Apple crisp without oats is a cozy, classic apple crisp made with fresh, sweet and tart, cinnamon spiced apples topped with a buttery crumble topping. This apple crisp recipe without oats is the perfect, easy to make dessert for fall.
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Why Should You Make This Recipe
Some of my favorite desserts are crisps and cobblers. I love how easy they are to prepare using seasonal fruits. My Apple Blueberry Crisp, Strawberry Crumble, Apple Cobbler from Cake Mix and Peach Cobbler with Cake Mix are all quick, easy and delicious crisp and cobbler recipes. I am so excited to add this easy apple crisp recipe to the blog. I know you’ll love it because:
- Easy to make, easy to bake. This crumble topped apple crisp uses just a handful of ingredients to make. All you have to do is assemble and bake, no oats needed.
- A simple fall dessert with layers of flavor. The rich, sweet and juicy brown sugar, cinnamon spiced apple filling pairs perfectly with the buttery crumble. Top this no oat apple crisp with cold vanilla ice cream and you have the perfect dessert for fall.
Ingredients
This easy and delicious apple pie crumble recipe requires only a handful of ingredients to make.
- Crumble Topping: Gather flour, sugar, ground cinnamon, salt and butter.
- Apple Filling: Gather a mix of sweet and tart apples, light brown sugar, sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon.
Substitutions
Here are my recommended substitutions for this easy no oat apple crumble if you need them:
- Fresh Apples: Use a mix of tart and sweet baking apples such as Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Jonagold, Fuji, and Pink Lady apples.
- Light Brown and Granulated Sugar: This no oat crisp recipe calls for light brown sugar and sugar but maple sugar would also work well to make this apple crumble crisp refined sugar free.
- Lemon Juice: Feel free to use an equal amount of water or apple cider
- All purpose flour: To make this no oat apple crisp gluten free, use a good 1-1 gluten free flour. I recommend using the one from Bob’s Red Mill. Measure the amount based on weight (150 g).
- Ground Cinnamon: This is another flavor enhancer that pairs beautifully with the fruit and crumble. Omit if you need to. Ground ginger would also be lovely in this recipe.
- Butter: Feel free to use any butter you like. To make this crumble recipe vegan or dairy free, use a vegan, diary free or plant based butter.
How To Make
Learn how to make apple crisp without oats in a few easy steps.
- Lightly grease a 9-inch deep dish pie plate, 9 -inch skillet or 9 x 9 baking dish. An 8 x 8 dish can also be used, but a slightly larger baking dish is preferred. Preheat the oven to 375 F (190 C). In a large bowl whisk the flour, sugar, ground cinnamon and salt together until well combined. Using a pastry cutter, your hands or two forks, cut the cold cubed butter into the dry crumble topping until the crumble topping resembles wet sand with some larger crumbs. There should be no visible pieces of butter. Transfer the crumble to the fridge until it’s time to top the apple filling.
- Peel, core and slice the apples into ¼- inch thick slices or ½ -inch cubes. In another large bowl toss the diced or sliced apples with the light brown sugar, sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon. Make sure all the fruit is well coated.
- Transfer the cinnamon spiced apple mixture to the prepared baking dish. Top the crisp with the brown sugar crumble. Bake the apple crispwithout oats for 40 - 50 minutes or until the top is a beautiful golden brown and the apple filling is bubbling around the edges of the baking dish.
4. Cool the apple dessert for about 20 minutes. The filling needs time to cool and thicken. After the crumble has cooled, scoop into a bowl, top with ice cream or whipped cream and enjoy!
How To Freeze and Store and Serve
- Store: Transfer the apple crumble without oats in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 - 4 days.
- Freeze: Make and bake the crisp according to the apple crisp recipe directions and cool completely. Wrap the entire dish in plastic wrap and aluminum foil. Store the dessert in the freezer for up to 1 month.
- Thaw: Transfer the crumble to the refrigerator overnight and reheat the crisp in the oven at 350 F (177 C) for 15 minutes or until warmed through. Note that this method is not the best way to make and serve this crisp as the topping changes texture a bit.
- Serve: The best way to serve the apple crumble without oats is warm from the oven with a big scoop of cold vanilla ice cream, apple ice cream, or freshly whipped cream on top. If you’d like a dessert for breakfast idea, top the crisp with greek yogurt and a drizzle of honey or maple syrup.
M’s Expert Tips
- Prepare the pan. Grease the bottom and sides of the baking dish to prevent the apple filling from sticking to the pan.
- Use the right apples. The best apples for this crisp are also the best apples for baking other apple desserts. Look for a mix of tart apples like Granny Smith and sweeter apples like Jonagold, Honeycrisp, Fuji, or Pink Lady
- Let the dessert rest. Give this apple crumble dessert about 20 - 30 minutes to rest and cool slightly. This allows the juices and filling to thicken a bit more.
FAQs
Apple crumbles and apple crisps are both made with apple filling topped with a buttery flour topping. Crumbles are made without oats.
Use the correct baking apples. Apples that make the best apple crisp without oats include Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Jonagold or Pink Lady.
Using too little butter can result in a crumble that is too dry and too much butter can result in a crumble topping that is soggy. Start with 10 tablespoons (141 g) of butter. If the crumble seems too dry, add 1 tablespoon (14 g) butter at a time, up to 2 additional tablespoons (28 g) butter.
More Apple Recipes to Try
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Apple Crisp without Oats
Equipment
- 1 9 inch pie plate or 9 x 9 baking dish
- 1 apple peeler
- 1 knife
Ingredients
Apple Crisp Crumble Topping
- 1¼ cup (150 g) all purpose flour
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 10 - 12 tablespoons (141 - 170 g) cold unsalted butter, cubed
Apple Crisp Filling
- 6 cups apples, peeled, cored and sliced about 6 - 8 medium apples
- 2 tablespoons (25 g) light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons (25 g) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup (60 ml) lemon juice, water or apple cider
Instructions
- Lightly grease a 9-inch deep dish pie plate, 9 -inch skillet or 9 x 9 baking dish. An 8 x 8 dish can also be used, but a slightly larger baking dish is preferred. Preheat the oven to 375 F (190 C).
- In a large bowl whisk the flour, sugar, ground cinnamon and salt together until well combined. Using a pastry cutter, your hands or two forks, cut the cold cubed butter into the dry crumble topping until the crumble topping resembles wet sand with some larger crumbs. There should be no visible pieces of butter. Transfer the crumble to the fridge until it’s time to top the apple filling.1¼ cup (150 g) all purpose flour, 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon , ¼ teaspoon salt , 10 - 12 tablespoons (141 - 170 g) cold unsalted butter, cubed
- Peel, core and slice the apples into ¼- inch thick slices or ½ -inch cubes. In another large bowl toss the diced or sliced apples with the light brown sugar, sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon. Make sure all the fruit is well coated. Transfer the cinnamon spiced apple mixture to the prepared baking dish. Top the crisp with the brown sugar crumble.6 cups apples, peeled, cored and sliced , 2 tablespoons (25 g) light brown sugar, 2 tablespoons (25 g) granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon , ¼ cup (60 ml) lemon juice, water or apple cider
- Bake the apple crisp without oats for 40 - 50 minutes or until the top is a beautiful golden brown and the apple filling is bubbling around the edges of the baking dish.
- Cool the apple dessert for about 20 minutes. The filling needs time to cool and thicken. After the crumble has cooled, scoop into a bowl, top with ice cream or whipped cream and enjoy.
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