How to Serve Apple Crisp
The best way to serve apple crisp is warm, topped with a generous scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. You can try topping it with caramel sauce, Greek yogurt, or whipped cream as well.
There’s nothing like pulling an apple dessert out of the oven to draw everyone into the kitchen. Who can resist the sweet aroma of a baked Apple Crisp?
Make-Ahead
- Room Temperature – store apple crisp covered on the counter for a day but refrigerate leftovers beyond that.
- To Refrigerate – once apple crisp is at room temperature, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3-5 days.
- To Reheat – apple crisp is best served warm. You can reheat the chilled crisp in the microwave just until heated through or reheat in the oven at 350˚F for about 15 minutes.
For the Apple Crisp Filling:
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- Prep: Generously Butter a 9×13 casserole dish with 1/2 Tbsp butter. Preheat the oven to 375F.
- Peel core and thinly slice apples to 1/4’ thickness. You should have 12 cups of sliced apples. Squeeze 2 Tbsp lemon juice over the apples and toss to coat.
- In a separate bowl, stir together 3/4 cup sugar, 3 Tbsp flour, and 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon then sprinkle mixture over apples and toss to combine. Transfer apples into the buttered casserole dish.
- Make the topping – in a large bowl, use your hands to stir together flour, oats, brown and granulated sugars, cinnamon, and salt. Add the diced butter and work it into the mixture with your hands until pea-sized crumbs form throughout. Spread topping over apples.
Make-Ahead
- Store apple crisp at room temperature for up to one day; beyond that, refrigerate any leftovers.
- When refrigerating, allow the apple crisp to reach room temperature first, then cover it with plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.
- To reheat, it’s best to serve the apple crisp warm. You can either microwave the chilled crisp until heated through or reheat it in the oven at 350˚F for approximately 15 minutes.
For the Apple Crisp Filling:
- Preparation: Begin by generously buttering a 9×13 casserole dish with 1/2 Tbsp of butter. Preheat the oven to 375F.
- Peel, core, and thinly slice apples to a 1/4-inch thickness, resulting in approximately 12 cups of sliced apples. Squeeze 2 Tbsp of lemon juice over the apples and toss to coat them evenly.
- In a separate bowl, combine 3/4 cup of sugar, 3 Tbsp of flour, and 1 1/2 tsp of cinnamon. Sprinkle this mixture over the apples and toss to ensure the apples are coated. Transfer the coated apples into the buttered casserole dish.
- Prepare the topping by using your hands to mix flour, oats, brown and granulated sugars, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Add the diced butter and incorporate it into the mixture with your hands until pea-sized crumbs form throughout. Spread this topping evenly over the apples.
- Bake at 375˚F for 45-50 minutes, or until the topping is golden and crisp, and the apples are bubbling at the edges. Ensure that the center registers a temperature above 175˚F.
