Mama's Best Apple Crisp
This apple crisp is the best! Crispy cinnamon topping and vanilla make this an unforgettable fall treat. Use tart baking apples like Macintosh or Cortland.
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 3/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 3/4 cups white wheat flour or all purpose
- 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter cut into pieces
- 6 medium/large apples cored, peeled and sliced
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- Optional: 1/4 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Butter or grease 8 X 8 X 2 baking dish or a 10" pie plate.
- Combine brown sugar, flour, both sugars, oats and cinnamon in a large bowl.
- Cut in butter 'til there are only small pea-size pieces.
- Place apples in a large bowl.
- Toss apples with 1/2 of butter/crumb mixture (about 1 3/4 cups).
- Place coated apples in prepared pan.
- Separately, mix orange juice and vanilla together.
- Pour over apples.
- Add chopped pecans to remaining crumb mixture and sprinkle over apples in pan.
- Bake at 325° 'til juices are bubbly and topping is dry, about 40 minutes.
- Serve warm with ice cream.