Apple Crisps are a classic, yet they're often dry or mushy with less than stellar topping. This Easy Apple Crisp is tender, juicy, yet holds its form. You'll love the ultra crispy topping.
2 ½lbsapples, recommend firm granny smith and honeycrisp apples, peeled and sliced into 1/2-inch thick pieces
Zest + Juice of 1 large lemon, a little under 1/4 cup juice
½cupbrown sugar, packed
2tspground cinnamon
½tspground nutmeg
¼tspground cloves
Optional: vanilla ice cream
Instructions
Butter a 8x8 baking dish. Preheat oven to 350F with rack on middle position.
In a bowl, combine all topping ingredients except butter. Stir to combine well. Using a pastry cutter, cut cold butter into the ingredients until mixture is crumbly, resembling wet sand with little clumps of butter still intact. (If your fingers are cool, it's easier to mix with clean hands.) Cover and chill while you prepare the filling.
In a large bowl, combine all filling ingredients and toss to incorporate. Pour into buttered baking dish. Scatter cold topping evenly over the apples.
Place baking dish on a large baking sheet. Bake uncovered for 45 minutes, check the topping, and cover loosely with foil if it's already browning. Continue baking another 15-20 minutes, or just until topping is nicely browned and edges are bubbling. Let cool to room temperature, to allow filling to thicken. Cover leftovers and store in fridge.
Notes
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