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Easy apple crisp: two stacked photos showing an oat-topped apple crisp and a serving with cinnamon apples, with the headline Easy Apple Crisp and Warm Cinnamon Oat Topping.
Hannah Brooks

Easy Apple Crisp

Cinnamon apples bake under a buttery oat crumble until the fruit bubbles and topping turns golden.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Resting Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 355
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 6 medium apples peeled, cored, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon divided
  • 1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter cold, cubed
  • 1 cup whipped cream optional

Equipment

  • 1 9-by-13-inch baking dish
  • 1 Large mixing bowl
  • 1 Pastry cutter or fork

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
  2. Toss apples with lemon juice, granulated sugar, cornstarch, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Spread in dish.
  3. Stir oats, flour, brown sugar, salt, and remaining cinnamon. Cut in cold butter until pea-size clumps form.
  4. Scatter oat mixture over apples.
  5. Bake 40 to 45 minutes until golden and bubbling. Rest 15 minutes. Serve with whipped cream if desired.

Notes

Nutrition is an estimate per serving.
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