Apple Crisp with Brown Sugar Oat Topping
Fall season is here and this recipe for apple crisp with an oat crumble topping is the perfect cozy dish.
One of the best things about fall is apple-picking. I love using freshly picked apples any chance I get. By no surprise, this apple desert is easily becoming one of my family’s favorite fall dishes.
Another favorite is baked brown sugar apples. Yum!
I mean, what’s not to love about warm baked apples with a sweet and crispy topping?
Add a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream on top and you’ve got the perfect fall dessert.
Recipe Highlights
- This baked apple crisp recipe yields 4 servings.
- You may use any apple you prefer, but my favorite is pink lady. Tart apples like golden delicious and honey crisp are ideal for baking, too. They are known for their firm texture and do not cook down in baked dishes.
- For quicker prep time, use an apple slicer and an electric peeler.
- This dish is a great way to use freshly picked apples from the orchard.
How to Make Apple Crisp with Oats
Apple crisp is really simple to make. Here’s all you have to do.
- Peel and dice apples. Peel the apples and dice them into individual bite sized pieces so the apples cook evenly throughout.
- Coat the apples with sugar and spices. Most apple crisps are typically made with just cinnamon and sugar. But I enjoy adding ground ginger and a pinch of nutmeg, as well. The extra spice brings out the flavors in the apples and gives this apple dessert an old-fashioned taste.
- Make the oat topping. For a crispy topping, use equal parts of oats and flour. Add melted butter to the oats and flour and mix well.
- Put in a dish and bake. Put the diced apples in a baking dish and evenly spread the oat topping across the apples. Bake, and viola! Your apple crisp with oats is ready to enjoy.
Ingredients & Substitutions
- 4 Pink Lady Apples (or any apple you prefer)
- Brown Sugar
- Cinnamon
- Ground Ginger
- Salt
- Lemon Juice
- Nutmeg
- Oats
- Flour (can substitute chickpea flour or rice flour)
Flour Substitutes: If you’d like to substitute flour, one of the best substitutes is chickpea flour.
Chickpea flour is commonly used for baking due to its sturdy yet tender texture. And you can make this apple crisp a high protein meal by using chickpea flour and oats for the topping.
Rice flour is another good option when baking. Using rice flour makes for crisp baked goods since it has a finer texture than most other flours.
Helpful Gadgets for Making Apple Crisp
Kitchen Aid Classic Fruit Slicer: I highly recommend using a fruit slicer for coring and slicing apples. This convenient kitchen gadget can make coring and slicing apples easy and less time consuming. With one push you can easily core the apple and get eight equal sized slices. Coring apples and slicing apples has never been so easy!
Starfrit Rotato Express Electric Peeler: Love apples? But you are finding that peeling apples is one of your least favorite kitchen tasks at hand. This electric peeler is for you! This apple peeler makes peeling skin from apples easy. All you have to do is lock in your apple and the peeler does the rest!
How to Store
Storing Apple crisp wrapped in plastic or in an airtight container will keep apple crisp fresh for about 4 days. However always pay attention to the texture and smells of your food.
Reheating Instructions
Nothing is better than apple crisp fresh out of the oven.
But if you have any leftovers, your best option is to reheat it in the oven. Bake at 350 degrees and heat for 10-15 minutes. Warming Apple crisp in the oven will give you a crispy reheated crust that’s never soggy in texture as with microwaving.
Apple Crisp with Oats
Easy recipe for baked apple crisp with an oat crumble topping. This apple inspired dessert is perfect for fall. It's full of baked apple flavor with lots of cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. For even more yumminess, serve it à la Mode with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup melted butter (1 stick)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup of oats
- 1 cup flour
For the Apples
- 4 apples, peeled and diced
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- pinch of nutmeg
- pinch of salt
For the Oat Topping
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup oats
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
Instructions
- Peel, core, and dice apples into equal sized parts and toss with lemon juice.
- In a separate bowl, combine brown sugar, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, ground ginger, salt and nutmeg.
- Coat diced apples with the sugar and spice mixture and place in a baking dish.
- Combine brown sugar, oat, flour and melted butter. Spread evenly across apples and bake uncovered at 375℉ for 40 minutes.
- Serve with vanilla ice cream, if desired.
Notes
Apple variations:
- Honey crisp: Perfect apple for baking due to it's firm texture.Wont cook down and one of the sweetest apples.
- Jazz apples: Crunchy, sweet, best eaten fresh or baked. Like the honey crisp apple, these apples stay firm when baking.
- Russet apples: Flavor is sweet and spicy, known best to be used in ciders and baking. These apples are not known for their appearance. However, these are one of the best apples for baking.
- Fuji apples: Are one of the sweetest apples and also bake well. However, they are mostly eaten fresh or used to make homemade apple juice.
Flour substitutes:
- Chickpea flour: Is one of the best known flour substitutes for baking.That is due to it's denseness, it provides a "sturdy yet tender texture" And chickpea flour is high in protein.
- Rice flour: Is gluten free and has a crisp texture when used in baked goods. This is due to the fact that rice flour has a fine texture.
Apple crisp with oats: optional toppings
- Vanilla bean ice cream
- Caramel drizzle
- Chopped nuts
- Frozen yogurt
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 36.6