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This easy Cinnamon Apple Crisp recipe is made without oats and is the best way to celebrate apple season! You’ll love this simple, old fashioned fall dessert!

cinnamon apple crisp on a white plate with vanilla ice cream

 

One of the best things about fall is that it’s apple season. Everyone in my family loves apples in just about any form, but we especially enjoy eating them when they’ve been baked to perfection in a sweet and juicy apple crisp.

It’s funny but I had never even heard of this simple fall dessert until I got married. Growing up, we had apple pies and caramel apples, and lots of applesauce. But the Hubs’ mom always made old fashioned apple crisp.

This easy apple crisp recipe is made without oats, and it’s incredibly simple to make. It’s funny because almost everyone else uses oats in their apple crisp recipes. The Pioneer Woman’s apple crisp is the only one I’ve seen that is made without oats!

Anyway, like I said, this is basically my mother-in-law’s recipe for old fashioned apple crisp, except that I  like to add a bit more cinnamon when I make it. That’s why I call this tasty version Cinnamon Apple Crisp.

Not only is it easy to prepare, but the ingredients are very simple, as well. We think it’s the best apple crisp recipe ever!

It basically consists of a few Granny Smith apples that have been seasoned with cinnamon and brown sugar and topped with a mixture of butter, sugar, flour and more cinnamon before being baked to perfection. Easy peasy, right?

How to make easy cinnamon apple crisp

What are the best apples for apple crisp?

I always use Granny Smith apples when baking or making sweet apple desserts. You get a nice balance of tart and sweet.

mix apples for cinnamon apple crisp

All you do is wash, peel, core and slice the apples. I’m not the best apple peeler in the world, but it’s fine if there are some peels left on.

Mix the sugars and cinnamon together, and sprinkle them over the apples. You can do this in the baking dish! Then, dot with butter, and mix the topping.

cut butter and flour to make apple crisp topping

Cut the topping with a knife, fork or pastry blender, then pat it over the apple filling. Pop it into the oven, bake it, and you’re done! Super easy.

add topping to cinnamon apple crisp

Topping the crisp with healthy scoop of vanilla ice cream really takes it to the next level! If you serve it when it’s still warm, the ice cream melts into the apples and makes it cool and creamy. The brown sugar in the filling gives it a hint of caramel flavor — yum!
cinnamon apple crisp with vanilla ice cream
If you want, you could even top it with caramel syrup for a more decadent dessert. But we like it just as it is.

Recipe for easy Cinnamon Apple Crisp

cinnamon apple crisp on a white plate with vanilla ice cream

Cinnamon Apple Crisp

Dee
Cinnamon apple crisp is an easy apple crisp recipe made without oats. This simple, old fashioned fall dessert is the best apple crisp ever!
5 from 8 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 50 mins
Total Time 1 hr
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6 to 8 servings
Calories 200 kcal

Ingredients
  

for the filling

  • 7 large Granny Smith apples, washed, peeled, cored and sliced
  • 2 teaspoons white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • lemon juice from 1 lemon
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon

for the topping

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup softened butter

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Lightly grease a 9 X 13 baking dish.
  • Wash apples, then peel, core and slice them up.
  • Arrange apples so that they cover the bottom of the pan and sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent them from turning brown.
  • Sprinkle with sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon, and mix well.
  • Cut the butter and arrange over the apple mixture.

for the topping

  • Combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon in a medium-sized bowl.
  • Cut the butter into thin slices, and cut into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.
  • Cover the apples with the topping, and pat down lightly.
  • Bake for 50 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and apples are soft.

Notes

You can use 7 large apples or about 10 small ones. There should be enough apples to cover the bottom of the baking dish. 

Nutrition

Calories: 200kcal
Keyword easy cinnamon apple crisp
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Easy Homemade Cinnamon Apple Crisp is made without oats and is a simple old fashioned fall dessert the whole family will love!

We had this tasty cinnamon apple crisp for dessert last night, and today, there is just a tiny corner piece left! Goodies just don’t last very long around here, but that’s a good thing, right?

Cinnamon Apple Crisp Recipe

Thanks a bunch for stopping by —  I hope you enjoy this easy cinnamon apple crisp recipe as much as we do!

 

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Comments

  2. Kr says

    Amazing!! So darn good. Add a bit of vanilla ice cream or even just a bit of cream and it really opens up the flavor!

    Reply

  3. joanne tansey says

    What am I missing here. Wanted to make peach crisp or apple crisp and can’t figure out what setting on the Instapot to use. and the timing. I think it said 30 minutes but now not sure.

    Reply

    • Dee says

      This is for the oven baked apple crisp. I have an Instant Pot peach dump cake recipe and an air fryer peach crisp recipe but not an apple crisp recipe for the pressure cooker.

      Reply

  5. Patricia Walker says

    5 stars
    Easy and delicious…though I used 1 1/2 cups of flour & 1- 1/2 sticks of butter for topping mixture…😊

    Reply

  15. Peggy says

    I asked my husband last night if I should make applesauce and he said no apple crisp! Thanks for the timely recipe and the ingredients so simple! I will make this today!

    Reply

  17. Miz Helen says

    Hi Dee,
    I just love a great Apple Crisp and your Cinnamon Apple Crisp looks soooo good! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with Full Plate Thursday. Have a great week and come back soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply

  24. Michelle Nahom says

    Looks delicious! I love apple season…there is nothing like apples fresh off the tree. We try to go apple picking every year. Thanks for sharing the recipe with us at Foodie Fridays!

    Reply

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