🍎🍂 Classic Homemade Apple Crisp

Servings: 8

🛒 Ingredients

Apple Filling:

• 6 large apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• Pinch of salt

Crisp Topping:

• 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ½ cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
• ½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts, optional
• Pinch of salt

👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Preheat: Heat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
2. Prepare the apples: In a large bowl, toss the sliced apples with sugar, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, vanilla, lemon juice, nutmeg, and salt.
3. Make the topping: Combine oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Cut in the cold butter with your fingers or a pastry cutter until the mixture becomes crumbly. Stir in the nuts if using.
4. Assemble: Spread the apples evenly in the baking dish and sprinkle the crisp topping generously over them.
5. Bake: Bake for 40–50 minutes, until the apples are tender and the topping is golden brown and crisp.
6. Cool slightly: Let it rest for 10–15 minutes before serving.
7. Serve: Enjoy warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of caramel sauce. 🍨🍎

Tip: Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or a combination of sweet and tart apples work especially well.