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vanilla ice cream on top of apple crisp with oats

Apple Crumble Recipe with Oats

Delicious apple crumble recipe using fresh apples, tender baked with a crisp streusel topping. Serve warm and topped with vanilla ice cream!

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword apple, autumn, cobbler, crisp, crumble, Fall, oats
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 12
Author Kristen | Ella Claire & Co.

Ingredients

For the Filling:

  • 8 cups apples cored, peeled, and cut into cubes
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup all purpose flour

For the Crumble Topping:

  • 1¼ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup old fashioned oats
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • ⅔ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¾ cup salted butter cold, cut into small cubes

Instructions

Apple Filling

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.

  2. Peel, core, and chop apples, placing in a large mixing bowl. Lightly toss in lemon juice. Add cinnamon, flour and sugars, tossing until all of the apples are well coated. Dump apple mixture into a 13x9 inch baking pan and set aside while making the crumble topping.

Crumble Topping

  1. In a medium bowl, mix flour, sugars, oats, and cinnamon. Using a pastry cutter, mix in the butter until entire mixture is combined and crumbly. A shortcut for this step is to use your fingers to combine the mixture.

  2. Sprinkle the crumble topping evenly over the apple filling.

  3. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until the edges are lightly brown and bubbling. Serve warm with a dollup of vanilla ice cream.

Recipe Notes

  1. I prefer to use mostly Granny Smith apples with a few fuji, gala or Honeycrisp for added texture and flavor. 
  2. Be careful not to overcook the crumble so as not to have mushy apples.