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Warm Cinnamon Apple Crisp with Oat Streusel

A quintessential autumn comfort dessert featuring tender, warmly spiced Honeycrisp apples bubbling beneath a thick, buttery golden oat streusel crust. Best served warm with a melting scoop of vanilla bean ice cream!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Dessert, Fall Baking
Cuisine: American
Calories: 320
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Spiced Apple Filling
  • 6 medium apples (Honeycrisp and Granny Smith) peeled, cored, and sliced ¼-inch thick
  • 2 tablespoon pure maple syrup or granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour or cornstarch, to thicken juices
  • 1.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg freshly grated
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice to balance sweetness
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Golden Buttery Oat Streusel
  • 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats gluten-free certified if needed
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup dark brown sugar packed
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 6 tablespoon unsalted European butter cold and cut into small cubes

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease an 8x8-inch or 9x9-inch ceramic baking dish with butter.
  2. Toss the sliced apples in a large mixing bowl with maple syrup, flour, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice, and vanilla extract until every slice is evenly coated.
  3. Transfer the spiced apple mixture into the prepared baking dish and gently press down into an even layer.
  4. In a separate bowl, combine the rolled oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Add the cold cubed butter and use your fingers or a pastry cutter to work the butter into coarse pea-sized crumbly clusters.
  5. Scatter the oat streusel evenly over the apple layer, ensuring full coverage from edge to edge so the fruit remains juicy underneath.
  6. Bake for 38 to 42 minutes until the apples are fork-tender, the cinnamon juices are bubbling vigorously along the edges, and the oat streusel is deep golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes before serving warm with vanilla ice cream.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 3gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 115mgPotassium: 240mgFiber: 5gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 380IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 1.4mg

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