Caramel-Apple Crisp

A delicious autumn dessert featuring tender caramelized apples topped with a buttery cinnamon-spiced crumble. Perfect when served warm with whipped cream.

8 servings

1 hr 30 min

Published October 4, 2025

Ingredients

•1¼ cups all purpose flour
•10 tablespoons sugar
•¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
•¼ teaspoon salt
•⅛ teaspoon ground allspice
•⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
•10 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter
•½ cup sugar
•¼ cup unsalted butter
•2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
•½ teaspoon salt
•6 whole Pippin or Golden Delicious apples
•1 serving whipped cream

Cooking Instructions

1.
Whisk first 6 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until small moist clumps form. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
10 min
2.
Preheat oven to 375°F. Stir sugar and butter in large skillet over medium heat until smooth sauce forms. Add lemon juice and cook, stirring, until caramel is deep brown, about 5 minutes. Mix in salt, then apples. Toss until apples are evenly coated, about 1 minute. Scrape apples and caramel into 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish; spread evenly. Sprinkle topping evenly over.
15 min
3.
Bake crisp until apples are tender, sauce is bubbling thickly, and topping is golden, about 50 minutes. Let crisp cool 15 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream.
65 min

Ingredients

•1¼ cups all purpose flour

•10 tablespoons sugar

•¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon

•¼ teaspoon salt

•⅛ teaspoon ground allspice

•⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg

•10 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter

•½ cup sugar

•¼ cup unsalted butter

•2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

•½ teaspoon salt

•6 whole Pippin or Golden Delicious apples

•1 serving whipped cream

Cooking Instructions

Whisk first 6 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until small moist clumps form. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.

10 min

Preheat oven to 375°F. Stir sugar and butter in large skillet over medium heat until smooth sauce forms. Add lemon juice and cook, stirring, until caramel is deep brown, about 5 minutes. Mix in salt, then apples. Toss until apples are evenly coated, about 1 minute. Scrape apples and caramel into 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish; spread evenly. Sprinkle topping evenly over.

15 min

Bake crisp until apples are tender, sauce is bubbling thickly, and topping is golden, about 50 minutes. Let crisp cool 15 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream.

65 min