Caramel Apple Crisp with Cinnamon Ice Cream
There’s something magical about the combination of warm caramel apples and a buttery, crisp topping that feels like a hug in dessert form. This Caramel Apple Crisp is a celebration of cozy autumn flavors, with tender, cinnamon-spiced apples bubbling beneath a golden, crunchy crust.
Ingredients
Apple Crisp
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 3 tablespoons chopped almonds or pecans, walnuts etc
- 2 tablespoons cornmeal fine
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup chilled butter cut into small pieces
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract vanilla pod optional
- 1 pound fresh Granny smith apples or whatever apples you use for cooking
Instructions
- Combine flour, brown sugar, oats, almonds, cornmeal, salt and cinnamon in the bowl of a food processor;. Add butter,pulse 5 times or until the mixture resembles coarse meal. around 10 seconds.
- Place it in the fridge until you need it. (It can be made ahead of time and kept in the fridge)
- Peel and chop your apples into small pieces. Small pieces cook down much better.
- Toss the chopped apples in the cornstarch, brown sugar and vanilla extract.
- In an 8 inch baking dish (or small individual dishes) Add in your apples mix
- Pile high because the apples cook down.
- Generously sprinkle over the crisp topping. More is better 🙂
- Bake at 375oF (190oC) for 30/35 minutes or until bubbly and topping is golden brown.
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