This warmย Caramel Apple Crispย 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,ย Pumpkin Pie Bites,ย Pumpkin Crumble Cookies,ย Apple Pie andย Caramelย Apple Crumble
ย Barsย as the best fall desserts. I'm always dreaming of a spoonful of this delightful Apple Crisp with an ice-coldย scoop of vanilla ice cream
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Why You Should Make This
This is theย 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 thisย delicious dessert.ย
While this can be made anyย time of year, thisย Caramel Apple Crisp recipeย is phenomenal withย fresh applesย that you just picked from your localย apple orchard- truly theย ultimate fall dessert!
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Ingredients Needed
- Apples: I used Granny Smith Apples.
- Caramel sauce: Use your favorite brand of store-bought caramel sauce or make 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 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.ย
- 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.ย
- Step 3: In a separate bowl, combine the topping ingredients. Stir the flour,ย brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, oats, andย cold butterย together.ย
- Step 4: Spread oat topping mixture over caramel apple fillingย 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.ย
- 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.
- Forย best results, store anyย apple dessertย leftovers in anย airtight containerย in the fridge for up to 3 days. The topping may change texture over time.ย
- You can freeze leftovers in a freezer-safe container for up to 6 months.ย
Recipe Faq's
Yes, for this recipe, I like usingย tart apples likeย Pink Ladyยฎ, Braeburn, McIntosh, Jonathan, Empire, and Cortland apples, but if you prefer something sweeter, you can try that. It might also be nice to mix someย tart apples with sweeter ones likeย Honeycrisp apples
ย or Fuji apples.
Yes, you can make theย 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 theย apple slices inย lemon juice so they don't start to brown as they are exposed to oxygen over time.ย
You could use the microwave to reheat this, but I find that using the oven gives theย 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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Ingredients
- 2 lbs Granny Smith Apples about 4 large apples
- 1/4 cup caramel sauce plus more for topping
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon butter
For the topping
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon Kosher 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 butter in a 10 inch cast iron skillet or baking dish.
- Peel, core and slice the apples and place into a medium bowl. Toss with sugar, flour and cinnamon and pour into the skillet or baking dish. Drizzle 1/4 cup caramel over apples.
- 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.
Wendie
I have never made this in a slow cooker.
Joyce Willms
Can this be cooked in a slow cooker when tripled to serve 12?