Caramel Apple Crisp
This warm Caramel Apple Crisp features crisp, tart, sliced Granny Smith Apples coated with cinnamon and sugar, slathered in a smooth and sweet caramel sauce, and covered with the perfect golden brown, old-fashioned oat crisp topping!
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While everyone usually thinks of Buttermilk Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin Pie Bites, Pumpkin Crumble Cookies, Apple Pie and Caramel Apple Crumble
Bars as the best fall desserts. I'm always dreaming of a spoonful of this delightful Apple Crisp with an ice-cold scoop of vanilla ice cream
.
Why You Should Make This
This is the perfect fall dessert. The caramel apple and cinnamon sugar flavor combos bring the fall vibes. All it takes is an hour and some common pantry staples to make this delicious dessert.
While this can be made any time of year, this Caramel Apple Crisp recipe is phenomenal with fresh apples that you just picked from your local apple orchard- truly the ultimate fall dessert!
Ingredients Needed
- Apples: I used Granny Smith Apples.
- Caramel sauce: Use your favorite brand of store-bought caramel sauce or make my homemade caramel sauce.
- Kosher salt: for the apple mixture and topping
- Flour: For the topping and apple mixture.
- Sugar: White sugar for the apple mixture and brown sugar for the topping
- Cinnamon: For both the topping and the apples
- Butter: Use real butter.
- Oats: Use old-fashioned oats for the topping.
How To Make Caramel Apple Crisp
- Step 1: Prep the apples by cleaning, peeling, coring, and slicing them. Place apple slices in a large bowl and toss with sugar, cinnamon, and flour.
- Step 2: Prep the cast iron skillet by spreading butter around the bottom. Pour the apple mixture into the prepared skillet. Drizzle caramel sauce over the coated apples and bake.
- Step 3: In a separate bowl, combine the topping ingredients. Stir the flour, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, oats, and cold butter together.
- Step 4: Spread oat topping mixture over caramel apple filling and bake.
Recipe Tips
- If you don't want to make this in a cast iron skillet, you can use a baking dish. Just keep an eye on it as it cooks.
- You'll know the classic apple dessert is ready when the apples are tender to the touch and the caramel is bubbly inside of the skillet.
- For best results, store any apple dessert leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. The topping may change texture over time.
- You can freeze leftovers in a freezer-safe container for up to 6 months.
Recipe Faq's
Yes, for this recipe, I like using tart apples like Pink Lady®, Braeburn, McIntosh, Jonathan, Empire, and Cortland apples, but if you prefer something sweeter, you can try that. It might also be nice to mix some tart apples with sweeter ones like Honeycrisp apples
or Fuji apples.
Yes, you can make the easy apple crisp up to a day in advance. You can make this and store it appropriately in the fridge, and then reheat it when ready. If prepping the apples and topping separately but not assembling and baking right away, you may want to coat the apple slices in lemon juice so they don't start to brown as they are exposed to oxygen over time.
You could use the microwave to reheat this, but I find that using the oven gives the best results. The oats don't change texture as easily, and you can easily ensure that the whole dessert gets reheated evenly, and you won't end up with "hot spots" in your treat. Simply place the leftovers that you wish to reheat in an oven-safe container or skillet and cover them with foil to protect the oat topping from burning. Reheat in the oven for about 10 minutes, or until it's warmed to your liking.
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter softened
- 2 lbs Granny Smith Apples about 4 large apples
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup caramel sauce plus more for topping
For the topping
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3/4 cup Old Fashioned oats
- 6 tablespoon cold butter cubed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread 1 tablespoon softened butter in a 10-inch cast iron skillet or baking dish.
- Peel, core, and slice the apples about 1/4 inch thick and place them into a medium bowl. Toss them with sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt and place them into the prepared skillet or baking dish.
- Drizzle the caramel over the apples.
For The Topping
- In a medium bowl add the flour, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, oats and cold butter. Mix using a fork or your hands until crumbly. Spread evenly over apples.
- Bake 30-40 minutes or until apples are tender and caramel is bubbly.
- Serve with vanilla ice cream and extra caramel sauce!
I have never made this in a slow cooker.
Can this be cooked in a slow cooker when tripled to serve 12?