This delicious apple crumble recipe is the quintessential Fall dessert, made with spiced apple filling and an irresistible crumble topping. Even better, I've perfected just 5 easy steps to make the best crumble recipe you've ever tasted.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cooling Time20 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple crumble
Servings: 10
Author: Beth
Ingredients
Apple Filling
7cupspeeled & chopped apples6-7 large or 8-10 small apples, I recommend Granny Smith, Jonagold, Honeycrisp, Braeburn, or Pink Lady Cut the apples into 1 inch by 1/2 inch pieces
½cupgranulated sugar
¼cupcornstarch
1tspcinnamon
½tspnutmeg
¼tspsalt
Crumble Topping
1 ½cupsall purpose flour180 grams
⅔cupbrown sugarpacked
1½tspcinnamon
¼tspsalt
½cupunsalted buttermelted
Instructions
Apple Filling
Preheat the oven to 350ºF. No need to spray the pan. In your baking dish (you can use a 8×8 inch pan, 8 inch round pan, 9×9 inch pan, 9 inch round pan, 7×11 inch pan, basically you can use any dish that is 2 to 2.5 quarts) combine the apples, granulated sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Toss with a spoon or spatula to combine.
Crumble Topping
In a mixing bowl combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and melted butter. Use a spatula to mix the crumb. The mixture will be thick and you must stir well (elbow grease!) to combine all the dry ingredients. Continue to combine until the mixture looks wet. It’s okay if the mixture is “sandy” in texture. Use your hands to squeeze clumps together, forcing the mixture together.
Use your fingers to break the topping into clumps, evenly distributing over the apples.
Bake for 35-45 minutes. Check to see if the crisp is bubbling and if the topping is golden. If those two things have not occurred, bake for 10-20 additional minutes. The bake time will depend on what size of pan you used. I baked my crisp for 60 minutes in an oval 7×11 inch pan. Allow the crumble to cool for 10-15 minutes. This allows the juices to thicken, then serve.
Serve warm or at room temperature with vanilla ice cream.