If you don't have an apple corer, just follow these instructions for peeling and coring your fruit. He makes a classic crisp and bakes into the center of eight cored apples. Ryan Scott's apple crisp is unconventionally cute. It comes together in about 10 or 15 minutes, only needs about 30 minutes in the oven and can serve up to 16 people. Making a crisp instead of an apple pie saves you the stress of making dough. If you need to put together a last-minute dessert, Matt Abdoo's apple crisp is the perfect solution. It's sweet, soft and crunchy, and the best part (aside from its 5-minute prep time) is that she uses on-hand ingredients like applesauce and granola for the topping. Sandra Lee's version might just manifest your thoughts into reality. Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream are my go-to topping choices! But if you want to be a bit healthier, this apple crisp is tasty enough to eat by itself.Sandra Lee's Applesauce Granola Crisp by Sandra LeeĬlose your eyes and dream about how your favorite apple crisp tastes. I usually eat my apple crisp straight out of the mug, but you could also spoon it into a bowl and top with your preferred fixings there. As with the mug cakes, this dessert will be HOT when it is done. (Also in case you are wondering, steel cut oats would not work for a crisp.) Old fashioned oats would not cook up quick enough. This means they, you guessed it, cook quicker! That’s what we want for this mug dessert. Quick cooking oats have been cut into smaller pieces, rolled thinner and steamed for longer than old fashioned oats. These are not the same as old fashioned oats. Be sure to stir them halfway through their cook time so that the spoon can help break them down and all of the apple bits can cook evenly. You want them to soft like the inside of an apple pie and smaller pieces lets the apples cook more quickly. The easiest way to do this is to not cut them into large pieces. For this recipe I prefer a wide mug vs a tall one. I recommend using a 15-oz mug because then your crisp as plenty of room to cook, even though it won’t rise like the mug cakes do. Some of those bear repeating here, and there are also a few tips specific to this apple crisp: This recipe follows many of the same rules as my mug cake recipes. I couldn’t be mad because well, they did show gumption right? Tips for Success If it’s midnight and you have the ingredients in your house, nothing is stopping you from making this apple crisp dessert at the spur of the moment! I once caught my 10-year-old eating one well past bedtime. Careful though: once you try this recipe – or any of my mug cake recipes for that matter – time and effort will no longer be a barrier when you want to indulge in something sweet. It comes together in minutes and is every bit as delicious.

It’s basically a miniaturized take on my apple crisp recipe. As in, I don’t want to wait for the oven to preheat and my apple crisp to bake. But you know what? Sometimes mama wants her apple crisp right now. That recipe remains my go-to when I want to dig into a warm bowl of soft cinnamon-spiced apples with a tender oat topping. I recently shared my favorite oven-baked apple crisp.

Easy apple crisp recipe