This is literally one of the best fall desserts that you will eat. It's a true comfort food filled with perfectly baked apples, cinnamon, ginger, crispy, sweet oats and a nutty brown butter. This recipe is so easy to make, a great way to use those gorgeous fall apples and just divine with a scoop of your favorite vanilla ice cream. You're going to love this easy to make apple crisp recipe.
This is one of my most favorite ways to make a quick and delicious dessert with apples. It's not nearly as labor intensive as an apple pie but in my opinion, it's just as yummy!! You can easily get this crisp into your favorite baking pan and into the oven in under 20 minutes and have your house smelling like your favorite fall candle in no time at all! If you love baking with apples as much as we do, check out our favorite apple butter quick bread recipe here.
What You'll Like About This Recipe:
- super easy to make - in the oven in less than 20 minutes!
- full of THE BEST fall flavors
- sweet, gooey apples covered with cinnamon, ginger and brown sugar
- a perfectly crisp topping made extra special with brown butter
- can be made gluten free if you swap out the flour for your favorite GF flour blend
How to Make Brown Butter
- Place butter in a small sauce pan and cook over medium heat until the butter becomes bubbly, fragrant and nutty smelling – swirl and stir as needed
- Watch closely for small brown bits to begin forming on the bottom of the pan – this will happen around 5 minutes
- As soon as you begin to see brown bits in the butter, remove the butter from the heat
- Transfer butter to a glass measuring cup or small glass bowl and allow to cool for a few minutes before proceeding with your recipe
- If you leave the butter in the pan it will continue to brown and could even become burnt
Preparing the Apples
You'll start by peeling and slicing the apples. You want about 5 cups of sliced apples for the recipe. I like to use Macintosh or cortland apples but honey crisps work well too. You'll combine the sliced apples in a large mixing bowl with the flour, brown sugar, vanilla, almond extract, salt, cinnamon and ginger. Mix until the apples are well coated with the flour, sugar and spices. Evenly arrange the apples in your favorite 8 inch baking pan.
Making the Crisp Topping
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the oats, flour, sugar, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon and mace. Mix gently with a fork. Slowly pour in the cooled brown butter and use a fork to combine the dry ingredients with the butter. Sprinkle evenly over the apple filling.
Baking and Serving the Apple Crisp
You'll bake the apple crisp for 40-45 minutes at 350°. Once the apples are bubbly and the top is golden brown, remove the crisp from the oven. Allow the crisp to cook for 10-15 minutes before serving. Serve apple crisp in your favorite dessert bowls with a big scoop of your favorite vanilla ice cream! Enjoy!
Brown Butter Apple Crisp
Equipment
- 8 inch square baking pan
- glass mixing bowls
Ingredients
For the Apples
- 5 cups apples, sliced
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
For the Topping
- ½ cup butter, browned see instruction in recipe
- ¾ cup rolled oats
- ½ cup flour
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup mace
Instructions
For the Browned Butter
- Place butter in a small sauce pan and cook over medium heat until the butter becomes bubbly, fragrant and nutty smelling - swirl and stir as needed.
- Watch closely for small brown bits to begin forming on the bottom of the pan - this will happen around 5 minutes.
- As soon as you begin to see brown bits in the butter, remove the butter from the heat. Transfer butter to your mixing bowl and allow to cool for a few minutes before proceeding with the recipe.
For the Apple Crisp
- Preheat oven to 350° Combine the sliced apples in a large mixing bowl with the flour, brown sugar, vanilla, almond extract, salt, cinnamon and ginger. Mix until the apples are well coated with the flour, sugar and spices. Evenly arrange the apples in your favorite 8 inch baking pan.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the oats, flour, sugar, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon and mace. Mix gently with a fork. Slowly pour in the cooled brown butter and use a fork to combine the dry ingredients with the butter. Sprinkle evenly over the apple filling.
- Bake the apple crisp for 40-45 minutes at 350°. Once the apples are bubbly and the top is golden brown, remove the crisp from the oven. Allow the crisp to cook for 10-15 minutes before serving. Serve apple crisp in your favorite dessert bowls with a big scoop of your favorite vanilla ice cream! Enjoy!
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