The BEST Apple Crisp Recipe
My recipe for apple crisp is sort of a family “secret,” but it’s so easy to make and SO delicious, it just needs to be shared with others! This is honestly the best apple crisp recipe– I enjoy it even more than cake… and that should tell you something! 
Ingredients:
- 4-5 medium apples (almost any kind will work)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour*
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 stick of butter (or 7-8 tbsp of your favorite butter alternative)
- Cinnamon and nutmeg
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350* F. Haphazardly slice apples into small pieces. (I used Macoun, Macs, and Fuji.) You don’t need to worry about how the apple pieces look. The different size pieces “fit together” nicely once all of the ingredients bake together. This recipe is great for less-than-perfect apples– you can just cut off the rotten part and use the rest of the apple. You can also peel the apples, if you’d like, but I prefer to leave the skins on for this recipe.
2. Next, sprinkle cinnamon and nutmeg all over the apples. Feel free to add as much or as little as you’d like. I try to cover the entire top layer of apple slices with both spices.
3. Combine flour and sugar (and a little more cinnamon and nutmeg, if you want) in a small bowl. Next, using a fork, combine butter with flour and sugar. (I used Smart Balance instead of butter.) The mixture will begin to look lumpy. Make sure that the majority of the dry ingredients have combined with the butter. 
4. Cover apple slices with flour-sugar-butter mixture. Spread evenly over top layer and fill in all around the apple slices.
5. Bake for 30-40 minutes until top becomes slightly “crispy” and apples are soft. Your house will smell AMAZING at this point!
6. Remove from oven and let cool for 10-15 minutes. Serve alone or with French vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!
* I used whole wheat flour for this batch of apple crisp. It ended up tasting wonderful, but all-purpose white flour definitely tastes better and produces a better “crisp” on top.
Posted by: Tina 24 comments
Posted in: Uncategorized, recipe
Tags: apples
on Oct 28th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
That apple crisp is DEFINITELY worthy of a “holy yum” shout out!!
on Oct 28th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
This is such a simple recipe, I’ll definitely give it a try! I like that you can make as much or as little as you need, I like to make crisp in small ramikins for individual portions, and this will be perfect. Enjoy your last long Tuesday night at Healthworks, I need to get organized so I can make your abs class one of these nights!
on Oct 28th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
YUM. I love apple crisp. I’ve always used oatmeal instead of flour though! I never thought to try that
on Oct 28th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
oh how i love apple crisp!!
on Oct 28th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
yum. i just made some two weeks ago and it didn’t come out all that great.
on Oct 28th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
yummy apple crisp. definitely needs vanilla ice cream!
on Oct 28th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
What an awesome recipe (easy, too) !! Thanks Tina
on Oct 28th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Apple crisp is my personal fave!! I’ve always made it with oatmeal to get that nice, chewy texture, but have never tried it with flour. Definitely trying that next time around!
on Oct 28th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
It’s funny because I always say that, “Fruit has no place in dessert. It should have chocolate and other fatty goodness, but not fruit.” But, I really want to make this – it looks so good!
on Oct 28th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Tina- this looks so great! I love crisps, they may be one of my very favorite desserts! Thank you for the recipe
on Oct 28th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
This looks so delicious! Thanks for sharing!
on Oct 28th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
i loooove crisps and this recipe looks great! thanks for posting it! ellie krieger has an amazing pear ginger crumble, too
have a great night!
on Oct 28th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Yummmm… looks so good!
on Oct 28th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Thanks so much for sharing the family secrets!!!!
on Oct 28th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Really simple and yummy comforting dessert!!!!!!! I want a piece too~~~~~~~
on Oct 28th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Thanks for the recipe! I love apple crisp
on Oct 28th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
You just made me salivate all over my keyboard! Thank you for recipe, I will definitely be using it soon!
on Oct 29th, 2008 at 4:28 am
gorgeous!!! perfect for this time of year
on Oct 29th, 2008 at 7:54 am
WOW – That is killer. Great Job Tina!! Awesome post.
zesty
on Oct 29th, 2008 at 9:32 am
your recipe looks easy I can def handle that. Im def going tot try it!
on Oct 29th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
mmm. gonna go get some apples to try this out!
on Oct 29th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Tina, I just took this out of the oven…DIVINE! It is so so good. Thanks for a great recipe!
on Oct 29th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
oh, and I used gala apples and ww flour…I think next time, I will leave out the nutmeg :> or just do a pinch
on Nov 3rd, 2008 at 3:54 pm
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