Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp – Sweet Easy Recipes Everyone Loves
This old-fashioned apple crisp brings the cozy warmth of fall right into your kitchen. It’s one of those sweet easy recipes you turn to when you’re craving something nostalgic. Made with tender baked apples and a golden, buttery oat topping, it’s everything you want dessert to be — simple, homey, and ridiculously good.
I always say apple crisp is what happens when you want apple pie, but your energy says, 'nah.' No crust to roll, no fuss to deal with. Just good, honest flavors that taste like comfort on a spoon. I like mine with a scoop of vanilla ice cream — it melts into the warm apples and makes each bite feel like a warm hug.
If you've got a couple apples and a pantry that isn't empty, you're halfway there. Perfect for those quick evening snacks or when you’re daydreaming about air fryer desserts easy recipes but decide to keep it classic. Let’s make dessert the easy way.
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 6 cups peeled, sliced apples (about 6 medium apples)
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold and cut into pieces
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease a 9x9-inch baking dish with butter or nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, toss the sliced apples with granulated sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon flour. Spread them in the baking dish.
- In another bowl, combine brown sugar, oats, flour, salt, and cold butter. Use a pastry cutter, fork, or your fingers to blend until it looks like coarse crumbs.
- Sprinkle the topping evenly over the apples.
- Bake for 40–45 minutes, until the topping is golden and the apples are tender.
- Serve warm, ideally with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.