Easy Old Fashioned Apple Crisp

Name: Easy Old Fashioned Apple Crisp
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 2½ to 3 cups apples (sliced about 2 large or 3 medium); 1 cup flour; 3/4 to 1 cup sugar (depending on the sweetness of the apples); 1 teaspoon cinnamon (divided); 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 stick butter (1/2 cup)

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Cooking time: 40

This easy Old Fashioned Apple Crisp is a small-batch recipe requiring only three apples and a few pantry ingredients. It's easy to make for two or a crowd. I love this delicious apple dessert, with cinnamon apples and a delicious crumble topping, just like Grandma would make.

🍎Ingredients

Apples—2 to 3 apples, usually Green Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or Ida Red.
Pantry ingredients—All-purpose flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and butter.

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🍎Ingredients
👨‍🍳How to Make Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp—Step-by-Step Photo Instructions
🍎The best apples to use for apple crisp
📋Other sweet apple recipes
↕️How to make this "for two" or "family size"
🍽️Serving apple crisp
❄️How to store leftover apple crisp
❓FAQs
🥣What are Cobblers, Crumbles, and Crisps?
📖 Recipe

Featured Comment by Terry:
"It's an wonderful recipe and tastes just like my Grandmother's and Mother's when they made it."
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This old-fashioned apple crisp is a simple, small-batch recipe for smaller households but easy to scale down to make apple crisp for two or scale up for groups.

Perfect for home cooks. Prepare three apples, make a simple crumble topping, spread it over the prepared apples, and bake to golden brown.

👨‍🍳How to Make Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp—Step-by-Step Photo Instructions

3 apples with flour and ingredients for apple crisp—labeled.

1. Prep an 8-inch square baking dish with a butter coat.

2. Peel (optional) and cube or slice 2 ½ to 3 cups of apples. Sprinkle with cinnamon.

3. Mix a topping of flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Cut in cold butter.

Pouring topping over sliced apples in baking dish.

4. Spread the prepared apples in the dish. Spread the topping mixture over the apples.

goldern brown apple crisp out of the oven.

5. Bake at 375° for about 40 minutes until golden brown. Allow to cool before serving.

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🍎The best apples to use for apple crisp

This simple recipe is an excellent way to use up extra apples that are overripe, old, or soft.

Use the apples you have and love. Apple varieties that are firmer and tarter are the best choice here. Green Granny Smith apples are suggested if you buy apples for this recipe, but other good options are Honey Crisp and Ida Red.

Other apples like Pink Lady, Braeburn, and Fuji all make good apple crisps. I use what I happen to have in the house, but I would not recommend using Red Delicious or Macintosh since they will cook softer.

You may want to adjust the sugar for the sweetness of the apples, especially if using tart or very sweet apples.

📋Other sweet apple recipes

Don't miss these other apple recipes, like Apple Cinnamon Muffins, Easy Apple Crumb Pie, Crock Pot Apple Cobbler, and Apple Bread.

↕️How to make this "for two" or "family size"

This small recipe fits nicely in an 8 X 8-inch baking pan. You can also use a 6 X 9 oblong baking dish or a 9-inch round.

A half recipe will fit in two ramekins of 8 or 10 ounces (about 4-inch diameter), 6-inch round, or 5-inch square pan. This recipe doubles easily and fits nicely in a 9 by 13 standard cake or casserole pan.

Use the recipe card and adjust the servings.
Use the amount of ingredients in the ingredient list, not the instructions—those do not adjust.
Cook until the top is brown, the filling is bubbling, and the apples are soft. Ramekins may only take about 20-25 minutes. A double recipe may be almost an hour.

🍽️Serving apple crisp

Apple crisp is a delicious apple dessert but is a great snack or served for brunch. A double recipe is perfect for any bring-a-dish party.

Like apple pie, served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream is the traditional topping. But a drizzle of caramel sauce is a good addition.

❄️How to store leftover apple crisp

After cooking, refrigerate for 3-4 days, covered tightly. Reheat briefly in a microwave.

Apple crisp can freeze for about three months when sealed tightly—I suggest plastic wrap, then a layer of aluminum foil. If you freeze it, thaw it before reheating.

❓FAQs

Do the apples need to be peeled for apple crisp?

No, it is more of a matter of personal taste. I have always had peeled apples, so you will see that in the images, but it's entirely your option.

Can apple crisps be made gluten-free?

Yes, just use gluten-free flour.

How to prevent peeled apples from browning.

If the apples are set after preparation, they can turn brown with oxygenation. Coat with ½ teaspoon of lemon juice will help prevent this.

🥣What are Cobblers, Crumbles, and Crisps?

Cobblers are easy; they have a biscuit or cake-like topping.

Crumbles and crisps are frequently used interchangeably. But some feel that the differentiating factor is crumbles have oats in the topping, and crisps do not. So, in my world, this is a crisp. But call it a crumble if you want.

Check out these other crisps, crumble, and cobbler recipes, like Crock Pot Apple Crisp, Apple Berry Crumble, or Berry Crisp for Two.

📖 Recipe

Easy Old Fashioned Apple Crisp

From Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan

4.38 from 8 votes

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 40

Total Time: 50

Servings #/Adjust if desired 9

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Ingredients

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▢ 2½ to 3 cups apples - sliced about 2 large or 3 medium
▢ 1 cup flour
▢ ¾ to 1 cup sugar - depending on the sweetness of the apples
▢ 1 teaspoon cinnamon - divided
▢ ¼ teaspoon salt
▢ 1 stick butter - ½ cup

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°.
Peel(optional) and cube or slice 2 ½ to 3 cups of apples. That will be two larger apples or three smaller ones. Use Granny Smith, Ida Red, or many other varieties, but avoid Red Delicious and Macintosh apples. Sprinkle with ½ teaspoon of cinnamon.
Prep an 8-inch square baking dish with a butter coat.
In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup of flour with 1 cup of sugar, but adjust the sugar to ¾ cup if your apples are very sweet. Add ½ teaspoon of cinnamon and ¼ teaspoon of salt. Mix well. Cut 8 tablespoons of cold butter into the dry ingredients using a fork or pie crust cutter.
Spread the prepared apples in the dish. Spread the topping mixture over the apples.
Bake for about 40 minutes until golden brown. Allow to cool some before serving.

Recipe Notes

Pro Tips

This fits nicely in an 8x8 pan, but a 9X6 or 9-inch round will work. A 9x9 will be thinner and not suggested.
This is an easy recipe to adjust up or down. A double recipe fits nicely in a standard 9 by 13 cake or casserole pan. Various pan sizes are discussed in the post.
You can use the apples you love, but I suggest not using Red Delicious or Macintosh. Granny Smith or Ida Red apples are recommended.
Cut the sugar down to ¾ cup if the apples are very sweet.
Brown sugar may be used for a slightly different flavor.
The amount of apple slices can vary up or down some.
A bit of cooling before serving helps it hold together.
Store refrigerated airtight for 4 days. Or freeze for up to 3 months.
Reheats nicely in the microwave.

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Nutrition Estimate

Calories : 223 kcal (11%)Carbohydrates : 32 g (11%)Protein : 2 g (4%)Fat : 10 g (15%)Saturated Fat : 6 g (30%)Cholesterol : 27 mg (9%)Sodium : 155 mg (6%)Potassium : 52 mg (1%)Fiber : 1 g (4%)Sugar : 20 g (22%)Vitamin A : 333 IU (7%)Vitamin C : 2 mg (2%)Calcium : 7 mg (1%)Iron : 1 mg (6%)

Serving size is my estimate of a normal size unless stated otherwise. The number of servings per recipe is stated above. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.

Course : Dessert

Cuisine : American

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This smaller recipe is based on Allrecipes.com Apple Crisp - Perfect and Easy.

Publisher Note: Originally Published October 25, 2014, It is a great simple recipe. It was updated with expanded options, refreshed photos, and a table of contents to help navigation.

Easy Old Fashioned Apple Crisp

🍎Ingredients

👨‍🍳How to Make Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp—Step-by-Step Photo Instructions

🍎The best apples to use for apple crisp

📋Other sweet apple recipes

↕️How to make this "for two" or "family size"

🍽️Serving apple crisp

❄️How to store leftover apple crisp

❓FAQs

🥣What are Cobblers, Crumbles, and Crisps?

📖 Recipe