Tag: Apples

It is  National Apple Month!

It is National Apple Month!

October is National Apple Month! Take time to pick apples, go to a Farmers’ Market – or even your local grocery store and bring some apples home. A great snack – all by themselves – or made into a fall dessert – or applesauce. Laurie…

Rustic Apple Oatmeal Scones

Rustic Apple Oatmeal Scones

I love the fall – the cooling weather, the changing colors, plus apples and pumpkins galore! From candles to kitchens to lattes, the smells of cinnamon and fall spices fill the air. These apple oatmeal scones combine toasted oatmeal and apples to create a wonderful…

Apple Crisp-So Good!

Apple Crisp-So Good!

You may have guess by now, that I love desserts! And Apple Crisp is another one of my “favorites”! I had purchased a bushel of Lodi apples to make applesauce, but saved a few to make Apple Crisp – because they are the perfect apples for that too!

Clean, remove core, peel and slice the apples. Place them in your baking dish. I like to sprinkle a bit of cinnamon on top.

Make the crumb topping by mixing the flour and sugar together, then cut in the butter with a pastry blender or your fingers, until the butter pieces are about the size of small peas.

Sprinkle the crumb topping on top of the apples and cinnamon. You can also sprinkle on a bit of decorating sugar and/or turbinado sugar on top.

Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for about 35 minutes or until the apples are tender and the topping starts to brown. I usually put it under the broiler for just a few minutes to let it brown just a bit more. If you do this, you have to watch it carefully – it will burn easily.

So good right out of the oven! Plus your kitchen will – and probably your whole house – smell wonderful! A little scoop of ice cream makes it perfect!

Add a cup of coffee – and sit back and enjoy your nice warm apple crisp! It doesn’t get much better than this! Enjoy!

Apple Crisp

Such a delicious and easy dessert!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Apple, Crisp
Author: Mary Beth

Ingredients

Apples

  • 12-15 apples, Lodi variety recommended
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon or cinnamon and sugar mixture, optional

Crumb Topping

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/3 cup cold butter, cut into 1/4-inch squares
  • sparkling or turbinado sugar, optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Apples
  • Clean, core, peel and thinly slice the apples. Place in 8-inch pie plate or 8-9 inch square pan.
  • Sprinkle with cinnamon, if desired.
  • Crumb Topping
  • In a small bowl, mix the sugar and flour,
  • Add the butter, and using a pastry blender (or your fingers), cut in the butter until butter is the size of small peas.
  • Sprinkle the crumb topping over the apples and cinnamon, adding as much as you like. The Crumb Topping recipe is enough for crisps made in 2 pie plates or a 9 x 13 pan.
  • Sprinkle with decorating or turbinado sugar, if desired.
  • Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes, or until the apples are tender. You can check tenderness by sticking a fork into the apples. If you want the crisp to be more brown on top, broil it for a few minutes, watching it carefully.
  • Serve warm – extra delicious with scoop of ice cream on top! May want to add a drizzle of caramel syrup too! Enjoy!

Notes

You can use any round or square pan you want for this recipe.  Just fill the pan with sliced apples, sprinkle on toppings you want and bake until apples are tender and top is browned.  Enjoy!
Bite-Sized Apple Pies

Bite-Sized Apple Pies

Pie of any variety is good to me – and I especially like these bite-sized apple pies. I like how quickly they can be prepared and baked. I make my own pie crust (I’ll share that recipe in a later post), but purchased refrigerated pie…