🍎 Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp

Ingredients

Apple Filling

• 6 cups apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Crisp Topping

• 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ cup cold butter, cut into small pieces
• ½ cup chopped pecans (optional)

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
2. In a large bowl, toss the sliced apples with sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, flour, and lemon juice.
3. Spread the apple mixture evenly in the baking dish.
4. In another bowl, combine oats, flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
5. Cut in the cold butter until the mixture becomes crumbly. Stir in the pecans if using.
6. Sprinkle the topping evenly over the apples.
7. Bake for 40–45 minutes, until the apples are tender and the topping is golden brown.
8. Let cool for about 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream if desired.