Jill Can Cook: "Easy" Apple Crisp

I bet you all were wondering when I'd make something out of my million pounds of apples that Joe and the kids picked. Considering that almost every recipe containing apples included 30 hours of peeling and cutting, I needed to wait for a day that wasn't filled up with other nonsense. Lucky for you, I found some time!

While Joe caught up on last weeks football game and Mitchell ran around the living room screaming with delight, I made apple crisp as Quinn stood next to me giving me her little kid play by play on my every move.

 

I used to have a really good and easy apple crisp recipe, but I couldn't find it anywhere. So, after checking out Pinterest, I found this recipe, from A Family Feast's Apple Crisp, that seemed pretty similar. I ended up cutting it in half with a few tweaks (as shown below).

I had small apples, so I used more than needed

 

 

Ingredients

For the Apples:
• 5-6 large apples, peeled, cored and sliced
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
 
For the Topping:
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup oats
• 1/4 cup butter (half a stick) cut into 1-inch pieces
• ice cream or whipped cream, for serving

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray a large casserole dish or 9x13-inch glass baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, combine the apple slices, sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Toss to coat the apples and transfer to the prepared baking dish.
3. To make the topping, combine the flour, brown sugar and oats in a medium bowl. Add the butter pieces, and with your fingers, rub the butter in the mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle this mixture over the apples.
4. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until the topping is crisp and golden and the inside is warm and bubbly.
5. Let sit for about 30 minutes before serving with ice cream/whipped cream

Quinn kept me company and never stopped talking the entire time!

 

I cut the recipe in half and I still ended up with more than our family could possible eat!!

 

So delicious with the whipped cream topping!

 

Joe enjoyed a nice big bowls worth! He almost went back for seconds!

 

I also enjoyed a big bowls worth, too!

 

Quinn ended up not liking the apples. She only ate the whipped cream and crispy topping. Oh well. Mitchell didn't have any interest as he was too busy running around, getting his energy out. Since we ended up with more than Joe or I could eat without getting sick of it, so I had him bring the rest to share with his coworkers. I hope they like it!

 

We went grocery shopping this weekend and got some stuff for a few new recipes I think our family will enjoy. I can't wait to get back in the kitchen!