The Best Skillet Apple Crisp

Plates of apple crisp topped with vanilla ice cream.

4.91 from 11 votes

The Best Skillet Apple Crisp

Apple Crisp is a classic fall dessert, and this one-bowl dessert couldn't be easier to make! Stir together sliced apples with cozy spices and sugar in a skillet, then top with a quick oat crisp topping. Bake until deeply golden brown and bubbly. Your house will smell absolutely incredible! Dig in while it's warm from the oven, and don't skip the vanilla ice cream on top!

Prep Time20

Cook Time55

Total Time1 15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American, Dessert

Keyword: apple crisp

Servings: servings

Author: Stephanie Simmons

Ingredients

For the Apple Filling

5 medium apples See notes below for type. 883 grams sliced.
1/2 cup + 1 tbsp brown sugar 124 g
1/4 cup granulated sugar 55 g
3 tbsp all-purpose flour 24 g
2 and 1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/8 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp apple cider See note below for sub
1 tbsp lemon juice

For the Crisp Topping

1 cup + 2 tbsp all-purpose flour 144 g
1 cup brown sugar, packed 220 g
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 cups old-fashioned whole rolled oats 208 grams
1 cup salted butter cubed 226 grams

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Instructions

Prep: Preheat the oven to 350℉. Butter a 10-inch oven-safe skillet or similar size baking dish. Nonstick spray works too.
Slice Apples: Peel and slice your apples into 1/4" thick slices. If you want crisp tender apples, slice them a bit thicker.
5 medium apples
Make the Filling: Toss together all filling ingredients in the greased skillet. Be sure to get everything mixed up really well so there aren't clumps of sugar hiding in bottom. Set aside.
1/2 cup + 1 tbsp brown sugar , 1/4 cup granulated sugar , 3 tbsp all-purpose flour , 2 and 1/4 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1/4 tsp ground cloves, 1/8 tsp allspice, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract , 2 tbsp apple cider, 1 tbsp lemon juice
Make the Topping: In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and oats. Cut in the cold butter with a pastry cutter until you have little pea-sized pieces of butter and smaller throughout, coated in the flour. See photos above.
1 cup + 2 tbsp all-purpose flour , 1 cup brown sugar, packed, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp cinnamon, 2 cups old-fashioned whole rolled oats, 1 cup salted butter cubed
Assemble: Give the apple filling one more good stir, and then evenly pour the crisp topping over the top of the apples.
Bake: Bake for 55 to 63 minutes, or until the top is deeply golden brown and the filling is very bubbly and looks thickened. You can also stick a fork into the center of the crisp to check an apple piece - if you can pierce the apple easily, it's tender and done.
Serving + Storing: Serve warm with vanilla ice cream! Store leftovers in the fridge, covered, for up to 4 days.

Notes

Apples: I used three honeycrisp, one granny smith, and one golden delicious. Any combination of good baking apple varieties will work. Such as jonathan, gala, fuji, honeycrisp, golden delicious, or granny smith. Do not use soft apples like mcintosh as they will turn to mush when baked.

Apple Cider: Apple juice works in a pinch. Otherwise, use water. Do not use apple cider vinegar. This is vingar as the name implies.

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