Warm fruit crisps are the equivalent of dessert comfort food for me. There’s something magical about the combination of apples, oats and cinnamon in this Caramel Apple Crisp. Apple crisp just begs to be served while warm and fresh from the oven adorned with a luscious scoop of vanilla ice cream.
When it comes to fruit crisps, I have a confession. The crispy buttery crumb topping takes it over-the-top for me. In the case of this caramel apple version, I added sliced almonds but, nuts of any kind would work depending on your personal preference. I find myself whipping this crisp up fairly frequently no matter the season. It’s become a regular in our apple desserts rotation year-round and not only during apple harvest time. It is however, a terrific way to celebrate Harvest, don’t you think?
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Caramel Apple Crisp
Ingredients
- 5 cup sliced apples cored, sliced and peeled
- 4 Tbsp butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Crisp topping:
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup butter chilled and cubed [1 1/2 sticks]
- 1/2 cup nuts your preference [optional]
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and spritz and 3 quart shallow baking dish with cooking spray.
- On the stove top over medium high heat simmer the butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg.
- Simmer for 3-5 minutes until the sugar has completely dissolved. Stir to prevent sticking.
- Add the sliced apples and stir until coated.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
- Pour into the baking dish.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, oatmeal, ground cinnamon and salt. Cut the chilled butter into the flour until it resembles peas. [Tip: A hand mixer on low speed works great for this if you don't have a food processor]
- Add the nuts. Mix well.
- Sprinkle over the caramel apples.
- Bake for 45 minutes until bubbly and the crisp topping is golden. Rest on the counter for 15 minutes to allow the caramel to thicken.
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
Connie Branecki says
September 17, 2014 at 5:27 pmThis will be a nice change from the cookies and cakes i’ve been making for my family, and it takes less time than a pie. Thanks for the recipe.
Anonymous says
September 17, 2014 at 5:45 pmYum. Goodby apple pie for Thanksgiving. This is so much easier.
Melissa @ My Recent Favorite Books says
September 17, 2014 at 6:03 pmApple Crisp is one of my favorites! =)
Melissa says
September 17, 2014 at 8:16 pmHi, my pleasure ladies!
Lin, thanks for the heads-up but it’s displaying fine in my browser, I’m not seeing that issue. Different browsers can display content differently, though. I’ll keep an eye on it.
Linda says
September 17, 2014 at 8:20 pmLooks fabulous Melissa. I’ll be giving this a try.
Lin says
September 17, 2014 at 6:17 pmThis looks lovely. Nothing better than an apple crisp, and the caramel is a bonus. (BTW, your Maytag advertising link blocks part of your post.)
Thanks, Melissa!
Melissa says
September 18, 2014 at 2:19 pmThanks Linda. This recipe will easily half, also.
Carol at Wild Goose Tea says
September 18, 2014 at 6:00 pmApple crisp was my favorite dessert as a kid and continued on thru adulthood. Not #1, but still in the top 5. This is a wonderful version.
Didi Dalaba says
September 22, 2014 at 8:26 amThis sounds looks and sounds perfect my friend!♥
Melissa says
September 22, 2014 at 12:39 pmThank you Didi!