apple crisp

Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year. I love the crisp weather, colorful trees, cozy outfits, and yummy food. Apple crisp is one of my favorite desserts, and one of my favorite ways to use fall apples. This recipe is easy to prepare, and a great treat to enjoy this season.

Ingredients (makes one 9.5 in pie pan of apple crisp)

- 5-6 apples depending on size

- 1 tbsp. cinnamon sugar (1 tsp. cinnamon, 2 tsp. sugar)

- 1 tsp. lemon juice

- 1/2 cup melted butter

- 1 cup rolled oats

- 1 cup flour

- 3/4 cup brown sugar

- 1/4 tsp. salt

How to make it

- preheat oven to 325 degrees

- butter pie pan

- slice apples into small cubes and place in pie pan

- sprinkle 1 tsp. of lemon juice and 1 tbsp of cinnamon sugar on apples and mix until apples are coated

- in a medium size bowl, mix together melted butter, oats, flour, brown sugar, and salt until crumbly

- sprinkle mixture evenly on top of apples

- bake for about 40 min at 325 degrees

- let cool before enjoying

Finished product

For next time...

My mom has been baking this apple crisp for me for years. Her recipe is delicious and doesn't need any changes.

Variations

This recipe can be easily turned into a berry crisp with one change. Instead of using apples, you substitute a 12 oz. bag of frozen fruit. If you are looking for a gluten free option, use GF oats and GF flour.

All in all

If you love apple crisp as much as I do, try out this recipe next time you are craving this fall treat. Thank you to all of my blog readers for being patient between recipe posts! It has been a busy semester of school so far. Luckily, today I got to spend a lot of my day baking and cooking new recipes for the blog. You can look forward to the next recipe coming soon, and while you wait, enjoy some of this apple crisp! Happy Fall, friends :)