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Old-Fashioned Warm Apple Crisp with Oat Streusel

Warm, tender cinnamon-spiced apples baked under a mountain of golden, crunchy brown sugar oat streusel clusters. The quintessential cozy autumn dessert.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 310
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Apple Filling
  • 6 large apples (mix of Honeycrisp and Granny Smith), peeled and sliced 1/4-inch thick
  • 3 tbsp dark brown sugar, packed
  • 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch or arrowroot powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Crunchy Oat Streusel Topping
  • 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (gluten-free if needed)
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (or 1:1 gluten-free baking flour)
  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup unsalted grass-fed butter, chilled and cut into small cubes
  • 1/3 cup raw pecans, finely chopped
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp fine sea salt

Method
 

Preparation & Baking
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch ceramic baking dish or large cast-iron skillet with butter.
  2. In a large bowl, toss the sliced apples with brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice, and vanilla extract until evenly coated. Spread into the prepared baking dish.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the rolled oats, flour, brown sugar, chopped pecans, cinnamon, and salt.
  4. Add chilled butter cubes. Work butter into dry ingredients using fingertips or pastry cutter until crumbly pea-sized clusters form.
  5. Scatter the streusel clusters evenly across the apple filling, gently pressing large clumps together.
  6. Bake uncovered for 42 to 48 minutes until the edges are bubbling vigorously and the oat streusel is deep golden brown.
  7. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving warm with vanilla bean ice cream and a drizzle of salted caramel.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 310kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 4gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 140mgPotassium: 210mgFiber: 5gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 280IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 1.8mg

Notes

Keywords: warm apple crisp with oats, old fashioned apple crisp, easy apple crisp with oat streusel, cinnamon apple dessert bake, homemade fall fruit crisp, gluten free apple crisp

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