Easy Apple Crisp Without Oats

Easy Apple crisp without oats, with a streusel topping that’s easy and quick to prepare and full of flavors from brown sugar and cinnamon. It’s perfect for a weeknight family dinner or a fancy dinner party—your family and friends will devour this Easy Apple Crisp!

Watch the quick how-to video at the end of this post!

I will tell you a secret: I love oatmeal for breakfast. But. I detest oats in any type of dessert or pretty much anywhere that is not oatmeal for breakfast.

So when making a fruit crisp I like to top it with a streusel topping without oats. Sometimes toasted nuts can be part of the streusel depending on who is going to eat it.

How to Make Apple Crisp without Oats

So easy but so full of flavor!

You can make this Apple Crisp ahead of time also. Just put it together the day before you want to bake, but leave the topping off until you’re ready to bake.

And of course, when serving you can add some vanilla ice cream and this amazing caramel sauce and then you’ll really wow somebody!

You can use apples or pears or a combination in this recipe, and you can even throw in dried raisins or cranberries. It’s versatile and easy and delicious.

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Easy Apple Crisp Without Oats

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

40 mins

Total Time

1 hr

 

An apple crisp without oats, with a streusel topping that's easy and quick to prepare and full of flavors from brown sugar and cinnamon.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Yield: 6

Calories: 477 kcal

Author: Lucy

Ingredients

Filling

• 4-5 apples (I use 2 Granny Smith and 2 sweeter apples, whatever I have on hand)
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• Pinch of kosher salt

Topping

• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• Pinch of kosher salt
• 1 stick unsalted butter, cold and diced
• **If you want to use chopped toasted pecans or walnuts the topping, decrease the flour by 1/2 cup and use 1 cup of chopped nuts.

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375. Butter a medium-sized shallow casserole dish. Mine is a little smaller than a 9x13 dish.

2. Peel apples and then chop into 1/2-inch pieces right into the buttered dish. Add the lemon juice to the apples and gently toss to coat the apples. Add the vanilla, cinnamon, brown sugar, and cornstarch and gently mix until distributed throughout the apples.

Topping

1. Stir together the flour, 1 cup of brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, a little freshly grated nutmeg, and a pinch of salt. Mix well. Add the butter and use your hands to mix until a pebbly, crumbly mixture.

2. Sprinkle about a third of the topping over the apples and move the apples around a bit so some of the topping is mixed in with the apples. Sprinkle remaining topping over the apples.

3. Bake for 45-50 minutes until topping is golden brown (just keep an eye on it, as your oven might require less time--I have baked in 35 mins). Remove from oven and allow to rest for fifteen minutes. Serve with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce.

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