What are the best apples for apple crisp?

The best apples for apple crisp are either tart or sweet-tart in flavor to pair with the brown sugar topping. They also should have a crisp texture, so they can hold their shape when baked. Sweet apples, with a soft and mealy texture, do not provide the sweet-tart contrast with the apple crisp topping and breakdown while baking, yielding a mushy dessert. Tart Baking Apples: Granny Smith and Northern Spy Sweet-Tart Apples: Braeburn, Golden Delicious, Honeycrisp, McIntosh, Pink Lady Apples to Avoid for Apple Crisp: Red Delicious, Gala, McIntosh

What is the difference between apple crisp and apple crumble?

Crisps and crumbles are very close to being the same dessert. They both are baked desserts that have a crumbly pastry mixture topping and luscious fruit underneath. The difference is the topping on a crisp will bake with a crisp texture, while a crumble topping bakes up with a softer texture, more like a soft cookie. Many times, a crisp will contain oats, but it doesn’t have to.

How can I keep apple crisp from getting soggy?

The moisture in apples will continue to transfer to the topping as it sits, so the best way to prevent the topping from becoming soggy is to serve the apple crisp right after it is baked. Just give it a chance to cool a little first.

Apple Crisp

Name: Apple Crisp
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 4 medium tart cooking apples (about 1 1/2 lb); 3/4 cup packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup Gold Medal™ All Purpose Flour; 1/2 cup quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats; 1/3 cup salted butter, softened; 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; Vanilla ice cream or cream

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Prep Time 20 min
Total 50 min
Servings 6
Ingredients 8

Ingredients

4 medium tart cooking apples (about 1 1/2 lb)

Topping

3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup Gold Medal™ All Purpose Flour
1/2 cup quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats
1/3 cup salted butter, softened
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Serve with, if desired

Vanilla ice cream or cream

Instructions

Step
1

Heat oven to 375°F. Grease bottom and sides of 8-inch square baking pan or glass baking dish (2-quart) with shortening.
Step
2

Wash and peel the apples with a vegetable peeler, if desired. Core and then cut apples lengthwise into 1/2-inch slices (about 4 cups total). Place apples in an even layer in baking pan.
Step
3

In medium bowl, mix the topping ingredients with a pastry blender or fork until resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle topping over apples.
Step
4

Bake about 30 minutes or until topping is golden brown and apples are tender when pierced with a fork. Serve warm with ice cream.

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Apple Crisp

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Serving Size: 1 Serving

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