APPLE CRISP
An easy, traditional dessert where apples are tossed with brown sugar and cinnamon. Topped with a crisp, its a delighful dessert to enjoy with some ice cream, whipped cream or custard.
Ingredients
FOR THE CRISP LAYER:
- ¾ -1 cup rolled oats or quick oats
- ½ cup wheat flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 100 g butter
- ½ tsp cinnamon powder
FOR THE FILLING:
- 6 medium apples
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ¼ cup water or apple juice
- ½ cup raisins
- ¼ -⅓ cup brown sugar
- ¾ -1 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1 tbsp wheat flour
- some butter for brushing
Instructions
PREPARATION OF CRISP LAYER:
- Mix flour, oat, cinnamon powder and sugar together.
- Add butter and rub it into the mixture.
PREPARATION OF THE FILLING:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Brush a 8" X 8" tray or 8 ovenproof bowls with butter.
- You can leave the apples unpeeled if they are not waxed. Otherwise peel and core them. Slice or chop them into pieces.
- Immediately drizzle with lemon juice and mix so that they do not begin to turn brown.
- Add apple juice or water, sugar, raisins, flour and cinnamon powder. Mix well.
FOR INDIVIDUAL BOWLS:
- Arrange the bowls on a baking tray.
- Divide the filling equally and add to the greased bowls.
- Divide the crisp layer equally.
- Bake for 20 minutes or till the top layer is golden brown.
- Remove the baked crisp from the oven. Let it cool slightly.
- Top with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream or custard and serve.
BAKE IN A TRAY:
- Grease a 8" X 8" tray with butter.
- Add the filling and spread it out into an even layer.
- Sprinkle the crisp topping over the filling, evenly.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or till the top is golden brown.
- Remove the tray from the oven and let it cool slightly.
- Serve portions of apple crisp topped with ice cream, whipped cream or custard and serve.
Notes
- Add fresh berries instead of raisins.
- Adjust the amount of sugar according to your taste.
- Can use coconut sugar instead of brown sugar.
- Add nutmeg to the filling for a different flavour.
- To serve during a dinner party, put the crisp to bake as the guests arrive. It will be ready to serve by dessert time.
- Use leftover apple crisp the next day as breakfast. Top it with plain or Greek yogurt.