Skillet Apple Crisp
An old fashioned apple crisp dessert made with orchard fresh apples with an oatmeal brown sugar topping baked in a cast iron skillet.
Servings: 8
Equipment
- cast iron skillet, measuring tools, apple peeler
Ingredients
apple filling
- 6 medium apples peeled, cored, and sliced
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
topping
- 3/4 cup quick cook oatmeal
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, light or dark
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
apple filling
- Place apple slices in a large bowl, sprinkle with lemon juice and stir until coated.
- Mix in granulated sugar and cinnamon.
- Butter a 10 inch cast iron skillet.
- Pour in apple mixture.
topping
- Add all topping ingredients to a large bowl. Cut or mash in butter until pea sized crumbles form.
- Spread topping evenly over apples.
- Bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 40 minutes until filling is bubbly and topping is brown.
- Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.
Notes
Use at least two different varieties of apples for better flavor. I picked up McIntosh and Gala from our local orchard stand.
Make sure the butter is good and cold before cutting or mashing it into the topping. I cube it before I start the rest of the prep work and stick it back in the refrigerator.
Whether you use light or dark brown sugar is simply a taste preference.
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