 Old Fashioned Apple Crisp from my Grandmother’s Recipe Box
Nothing makes a house feel more like a home than the smell of something baking in the oven! With a hint of fall in the air,  I spent the day in the kitchen filling my house with warm cinnamon and apple smell. I had the windows open and could hear the chickens peeping, the pigs snorting and an occasional moo from the cows. The butterflies were dancing from zinnia to zinnia in my garden drinking up the last of the nectar before frost takes it away until next year. It was a perfect day to pull out my old fashioned easy apple crisp recipe.
This apple crisp recipe is one of my family’s all-time favorites! It’s simple, easy and fail-proof!
Step by Step Instructions:
Aren’t green apples pretty? I always use tart apples in this recipe. The sour apples pair nicely with the sweetness of the brown sugar and cinnamon.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Wash, peel, and thinly slice 6 Granny Smith apples.
Add your sliced apples to an 8″x8″ or 11″x7″ ovenproof dish.
Don’t forget to add your apple peels to your compost pile or on our farm they get fed to the pigs or as treats to the cows.
Measure out: 1/2 cup flour, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1 cup quick oats, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, and cut in little pieces 1/2 cup of butter.
Add all ingredients to your favorite bowl. (My favorite bowls are a set of Hobnail Mixing Bowls my hubby got me last year for Christmas.)
Using a pastry blender mix everything together until it is crumb like.
Pour mixture over your sliced apples.
Place your dish in the oven and set the timer for 30 minutes.
While my apple crisp was baking I had time to finish my coffee and look for something to make for dinner. The first cookbook I always grab is my all-time favorite Mennonite Community Cookbook. The recipes are all made with things I normally stock in my pantry and are good wholesome old-fashion recipes.Â
 My house smelled heavenly!
I have to admit, I skipped lunch and choose to have warm old-fashioned apple crisp with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and drizzled with caramel sauce. No better way to spend a cool fall farm day!
Old Fashion Apple Crisp 2016-10-22 17:10:44 Serves 8 Straight from my Grandmother's Recipe Box
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Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
30 min
Total Time
45 min
Ingredients - 6 large Granny Smith apples
- 1 cup quick oats
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions - Peel and thinly slice apples and place in a 8"x8" or 11"x7" ovenproof dish.
- Add all ingredients to a separate bowl.
- Using a pastry blender combine until mixture is crumb like and pour over sliced apples.
- Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream and drizzled with caramel sauce.
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- 6 large Granny Smith apples
- 1 cup quick oats
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- Peel and thinly slice apples and place in a 8"x8" or 11"x7" ovenproof dish.
- Add all ingredients to a separate bowl.
- Using a pastry blender combine until mixture is crumb like and pour over sliced apples.
- Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream and drizzled with caramel sauce.
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Yum. This has “something I wish I had a bowl of RIGHT THIS MINUTE” written all over it! If I’m going to leave the land of chocolate, one of the places I might go is to apple land. 😉 Thank you for sharing this! Stopping by from Coffee & Conversation!
So, I am sitting by the fire on a cold and rainy morning and saw your recipe on the blog hop. I can’t think of anything I want more right now! Luckily I have some apples in the kitchen that are waiting to be used up. This will definitely be on the table after dinner tonight. Thanks for the inspiration. 🙂
I love the smell of Apple Crisp baking, and I especially get a kick out of using my own apples. I love simple, old-fashioned recipes like this.
Yum! I just love apple crisp. I can not wait to head out apple picking this weekend!!
I made a batch today and we are just waiting for it to cool enough to enjoy.
Your Apple Crisp looks delicious, I would love a serving right now. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday. Have a great weekend and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
PINNED! Sounds amazing!! YUMMY!
I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
HI! I’m stopping by from the link party! This is perfect! I just went to the Apple Festival and brought home a bushel of apples! Can’t wait to try this out!
I haven’t made apple crisp in many months now. And looking at yours with the ice cream and caramel sauce, now I’m ready for apple season to start!
I was looking for an Apple Crisp recipe over the weekend. Yours looks so good! Thanks for sharing! I will be trying it soon!
You’ll love it! It’s the perfect fall dessert.
How warm and cozy apple crisp makes one feel! I almost made one today but made applesauce cake instead. I hope you have a wonderful fall day…and enjoy the sweet sounds of your yard!
I’ve never made an applesauce cake…you must share your recipe!
Thank you for sharing on the Homestead Blog Hop! Love your page! 🙂
Congratulations! Your post was my feature pick at #ThursdayFavoriteThings this week. Visit me at https://www.marilynstreats.com on Wednesday evening and to see your feature and grab your badge! All hosts choose their own features so be sure to return to my blog. I invite you to leave more links to be shared and commented upon.
WooHoo…Thank you Marilyn!
It’s apple season, which means fall. I love apple crisp and the smell throughout the house while it’s baking. I will be pinning and using your recipe this fall and winter. Thanks for sharing on Sunday’s Best. Yum!
This looks so nice Tracy. Thank you for sharing this recipe at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week. I’m delighted to be featuring it at tonight’s party and pinning too!.
Hugs – Kerryanne
Thanks, Kerryanne I’ll go check it out!
I love apple crisp (or dutch apple pie), and this recipe looks so simple and tasty! Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!
Congratulations!
Your post is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week and we have pinned it to our Features Board. Thanks so much for sharing with us and have a safe weekend!
Come Back Soon,
Miz Helen
Thank you Miz I will check it out!
Just wanted you to know that I featured this today on my blog. Thank you for linking up to Create, Link Inspire party! Hope to see more inspiration from you this week!
Wonderful description of a perfect day! I can close my eyes and smell the apples and cinnamon and see the images of the chickens, pigs, and cows! Thank you for sharing at Party in Your PJs!