Apple Crisp
This is the BEST Apple Crisp, made of a variety of sweet apples in a secret creamy ingredient and topped with an oatmeal crumb. One dish and bake, this apple crisp recipe is an irresistible dessert served on its own or with vanilla ice cream!
Ingredients
Apples:
- 1 cup milk 2% lactose free is what we used, you can use any dairy or non dairy milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 5 Apples a variety of apples of your choice, diced into 1 inch cubes.
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons granulated sugar up to 3 Tablespoons depending on the variety of apples
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon flour
Crisp Topping:
- 1/2 cup oats regular old fashioned oats
- 2/3 cup Light Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cup Flour
- 1/4 cup melted butter Use coconut oil for dairy free or coconut flavor, or use avocado oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- pinch salt
To Serve:
- Vanilla Ice cream
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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Add the diced apples to the baking dish and mix in all the apple ingredients well, make sure to coat them well with the flour, sugar and cinnamon.
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In a small cup, add the vanilla to the milk and then pour the milk over the apples.
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To make the crisp topping: add all ingredients to a medium bowl and mix until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
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Top the apples with the oat crisp mixture covering all the surface and press it down lightly with your hands when done.
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Bake the apple crisp on the middle rack of the oven for 45 minutes until the apples are bubbly and soft, and the top is golden and crisp.
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7.Remove the crisp from the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes as the filling will be super hot.
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Serve the warm crisp with some Lactaid Vanilla Ice cream and enjoy.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
Apple Crisp Recipe Tips and FAQ
- Make sure you use your favorite apples for this recipe, you want to taste the flavor that you enjoy the most! Since we have a few favorites, we used a combo here--which works SO well!
- Make sure to adjust the amount of sugar based on the type of apples you're using, I've included the range we use.
- The secret ingredient is a cup of milk. When added into the apple mixture, it adds richness, creaminess and a melt in your mouth feel to the dessert. Use ANY type of milk here!
- Feel free to swap the butter for avocado oil or coconut oil for a lighter dessert.
- Add nuts to the topping, orange zest, some cranberries for variations!
- Once baked, the apple crisp needs to cool before serving as it is super hot out of the oven.
Make Ahead and Freezing:
To make ahead, prepare the filling without the milk. Add a teaspoon of lemon juice and freeze the apple mixture separately and the oat crumb mixture separately. You can freeze those for 3 months.
To Bake: simply add the apple mixture in the baking dish, top with the milk and the frozen crumb mixture. Add 10 minutes of baking time extra.
To freeze once baked, simply cover the apple crisp recipe once cooled with foil. Freeze for up to 3 months. To serve, simply thaw the dish in the fridge or counter and reheat for 20 minutes at 350 degrees F oven.
Apple Crisp Variations:
To make this recipe gluten free, use gluten free oats and flour without changing the measurements. You can also flavor the oat topping and apple mixture with orange zest, apple pie spice, add nuts, cranberries, pears, whole cinnamon sticks, and dried ginger.
How to Make Crockpot Apple Crisp
Follow the recipe using the crockpot as the baking dish. So add the apples, flavor them, top with the oat crumble and place some paper towels over the oat topping. This prevents the topping from being soggy. Cook on hight for 3.5 hour or on low for 7 hours.
Should I peel the apples or not.
It's completely personal! Since we're adding the milk, we guarantee our apples will be tender and soft. For this reason we don't peel, however you can still peel it if that's your preference. Also you can cut the apples into slices instead of chunks.