Apple Crisp
Classic apple crisp baked in an 8x8 pan with a spiced honey crisp apple filling tossed with brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg, topped with a buttery oat and brown sugar crumble baked until perfectly golden and crunchy. Serves nine, ready in under an hour, and best served warm with vanilla ice cream. The full size version of the beloved single serve recipe.
Ingredients
For the Apple Filling:
- 3 medium honey crisp apples Granny Smith also works great, cored, chopped
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- Pinch of salt about ⅛ tsp
For the Crisp Topping:
- 1 cup rolled oats
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup light brown sugar or mix light/dark if you like deeper flavor
- 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- Pinch of salt about ⅛ tsp
- 6 Tbsp unsalted butter melted (up to 8 Tbsp if you like it richer, but 6 keeps it lighter & golden)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease an 8×8-inch pan.
- Make the filling: In a large bowl, toss chopped apples with brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Spread evenly in the pan.
- Make the topping: In another bowl, stir together oats, flour, sugars, cinnamon, and salt. Pour in melted butter and mix until clumps form.
- Assemble: Sprinkle topping evenly over the apples and press down slightly.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, until apples are tender and topping is golden brown.
- Cool slightly before serving (the juices will thicken as it rests). Serve a la mode with some ice cream and enjoy!