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Apple Cranberry Crisp Recipe

Megan
Apple cranberry crisp is a cozy old fashioned crisp filled with fresh, sweet apples and tart cranberries. This cranberry apple crisp is topped with a buttery cinnamon spiced oat crumble. It’s the perfect quick and easy to make holiday dessert.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Cooling Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Dessert, Holiday
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Equipment

  • 1 10-inch pan, 9x9, 11x7 or 12x8 baking dish
  • 2 large mixing bowls
  • 1 knife
  • 1 vegetable peeler optional
  • 1 zester optional

Ingredients
  

Spiced Oat Topping

  • 1 cup (90 g) rolled or old fashioned oats
  • ½ cup (60 g) all purpose flour
  • ¼ cup (50 g) light brown sugar
  • ¼ cup (50 g) sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 6 - 8 tablespoonsn (85 - 113 g) unsalted butter, melted

Apple Cranberry Filling

  • 4 cups Granny Smith apples peeled, cored, sliced or diced
  • 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
  • ½ cup (100 g) sugar
  • ½ cup (100 g) light brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons orange zest
  • 2 teaspoons (10 ml) orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  • Lightly grease a 10-inch, 9 x 9, 8 x 10 or 11 x 7 inch baking dish. Preheat the oven to 350 F (177 C).
    In a large bowl whisk the flour, oats, light brown sugar, sugar, ground cinnamon and salt together until well combined. Using a pastry cutter, your hands or two forks, work the melted butter into the dry crumble topping about 1 - 2 tablespoons at a time until the crumble topping resembles wet sand with some larger crumbs. Transfer the crumble to the fridge until it’s time to top the apple and cranberry filling. 
    1 cup (90 g) rolled or old fashioned oats, ½ cup (60 g) all purpose flour, ¼ cup (50 g) light brown sugar, ¼ cup (50 g) sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon salt , 6 - 8 tablespoonsn (85 - 113 g) unsalted butter, melted
  • Peel, core or slice the apples into ¼ inch thick slices or ½ inch cubes. Wash and pat dry the cranberries. If using frozen cranberries, there is no need to thaw.
    Toss the diced or sliced apples and cranberries with the light brown sugar, sugar, orange juice, orange zest, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, ground ginger, cornstarch, vanilla extract and salt. Make sure all the fruit is well coated.
    4 cups Granny Smith apples, 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, ½ cup (100 g) sugar, ½ cup (100 g) light brown sugar, 3 tablespoons cornstarch, 2 tablespoons orange zest, 2 teaspoons (10 ml) orange juice , 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon , ½ teaspoon ground ginger, ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom, ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Transfer the cranberry and apple mixture to the prepared baking dish.  Top the crisp with the brown sugar oat crumble.
    Bake the apple cranberry crisp for 45 - 60 minutes or until the top is a beautiful golden brown and the cranberry apple filling is bubbling around the edges of the baking dish. 
  • Cool the apple cranberry dessert for 20 - 30 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.

Notes

Store: Transfer the cranberry apple crisp in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 - 4 days. 
Tip: 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. 
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