Maple Cinnamon Apple Crisp pairs warm, perfectly spiced apples with a crispy maple and cinnamon oat crumble. This simple dessert is super easy to prepare, even on a weeknight! Yet, it is so delicious it will easily become a fall family tradition.
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Fall brings with it so many flavors reminiscent of the season, pumpkin and apple desserts high on the list. But this Maple Cinnamon Apple Crisp is a must in everyone’s recipe collection. Nothing tastes quite like fall than a warm apple crisp!
Once you try this Maple Cinnamon Apple Crisp, it will be the only one you will ever make!
Apple Crisp Reinvented!
This recipe elevates the classic apple crisp with a caramel sauce that coats the apples prior to baking them. Tossing the apples with butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar bakes into a caramel sauce that is an amazingly delicious contrast with the tart apples. Maple syrup brings together all of the warm fall flavors perfectly.
Tart apples work best in this recipe. I love taking my kids on an excursion to pick apples early in the season, when McIntosh and Gala apples are just ripening. We pick a few pounds of Gala to eat and McIntosh to bake with. Granny Smith, Golden Delicious or even Gala work well in this recipe.
I prefer to peel my apples prior to baking. The peels do not cook down well and impact the overall texture of the dessert.
This recipe is so easy to prep and bake, it will become a staple Autumn dessert in your house. All days should end with something sweet in my opinion!
This dessert is best served warm. Vanilla ice cream compliments the warm apple, cinnamon goodness perfectly for a dessert that tastes like fall.
I love the size of this recipe. It is perfectly portioned to be eaten within the first day or two. The crisp is only crispy for a couple of days, and no one wants a soggy dessert!
Maple Cinnamon Apple Crisp
Ingredients
Apple Filling
- 4 Cups Tart Apples Peeled and Sliced
- 3 TBSP Brown Sugar
- 2 TSBP Butter Melted
- 1 TBSP Maple Syrup
- 1 TSP Cinnamon
Maple Cinnamon Crunch Topping
- ⅔ Cups Brown Sugar
- ⅓ Cup Butter Melted
- ½ Cup Flour All-Purpose or Self-Rising
- ½ Cup Oats
- 2 TBSP Maple Syrup
- ½ TSP Nutmeg
- 1 TSP Cinnamon
Instructions
Apple Filling
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease a 9×9 baking pan and set aside.
- Peel and slice apples. Put apples into a large ziploc bag and set aside.
- In a bowl, combine 2 TBSP melted butter, 3 TBSP brown sugar, 1 TSP cinnamon, and 1 TBSP Maple syrup. Mix until combined.
- Pour mixture into the bag with the apples and toss until well coated.
- Dump apples and arrange in the prepared baking pan.
Maple Cinnamon Crunch Topping
- In a separate bowl, mix together remaining butter, brown sugar, oats, flour, spices and maple syrup. Mix until well combined.
- Spread mixture evenly over the top of the apples.
- Bake in the over for about 30 minutes until topping is golden and the apples are tender.
- Best served warm and topped with vanilla ice cream.
Eat well. Live fully. Have dessert.
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