Apple Crisp Without Oats
With a buttery, crumbly topping and tasty apples laced with cinnamon, this easy Apple Crisp without oats is perfect with vanilla ice cream!
Serve warm with ice cream.
Ingredients
Apple Filling:
- 2 Granny Smith apples, sliced 1/2’’-3/4’’ thick
- 3 Red sweet apples, sliced 1/2’’-3/4’’ thick
- honey crisp, pink lady, etc.
- 1 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tsp fresh ginger, grated (or 1/2 tsp dried ginger)
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- ⅓ c brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp. flour or cornstarch
- a pinch of salt
Topping:
- ¾ cup dark brown sugar
- ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- ½ tsp. cardamom
- ⅛ tsp. fresh ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp vanilla extract, optional
- ½ tsp. kosher salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, cold
- ⅓ cup roughly chopped pecans
- Vanilla ice cream or gelato to serve
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375. Prepare a 9x13 casserole dish with cooking spray or butter.
- Core and slice the apples into 1/2’’-3/4'' thick pieces and place into a large bowl. Add the lemon juice, ginger, cinnamon, brown sugar, cornstarch and salt over the apples and gently toss to coat—mix until evenly distributed then transfer to the prepared baking dish.
Make the topping:
- Stir together the dark brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, black pepper, and salt with the chilled butter pieces. Mix together using your hands to smear the butter pieces into the flour until flattened and starting to clump together. Add the pecans and toss to combine—the topping should be a little dry and crumbly but hold together a little when squeezed in the palm of the hand.
- Evenly sprinkle the topping over the apples.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes until the topping is golden brown and the juices from the apples are just bubbling around the edges. Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Notes
-When cutting your apples, remember that a thicker cut apple will result in a denser, more toothsome bite after baking.
-A thinner cut apple will make the crisp more jammy and soft.
-If the apples are cut thinner, the cook time will likely be a little less.
-Use a mix of Granny smith (green) and red apples for flavor.
-Peeling the apples is optional, I like the skins, but you can peel if desired.
-A thinner cut apple will make the crisp more jammy and soft.
-If the apples are cut thinner, the cook time will likely be a little less.
-Use a mix of Granny smith (green) and red apples for flavor.
-Peeling the apples is optional, I like the skins, but you can peel if desired.