Name: Salted Caramel Apple Crisp
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 65 min
Ingredients: 6 Granny Smith apples (peeled and thickly sliced); 2 tbsp granulated sugar; 2 tsp ground cinnamon (divided); 1 cup brown sugar; 3/4 cup old fashioned oats; 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup salted butter (melted); 3 tbsp salted caramel sauce; 1/2 tsp flake salt (optional)

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This salted caramel apple crisp is a decadent version of the original we love so much. It’s great with a scoop of ice cream on top.

When fall descends upon us and all the apples start to be picked, that’s when this salted caramel apple crisp recipe gets brought out. It’s one of my favorite things to eat when the weather cools. It made it onto our list of 41 delicious Thanksgiving desserts.

I’ve tried so many different apple crisp recipes. At some point, they all seem to blur together. Until I worked out this version, I never had one go-to recipe. I’d just use whatever recipe I found on Google that day.

Now I never make other versions. It’s mostly because once you add caramel and salt to this recipe, it’s the only one you want.

Ingredients

This recipe is very easy to make and only has 9 ingredients. The most important is the apples. You’ll also need:

Sugar
Brown sugar
Cinnamon
Butter
Oats
Flour
Salted caramel sauce
(Optional) Flake salt

What Apples to Use?

Since there is a lot of sugar in this dessert, you don’t need to add sweet apples to the mix. In fact, the more tart the apple, the better. It adds a much needed acid that helps cut through the decadent caramel sauce.

Granny Smith apples are my favorite to use in this recipe. They offer the perfect balance or tartness and firmness. They won’t break down under the heat, so they have enough bite.

Red delicious and gala apples, which are two of the easiest to find, don’t do particularly well in this recipe. They tend to disintegrate under the heat and become too mushy. Honeycrisp apples are too sweet and the crunch doesn’t stick around after baked.

Other apples you can use in this recipe are Golden Delicious and Pink Lady. If you want to get creative, use a combination of apples for a variety of flavors and textures in your crisp

How to Make Apple Crisp

First, set your oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare an 8×8″ baking dish by lightly spraying it with cooking oil.

Start by peeling and coring the apples. Then cut them into chunks. I usually use small to medium apples, so I’ll cut them into halves, then make 4 slices and half those, for 8 pieces.

The size you want to end up with is about the size of one bite. If the apple chunk is too big for one bite, cut it into two. You don’t want them to be too small either, or they’ll just melt away once cooked.

Mix the apples with the granulated sugar and half the cinnamon in a mixing bowl. Then add that mixture to the baking dish.

Using the same mixing bowl, combine the remaining cinnamon, brown sugar, oats, flour and softened butter. Stir it up until it forms a crumble.

A note about the butter: it’s best not to completely melt it. Just soften it so you’re able to work it into the mixture. This will lead to a crumble, rather than a spread.

Add the crumble evenly over the top of the apples.

The last step is to drizzle on the salted caramel sauce. If your caramel sauce comes in a squeeze contain, just drizzle it along the top. If it’s in a jar, use a spoon to drizzle it. There’s no need to stir it in.

Bake the dish for 40-50 minutes until it’s nice and bubbly and browned on top.

I like to add a tiny bit of flake salt to each serving. The large flakes of salt are a great garnish and give just a little bit of extra flavoring, elevating the sweetness of the apples.

This fall dessert is one of our favorites. If you are looking for more fall flavors you might try this no bake pumpkin cheesecake mousse dessert or these caramel apple cupcakes. Both will delight!

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