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Nothing says fall than apple crisp. Take it to the next level with some vanilla ice cream and caramel drizzle.
When you're in the mood for a nice, warm, stick-to-your-ribs kind of dessert, there is nothing better than a bowl of warm apple crisp. We like the fall when the apples are new and crisp. If you live up north, you can even pick your own apples, how cool is that. We live in Florida.
Take fresh apples that are peeled and cored. Add some fall flavors like cinnamon and brown sugar to the apples for a great flavor. When the mixture is done, it can be put into one big dish or small ramekins for a single serve.
The apples might be the star of this dish, but the crunchy goodness of a crisp topping gives it an extra level of goodness. Some flour, chopped pecans, and sugar mixed together with butter is something nobody can resist. At least not in this house.
To put this dish completely over the top, just top it with a cold scoop of vanilla ice cream and drizzle with some caramel syrup. The mixture of everything in this crisp is really good. Hope you can give it a try!
Start with chopped apples
We used seven apples: some granny smith, Gala and a tart apple. The Gala is a more sweet apple so they make this recipe taste just right. These were pretty large apples that we had, but sometimes, you have to use a few more smaller apples to reach 8 cups.
Ingredients for the filling
- Apples -we used Gala and Granny Smith, but you can use what apples you have on hand.
- White sugar -for that sweet flavor
- Brown sugar - for a sweet, caramel-like flavor
- Salt -always enhances the flavors
- Cinnamon- pares well with apples
- Lemon juice-it gives a little tartness to the sweetness of the apples
- Apple juice-So the mix isn't dry
- Butter- for a rich butter flavor
Making the Apple Crisp
Just add all of the ingredients to the apple and mix together. Make sure that everything is mixed in and no clumps of flour are in the bowl.
Put the apple mixture in 8 small but fairly deep ramekins and top with a small pad of butter for that delicious buttery flavor
Ingredients for topping:
- Flour-To bind everything together
- Sugar for sweetness
- Salt-enhances the flavor
- Butter-soft
- Pecans, optional
Making the Topping
To make the crunchy topping, you need flour, salt, sugar, and butter. All these ingredients make a really good topping.
To make the crunchy topping, just mix the flour, salt, and sugar all together. Then, add the chopped pecans for that extra crunch. Add the softened butter to the bowl and mix together with a fork or a pastry blender. You want the mixture to look like crumbs.
Put the ramekins or oven-proof dishes in a pan. We lined ours with some tin foil for easy clean up, just in case the apples leaked onto the pan. Then, put them into a 350ºF oven for about 40-45 minutes or until golden brown.
They are all baked now. You can see some of the juice from the apples seeping to the top on the edges, a sign that it is done.
Once they are cooled down a little, just set ramekin on a small plate, top with ice cream and caramel syrup, and now, they are all done! Dig in!
Apple Crisp
- Prep Time: 20 mins.
- Cook Time: 40-45 minutes
- Total Time: 0 hours
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: dessert
Ingredients
Apple Filling:
- 8 cups apples, about 7 large apples
- ¾ cup white sugar
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ tsp. cinnamon
- ½ tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons apple juice
- 1 ½ tablespoons butter
Topping:
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup white sugar
- ¾ cups butter, softened
- ¼ cup pecans, chopped
Instructions
- Peel the apples, core them, and cut them into small chunks.
- Into the apples, add the sugars, salt, cinnamon, lemon juice, and apple juice, and mix all together.
- Divide the mixture into 8 small but deep individual ramekins.
- Top each ramekin with a little pad of butter.
- In another bowl, mix the flour, salt, and sugar. Add the chopped pecans and mix.
- To the flour mixture, add the softened butter, then use a fork or pastry blender and mix into crumbs.
- Top each ramekin with the flour mixture.
- Bake in a 350ºF oven for 40-45 minutes
- Let cool at least 15 minutes before eating.
- Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and some caramel syrup, then enjoy!
Notes
This is delicious served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and drizzled over the top with caramel sauce
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