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Apple Crisp, easier than pie

November 26, 2012 by Miranda 9 Comments

One year we got a fruit basket from one of Daddy’s customers and in that fruit basket was about a half-bushel of apples. There was no way a family of four could eat all of those apples straight out, especially when my little brother preferred tomatoes to apples. So, my 14 year old self endeavored to figure out what to do with them before they all became bad apples.

Enter my Apple Crisp.

Apple Crisp recipe from Not Super...Just Mom

There’s a saying in my family: “If you want to find one of the women, look in the kitchen.”

It’s not misogynistic. It’s a fact.

All of the women in my family were blessed with the ability to cook/bake/feed the masses, body and soul. Over the years, Apple Crisp became a regular request for family dinners. It’s my go-to Fall/Winter dessert because it’s easy, delicious, uses in-season fruits, and did I mention easy?

Sometimes, we need to feed the soul a little more than the body, so I scaled down the recipe for my Apple Crisp so that if you should find yourself craving a delicious holiday dessert, you can make a single serving instead of an entire pan.

(The full recipe is at the bottom should you choose to make this for a larger group of people. Or a whole pan just for yourself. I won’t judge.)

Here’s what you’ll need:

  • 1 medium apple
  • 3 T sugar
  • 2 T flour
  • 1.5 T butter
  • pinch cinnamon
  • dash salt
  • sprinkle of water

Preheat your oven to 350.

Apple Crisp, Not Super...Just Mom

Core and wedge your apple. Fuji, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Pink Lady, or maybe even Gala are the best for baking. The crispier the apple, the better. Red and Golden Delicious are mushier apples by nature and don’t stand up to heat and baking as well as the pink/green varieties.

After you core and wedge your apple, peel the wedges.

Take the 1.5 tablespoons of butter and rub the butter around the baking dish you’ll be using. (I used a 16 oz. Corningware ramekin.) You just want a light coating of butter to keep everything from sticking.

Apple Crisp, Not Super...Just Mom

Arrange your apple slices in your buttered baking dish, like so. Sprinkle just a tiny bit of water on the apples.

Apple Crisp, Not Super...Just Mom

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Dump your crisp topping into a bowl. I tried to use a pastry dough cutter to cut this together, but quickly realized my heathen way of doing this was much, much better.

Apple Crisp, Not Super...Just Mom

Wash your hands and mix this with your fingers. Pinch the butter into the flour/sugar/cinnamon mixture until you have what resembles coarse crumbs.

Apple Crisp, Not Super...Just Mom

Please try not to eat the crumbs straight out of the bowl. Licking your fingers is acceptable.

Apple Crisp, Not Super...Just Mom

Dump your crumbs on top of the apples and arrange. Push some of the crumbs down in between the apples. Put this into your now pre-heated oven and bake for 20 to 30 minutes.

20 minutes will get you firmer apples but a less-brown crust. 30 minutes will get you softer apples but a more-brown crust. This is completely personal preference, but I prefer softer apples and a more-brown crust, so I let mine bake for 30 minutes.

Apple Crisp, Not Super...Just Mom

Let it cool slightly, but serve it while it’s still warm. A good vanilla bean ice cream makes a fantastic accompaniment for this dessert.

(But let’s be real. Ice cream makes everything–even things that are already perfect–slightly better, right?)

Apple Crisp, Not Super...Just Mom

Ta-da! Done. Delicious. Amazing, slap-your-face tasty.

If you make this, let me know!

I hope you love this Apple Crisp as much as I love this Apple Crisp.

Full-sized ingredient list for those who want to make more than just a single serving:

  • 5 cups apples, peeled, sliced
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 t. cinnamon
  • 1/4 t. salt
  • 1/4 pound (1 stick) butter
  • sprinkle of water

Follow the above assembly/baking directions, including baking temperature and time. And ice cream.

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  1. Amy says

    November 26, 2012 at 12:15 pm

    Do you find peeling the wedges easier than peeling the apples and then coring/wedging it? I hate peeling apples and so I rarely make apple desserts. Which is a bummer for my husband because those are his favorite.

    Reply
    • Miranda says

      November 26, 2012 at 1:12 pm

      Wedges are absolutely easier to peel than the whole apple. Definitely. That wedger/corer from Pampered Chef is my favorite thing I’ve ever bought from them next to my pizza stone.

      Reply
  2. Mama says

    November 26, 2012 at 3:08 pm

    Yummmm. We didn’t have this for Thanksgiving! How dare you tempt me…..lol

    Reply
    • Miranda says

      November 27, 2012 at 2:50 pm

      I know. I should’ve made some. Maybe for Christmas.

      Reply
  3. Jill @BabyRabies says

    November 27, 2012 at 2:33 pm

    Wow, Miranda! You’re photos for this are great!

    Reply
    • Miranda says

      November 27, 2012 at 2:50 pm

      Ah! I’m trying! Manual is way less scary than it was!

      Reply
  4. Morgan (The818) says

    November 27, 2012 at 5:25 pm

    Oh, hello Tonight’s Dessert!

    Reply
  5. Natalie says

    November 28, 2012 at 3:44 pm

    I just found this today via Pinterest. I wasn’t even that hungry, but I have very poor self-control, and it looked really good, soooo… Yeah, I made it… Absolutely delicious. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Miranda says

      November 29, 2012 at 12:10 pm

      Ah! I’m glad you liked it!

      Reply

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