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Apple Crumble is a classic fall dessert that everyone loves! Soft, tender cinnamon apples are topped with a delicious buttery oat topping and baked until golden brown. Top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for the perfect autumn treat.
For more fall apple treats, try my Apple Spice Cake and Easy Homemade Apple Butter next.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Perfect Fall Dessert – Use up one of the best fall fruits for a delicious classic dessert.
- Quick and Easy To Make – This recipe is super simple to make, using basic ingredients that you probably already have on hand.
- Crumbly Oat Topping – One of the best parts of a crumble is the topping! This Apple Crumble recipe has a buttery, cinnamon-laced oat topping.
RECIPE WALK-THROUGH
How To Make Apple Crumble
See the recipe card below for full, detailed instructions
- Preheat your oven and prep your pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Peel and chop 2 pounds of granny smith apples and mix them with lemon juice to prevent browning, flour (for thickening), sugar, and cinnamon. Don’t let the apples sit too long without combining them with the other ingredients so they don’t brown.
- Pour the apple mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
- In another bowl, combine the ingredients for the topping – rolled oats, flour, brown sugar, and a pinch of salt. Use a pastry cutter to cut some cold butter into the mixture until it’s crumbly and resembles pea-sized lumps. No flour should be visible. Sprinkle the crumbled mixture over the apples in an even layer, then sprinkle a little cinnamon sugar over the top.
- Bake for about 45 minutes, or until the apple base is bubbling up and the topping is golden and crunchy. I like to rotate the pan halfway through to ensure the topping bakes evenly.
What Are the Best Apples for Apple Crumble?
I like to use Granny Smith apples for a perfectly sweet and tart dessert. You can also sub half of the Granny Smith for a sweeter variety of baking apples like Honeycrisp. Jonathons, Braeburn, and Winesap apples are also good choices. You could even use pears or stone fruits like peaches or plums!
Serving Suggestions
Serve warm Apple Crumble fresh out of the oven with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for one of the best fall desserts! Or drizzle it with caramel sauce and top with whipped cream.
Storage Tips
Make Ahead, Storage and Freezing
Leftovers: Store in the fridge, covered, for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge and warm in the oven before serving.
Freezing: Prepare the crumble through step 4 of the recipe card. Cover tightly with plastic wrap, then foil. Thaw overnight in the fridge, then bake as directed. If it begins to brown too much on top before the fruit layer is warmed through, cover loosely with foil.
Make Ahead: Prepare the crumble through step 4 of the recipe card. Cover with foil and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Take out fo the fridge 30 minutes before baking, then bake as directed.
Recipe Tips
- Dash of Nutmeg – Add another layer of flavor by adding a dash of nutmeg to the apples and the crumble topping.
- Slicing the Apples – Use even cuts when you slice the apples so they will cook and soften evenly.
- Even Baking – I like to rotate the pan halfway through to ensure the topping bakes evenly.
More Fruit Desserts
- Peach Crisp Recipe
- Snickerdoodle Apple Cobbler
- Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
- Triple Berry Sugar Cookie Cobbler
- Pineapple Cobbler
Apple Crumble
Ingredients
- 3 pounds Granny Smith apples cored, peeled, and diced into bite sized pieces
- 1 Lemon juiced
- 2 tablespoons All-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup Granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
Topping
- 1 ½ Old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup All-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Packed brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 8 tablespoons Butter
- 2 tablespoons Granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9×13 or 11×7 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine apples with lemon juice, flour, granulated sugar and ½ teaspoon cinnamon. Pour into the baking dish and spread evenly.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine rolled oats, flour, brown sugar and salt. Using a pastry cutter or your fingers, cut in the butter until small, pea-sized lumps form and no flour is visible. Sprinkle this mixture evenly over the apples.
- In a small dish, combine 2 tablespoons granulated sugar with 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Sprinkle over the top of the crumble.
- Bake in the prepared oven for 45 minutes, rotating a quarter turn about halfway through.
- Cool slightly before serving.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer Kristin Maxwell of “Yellow Bliss Road” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. For accurate calorie counts and other nutritional values, we recommend running the ingredients through your preferred online nutritional calculator. Calories and other nutritional values can vary depending on which brands were used.
Can this be frozen after putting the topping and then bake it when I need it?
I would bake it first, then freeze once cooled. Otherwise the topping could get soggy.
Looks so delicious and so easy to make! I love apple crumble!