An old-fashioned apple crisp recipe with melted butter, Granny Smith apples, apple filling, and a crisp oat topping!

The Fall season is all about comfort food, right? I say so, anyway!

Fall fruits like pears and apples are always my favorite to put into a warm dessert (and sometimes topped with ice cream), so today’s recipe is just that.

Easy Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp!

Easy Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp Recipe

An old-fashioned apple crisp recipe with melted butter, Granny Smith apples, apple filling, and a crisp oat topping make this dish the perfect fall dessert!

Read the recipe below!

Old Fashioned Apple Crisp

Easy Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp Recipe

INGREDIENTS

apple crisp:

  • 6 apples peeled and diced (I used half Granny Smith and half Honeycrisp), about 5-6 cups
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 11/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • Vanilla ice cream (optional)

topping:

  • 1 cup oats 
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • Dash salt
  • 1/4 to ½ cup coarsely chopped pecans, (optional)
  • 6 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into pieces

Easy Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp Recipe

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Spray an 8-x 8-inch baking dish or 11- x 7-inch baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. (I used an 11- x 7-inch dish).
  2. In a large bowl combine apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, vanilla, and lemon juice. Toss to combine until all apples are covered with flour. Transfer to prepared baking dish. 
  3. In a medium bowl combine oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and butter. Use a pastry cutter or two forks to incorporate the butter into the ingredients until it is crumbly. Spread topping evenly over the apples.
  4. Place baking dish on a cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown and apples are tender when pierced with a toothpick, about 40 to 45 minutes.
  5. Remove from oven and allow to rest 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream, if desired.

Easy Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp Recipe

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Easy Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp Recipe

Easy Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp Recipe

An old-fashioned apple crisp recipe with melted butter, Granny Smith apples, apple filling, and a crisp oat topping make this dish the perfect fall dessert!

Ingredients

apple crisp:

  • 6 apples peeled and diced I used half Granny Smith and half Honeycrisp, about 5-6 cups
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 11/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • Vanilla ice cream optional

topping:

  • 1 cup oats
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • Dash salt
  • 1/4 to ½ cup coarsely chopped pecans (optional)
  • 6 tablespoons chilled butter cut into pieces

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350F. Spray an 8-x 8-inch baking dish or 11- x 7-inch baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. (I used an 11- x 7-inch dish).
  • In a large bowl combine apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, vanilla, and lemon juice. Toss to combine until all apples are covered with flour. Transfer to prepared baking dish. 
  • In a medium bowl combine oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and butter. Use a pastry cutter or two forks to incorporate the butter into the ingredients until it is crumbly. Spread topping evenly over the apples.
  • Place baking dish on a cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown and apples are tender when pierced with a toothpick, about 40 to 45 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and allow to rest 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream, if desired.

Easy Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp Recipe