With tender spiced apples, an irresistible brown sugar cinnamon topping, and a generous drizzle of caramel, this Caramel Apple Crisp recipe is going to be your go-to dessert for fall!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple crisp with oats, easy apple crisp, gluten-free apple crisp
7cups (791g)peeled & 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
½cup (118ml)caramel sauce
¼cup (28g)cornstarch
1tspcinnamon
½tspnutmeg
Topping
1cup (89g)old fashioned rolled oats
½cup (60g)all purpose flour
½cup (107g)brown sugar
½tspcinnamon
½tspsalt
½cup (113g)unsalted butter1 stick, cold and cut into pieces
Instructions
Apple Filling
Preheat the oven to 350ºF. In your baking dish (use 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, caramel sauce, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg. Toss with a spoon or spatula to combine.
7 cups (791g) peeled & chopped apples, 1/2 cup (118ml) caramel sauce, 1/4 cup (28g) cornstarch, 1 tsp cinnamon, ½ tsp nutmeg
Topping
In a mixing bowl combine the old fashioned rolled oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and cubed cold butter. Use your fingers or a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the mixture. Mix until its “sandy” in texture, it’s okay if there are pea sized clumps of butter! Use your hands to squeeze the mixture together.
1 cup (89g) old fashioned rolled oats, ½ cup (60g) all purpose flour, ½ cup (107g) brown sugar, ½ tsp cinnamon, ½ tsp salt, ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter
Use your fingers to break the topping into clumps and evenly distribute the topping all over the apples.
Bake for 40-45 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 the crisp to cool for 10-15 minutes. This allows the juices to thicken, then serve.
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Notes
Use certified gluten free rolled oats to make this crisp gluten free! We recommend Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Oats.