Easy Apple Crisp
This Easy Apple Crisp is a go to dessert recipe as it is so simple to make. The sweet apple pie filling is topped with a crisp and buttery topping that I flavor with cinnamon, the perfect spice to pair with sweet apples. Serve warm straight from the oven with a scoop of your favorite vanilla ice cream and watch all the family come running!
Easy Apple Crisp
I’ve made a Gluten Free Apple Crisp using gluten free all purpose flour and gluten free oats. However, if but if you’re not following a gluten free diet, just use the same quantities of regular all purpose flour and regular oats, it’ll turn out the same!
This Best Apple Crisp recipe requires just 6 ingredients, and aside from the apple pie filling, you are likely to have all the ingredients in your larder at home as they are store cupboard staples.
Hands on prep time is minimal, just 5 minutes. The entire dish can be prepared, cooked, and ready to enjoy in only 35 minutes.
The soft apple pie filling, topped with the buttery crisp topping with a hint of warming cinnamon, makes this the perfect quick and easy mid week dessert.
How to make Gluten Free Apple Crisp
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
- In a 9×9 Baking Dish, pour in your homemade or canned apple pie filling in an even layer.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix all crumble topping ingredients together.
- Spread the crumble topping evenly over the apples in the baking dish.
- Bake in your oven at 325 for approximately 25 -30 minutes until it’s warmed through and the topping is golden brown.
Easy Apple Crisp Recipe Ingredients
- APPLES: For ease I use a can of apple pie filling or use your own homemade apple pie filling. If you have an Instant Pot, you can make my Instant Pot Apple Pie Filling.
- CRUMB TOPPING: I make the crisp topping by coming brown sugar with gluten free all-purpose flour and gluten free oats.
- SPICE: I like to add a teaspoon of ground cinnamon to the topping as cinnamon pairs really well with apples.
- BUTTER: You can use either salted or unsalted butter to bring the crisp topping ingredients together.
Flavor variations
Fruit crisps are really versatile desserts and you can combine a variety of difference ingredients. Here are some suggestions to make this easy apple crisp recipe your own.
- If you don’t need to follow a gluten free diet you can use regular all purpose flour and oats.
- Swap the apple pie filling for other fruits, like pear, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, peaches, apricots.
- Try a combination of fruits, stir some blackberries through your apple pie filling mixture.
- Add a handful of dried fruits like raisins, sultanas or cranberries.
- I’ve added ground cinnamon to the crisp topping but you could also use ground ginger, apple pie spice, or a pinch of nutmeg.
- Add extra crunch to the topping with some crushed nuts like walnuts, pecans or almonds.
Recipe tips
- Take the butter out the refrigerator to soften before making the crisp topping as it will be a lot easier to bring the ingredients together.
- I use a 9×9″ baking dish to bake the crisp as you don’t want it to overflow. If using an 8×8″ dish it may take a few extra minutes to be done all the way through. If using a 10×10″ dish it may cook faster.
- You can use round pans, square pans, whatever you have. Just keep in mind any adjustments you may need to make for pan size or oven variations.
Did you know you can also prepare an apple crisp using a slow cooker? This Crock Pot Apple Crisp from Wondermom Wannabe is so delicious. There are only five ingredients in this slow cooker apple crisp. It is a great way to use up apples so they don’t go bad. Give it a try this weekend!
Serving suggestion
This easy apple crisp is best served warm, straight from the oven. In my house, the guys love to serve a scoop of their favorite vanilla ice cream with it. However, you could add some custard, heavy cream or whipped cream, whatever your preference.
FAQs
This is a dessert best served warm straight from the oven and I rarely have any leftovers! However, leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 days. You can reheat it either in a warm oven or pop it into the microwave to warm through.
Although very similar and containing the same ingredients, there is one key difference. A crisp contains oats and a crumble does not.
To make the crispest of crisp toppings you need to add enough butter, otherwise it will be floury. However, stick to the recipe and add just what is asked for, as too much can have the opposite effect and you will end up with a greasy, soggy topping.
The apple crisp is only in the oven for around 30 minutes so I don’t cover it with foil as I want to get the topping a nice golden brown color.
Don’t miss these additional delicious Apple Recipes here at When Is Dinner:
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- Weight Watchers Mini Apple Pies
- Green Apple Dumplings
- Homemade Apple Pie
Easy Apple Crisp
Ingredients
- Filling:
- 1 20 oz can of apple pie filling or 2.5 cups of homemade filling
- Topping:
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ¾ cup gluten all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup gluten free oats
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup butter softened
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 367Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 166mgCarbohydrates: 54gFiber: 2gSugar: 32gProtein: 3g
These are a few items I find helpful when preparing this Easy Apple Crisp Recipe in my own home:
OXO Good Grips Freezer-to-Oven Safe 2 Qt Glass Baking Dish with Lid, 8 x 8OXO Good Grips 3-Piece Mixing Bowl Set, Blue/Green/YellowHeat Resistant Silicone Spatula Set – 4 Piece Non-Stick Rubber Spatula Set with Stainless Steel Core – 500F Heat-Resistant Spatula Kitchen Utensils Set for Cooking, Baking and Mixing – BlackOXO SteeL Pie ServerLenox Simply Fine Chirp 4-Piece Dessert Plate Set
I made this and it is very tasty, HOWEVER, one 20-ounce can of apple pie filling was not enough for us. I recommend using more, perhaps even doubling up!
Just made it and just ate it. It was fantastic. Vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of caramel. Next time, berries!
It looks really tasty. Want to try to make it.
This looks so good. I’ll have to try it.
This looks so wonderful, love that its gluten free so I can share it with friends who can’t eat gluten.
It sounds like a delicious recipe.
Sounds like it will be good
I love apple crisp and will have to give this one a try
I’m not a big fan of apples but this is the best way to eat apples!
I will pass this recipe on to my sister-in-law who does not eat foods with gluten.
This looks delicious, I could almost taste it. I love that it changes the regular apple pie into something completely different.
I love any dessert that involves baked apples. So yummy!
love it
The dessert looks amazing. Thank you.
A very simple but great tasting recipe that doesn’t take a lot of prep time.
wow! sounds delicious, ive always added extra butter but this recipe doesnt even need extra!! haha.
This looks so good! Thank you for sharing 🙂
We love apple desserts. This looks like a winner.
Yum! Do you recommend Granny Smith apples for making your own filling? That’s the only way I want to do it.
Great recipe for this upcoming 4th of July get togethers.
These look so yummy and flavorful.
Really easy and good for you!! That sounds marvelous!!!
Yummy! And they look so easy to make!
I love a good apple crisp. Yours sounds delicious!
This sounds super simple and very yummy! Do you think almond flour would work? Thanks for sharing with us!
That looks amazing!
Goes well with frozen yogurt or icecream, very nice!
im not a huge apple fan but i would love to make this for my husband
I have never made a apple crisp before, but I will be trying this recipe.
I love Apple Crisp and haven’t had it in a long time. I will be making this recipe soon. Thanks for sharing!
OMG that looks delicious!
This looks easy and delisious expesially with fresh apples! I cant wait to try this!
This Apple Crisp recipe sounds divine! I’m picturing it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream…YUM! Thanks for sharing this recipe 🙂
We love apples in our home and what better way to enjoy apples than in a desert! Apple crisp are delicious and always a hit. This one looks particularly tasty.
The Easy Gluten Free Apple Crisp is so delicious, I can barely wait to make it. I thank yo so much for sharing the fine recipe.
Easy Gluten Free Apple Crisp would be so tasty and fun to make. My family would enjoy it.
This looks delicious and I bet it tastes even better. I have some apples in the freezer and this would be the perfect use for them.
I’ll tell my friend about this. She’s always looking for recipes like this.
Wow that looks amazing and finally something my husband can enjoy with the rest of the family. Great recipe, thanks!
I Love the use of canned apples. SO much easier than peeeling and cutting!
Perfect sweet treat! Thanks for sharing 😀
This looks very easy and of course delicious!! I love apple crisp desserts and my children do too!!!!
got to keep this away from dad…he loves this stuff
My eight yr old granddaughter and I like to cook on Saturdays together. This is an easy recipe we can make and it looks yummy.
This really does look easy. My family loves apple crisp, I am going to try this.
I LOVE apples! This recipe sounds and looks so good!
This is fantastic – I wanted to make something for a friend but she is gluten free and I didn’t have a clue what to make PLUS I have a ton of apples!
Mishelle