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    Easy Apple Crisp Recipe

    Published: Aug 12, 2017 · Modified: Feb 18, 2022 by Laura Reigel · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Do you love the taste of warm apples with a crispy topping? If so, you're going to love this apple crisp recipe. It's quick and easy to make, and it's perfect for serving at family gatherings or parties. Plus, it's a great way to use up any leftover apples you may have. So what are you waiting for? Try this delicious recipe today!

    Apple Crisp With Ice Cream by foodology geek

    This Easy Apple Crisp Recipe is made with simple ingredients in the old-fashioned way. All you need are fresh apples, oats, flour, sugar, and butter! You end up with a sweet apple cinnamon filling topped with a buttery oat crumble. 

    Are there any special recipes in your life?

    In mine, two specific recipes come to mind; my Great-Grandmother Minta’s Sticky Buns and Gracie Olinger’s Apple Goodie.

    Why do these two stand out? My great-grandmother used to bring sticky buns to EVERY meal…yes, even dinner! These were the most amazingly gooey, sinfully wonderful buns! Even as a kid, it seemed just decadent to eat them with dinner.

    These buns were always warm and gooey, straight from the oven – even if we weren’t at her house.

    It was a raised yeast dough. She never measured the ingredients, nor was the recipe written down. She could make them with her eyes closed. My grandmother learned how to make them, as did my mother; but none were as good as Minta’s. (My mom put nuts and raisins in her version which, as kids, we found blasphemous!)

    Sadly, this recipe was forever lost...

    We'd always talked about getting everyone together for a lesson with Minta. Regretfully, we never got around to it. Minta died when I was in college. My mother and grandmother also passed some years later. I so wish we’d made the effort. Not only would the recipe persist, but we would have had a blast doing it.

    Gracie Olinger’s 'Apple Goodie'

    I’m happy to report that we did better with Gracie’s Apple Goodie recipe…partly as a result of missing the opportunity with Grandma Minta’s Sticky Buns, and because it was already written down.

    Apple Crisp

    You can even enjoy Gracie’s 'Apple Goodie' (Crisp) recipe here.

    This recipe is special to me for a number of reasons.

    First, it really celebrates good apples. Second, it reminds me of two very special women – Gracie, and my mother - in their own handwriting. Gracie was a warm loving woman who used to take care of me.

    My mother was a super-intelligent, confident woman who liked to lead with her viewpoint on a situation.

    I LOVE that my mom has made annotations all over Gracie’s original recipe – to make it even better.

    Mom could never leave well enough alone!  She is bossy even in writing!

    Cooking is more than following a recipe.

    It's a creative and sensory experience for the cook that's also about preparing a culinary experience for the diner. It's also about playing with science and technique. And mostly - it's about making memories.

    Apple Crisp With Ice Cream
    Apple Crisp With Ice Cream by foodology geek
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    Easy Apple Crisp

    Laura Reigel
    This informal apple crisp is a quick delicious summer dessert. It is perfect for a BBQ.
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 40 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6
    Calories 255 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    Topping:

    • ½ cup oatmeal
    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • ¼ cup flour
    • 4 tablespoon butter cold, plus a little extra for greasing the pan

    Filling:

    • 3 medium apples any type
    • ¼ cup sugar
    • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
    • 1 tbsp flour
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    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 350 ℉.
    • Use extra butter to grease an oven proof (serving) dish that holds roughly 2-3 quarts. [A 13x9 pan will also work.] 

    Filling:

    • Peel and core apples. Cut into thick slices, place in a large bowl. 
    • Combine sugar, cinnamon and flour. Sprinkle over cut up apples. Stir to coat apples with sugar mixture.
    • Pour the apples into your greased dish, layering them as necessary so that they all fit. [Keeping some gaps between the individual slices allows for the topping to seep into the filling while it cooks. This results in 'caramelized wonderfulness.']

    Topping:

    • Combine all of the dry topping ingredients together in a bowl. 
    • Dice the butter into small cubes and add it to the dry topping mix. 
    • Sprinkle the topping over the apples.
    • Bake for roughly 20 minutes 'until the apples are done' ...until the dish is bubbling hot.

    Laura's Tips + Notes

    Vegan and Dairy Free Adaption: Use vegan butter in place of dairy butter. 

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 255kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 1gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 74mgFiber: 2gSugar: 35gCalcium: 27mgIron: 0.7mg
    Keyword apples, baking, dessert
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    About Laura Reigel

    Laura is the owner and CEO of Foodology Geek. She holds a degree in Physiology and Neuroscience as well as a Certification as a Nutrition Coach. Laura uses her love of cooking and science to create healthy real food recipes that you'll love eating.

    As a certified recipe hoarder, and meal prep maven Laura is passionate about sharing her love for cooking easy from-scratch recipes. She also shares the occasional family recipe and all of the technical details.

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    1. Jessica Robinson

      March 19, 2020 at 6:49 pm

      5 stars
      Love homemade apple crisp. And this recipe is super easy to make with simple ingredients.

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    2. Mary Kay Orosco

      August 15, 2017 at 4:02 pm

      5 stars
      One of my family's all-time favorite desserts. I actually made a cookbook for my sons which included Apple Goodie!

      Reply
      • Kit Lofgren

        August 15, 2017 at 4:49 pm

        Mary Kay:

        I'm glad to hear that you made the boys custom cookbooks. This is one of the things that I have as a topic in an upcoming post. 🙂 Personal collections - especially passing along of personal collections to the next generation. That is a true gift.

        Thanks for the rating and the comment. Please share us with your friends...and keep the feedback coming!

        Kit

        PS: Recognize that cookbook? It was a birthday gift to Ruth in 1946 (from Mary & Bill) <3

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