Caramelized apples, warm spices and a crispy oat topping makes this skillet apple crisp a crowd favorite.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 6to 8
Author Pam - For the Love of Cooking / Original by America's Test Kitchen
Equipment
Baking Sheet
12-inch Cast Iron Skillet
Ingredients
Oat Topping:
¾cupold-fashioned rolled outsyou can also use quick cooking oats
¾cupflour
¾cuppecanschopped fine
½cuplight brown sugar
¼cupwhite sugar
½tspground cinnamon
½tsptable salt
8tbspunsalted butter, melted
Apple Filling:
3lbshoneycrisp or golden delicious applespeeled, cored, halved, and cut into 1/2-inch-thick pieces (6-7 apples) (ATK says not to use Granny Smith apples for this recipe)
¼cupwhite sugar
½tspground cinnamon
1cupapple cider
2tspfresh lemon juice
2tbspunsalted butter
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil.
Make the oat topping by combining the oats, flour, pecans, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl; mix well. Drizzle in the melted butter and mix until the mixture is thoroughly moistened and crumbly; set aside until needed.
Toss the apples, sugar, and cinnamon together in a bowl until evenly coated; set aside until needed. Side Note: ATK says not to use Granny Smith apples for this recipe.
Cook the apple cider in a 12-inch cast iron skillet over medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes, until reduced to 1/2 cup. Transfer the reduced apple cider into a bowl and stir in the lemon juice; set aside until needed.
Cook the apples by heating the butter in the now empty 12-inch cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add the apples and cook, stirring occasionally, for 12-14 minutes, until softened a bit. Side Note: Do not fully cook the apples, they will finish cooking in the oven.
Place the cast iron skillet on the prepared baking sheet.
Pour the reduced apple cider on the apples and stir to evenly coat them.
Sprinkle clumps of the oat topping evenly over the apples.
Bake the apple crisp in the oven for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown.
Set the cast iron skillet on a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes before serving with ice cream, whipped cream, or as is. Enjoy.