumbly consistency.
2. Add brown sugar and oats. Mix in with a spoon. Finally, add ground cinnamon and mix everything together with a spoon once more. Set aside until ready to use.
3. Rinse, peel and slice apples. I cut these slices in half once more, with a knife.
4. Lay out all the apple slices into an oven safe baking dish anyhow you prefer.
5. Sprinkle prepped oats mixture over sliced apples. Dig down into the fruit with a spoon handle to better cover the apples. Bake uncovered at 350 F for 45 minutes, or until the fruit slightly bubbles. (The more apples you use the longer the baking time; 8 large Granny Smith apples would require 60 min of baking.) Remove from the oven and let it cool for 20 – 30 minutes before serving.
6. Enjoy warm with French Vanilla ice cream!

PS. You may use fresh fruit of any kind to make this incredibly delicious crisp.

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Looking for more Apple recipes? Here are a few to choose from:
RICE ZAPEKANKA WITH APPLES
CINNAMON APPLE BARS

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