What’s in an Apple Crisp?
If you have apples on hand, you likely have everything else you will need to make a delicious apple crisp. Apples, lemon, sugar, flour, butter and cinnamon are all you need. I would also add ice cream to that list. There is nothing better than some vanilla ice cream topped with warm apple crisp. Yum!
Red or Green Apple?
In short, either one, although I wouldn’t recommend a soft apple like a Red Delicious. When baked, they will not hold up. I like red apples that are firm, sweet, and like honey crisp. However, you can adjust the sugar to make up for the less sweetness of a more sour or tart green apple if you have that on hand.
Apple Crisp
This super simple apple crisp is delicious on it's own or served with vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds apples
- 1 lemon juice
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Topping
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 6 tablespoons butter softened
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- peel and slice 2 pounds of apples and toss with the juice of 1 lemon to prevent them from turning brown
- mix 1/4 cup of sugar, 2 tablespoons of flour and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon in a bowl. Sprinkle on top of the apples and toss until evenly coated
- put the apples in a buttered 8 x 8 baking dish
Topping
- Put the softened butter, 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of flour in a bowl. With a rubber spatula mix until thoroughly combined using the rubber spatula to smush it together.
- Distribute the topping over the apples
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 40 minutes. The time will vary depending on how thick you sliced the apples. Bake until they are soft and the topping is starting to brown and become crisp.
