Apple Crisp for a crowd
Four Saturdays out of the month, my daughter goes out with her GoCo church friends. Our church’s small groups are called Go Communities, GoCos for short. Molly’s group is called The Greenhouse. These people LOVE her. And they love her baking! In fact, they love her baking so much that they gave her one of their two KitchenAid Mixers this past Christmas! This past week they had a Nerf war and ate southern-ish food. Of course, Molly always takes dessert. She decided that since apple pie is southern food, she’d make apple crisp. This recipe makes a lot, so it is great for a crowd!
Apple Crisp
I’m not sure if I’ve ever had a better apple crisp than this one. Sorry, mom. Did you know that the first apple crisp recipe was posted in 1924 “Everybody’s Cook Book: A Comprehensive Manual of Home Cookery” by Isabel Ely Lord. Pretty cool, huh? Apple crisp recipes seem to vary from person to person, but they all pretty much take the same ingredients. Here is how Molly made this apple crisp for a crowd.
She peeled and sliced 10 Fuji apples and added 3 tablespoons of lemon juice and one cup of white sugar to them.
Then she made the topping with flour, brown sugar, white sugar cinnamon, salt, vanilla, old fashioned oats, and cold butter. Brown sugar was (and is) my favorite ingredient to add to recipes because it is so fun….like molding sand in a sandbox! The kids always used to have to take turns when we added brown sugar to a recipe. It’s like a toy! She mixed all of this with a pastry blender until it looks like the picture below. You can use your hands too.
Just layer the apples in a greased 9×13 pan and sprinkle the topping over the apples. Bake this at 375° for about 40 minutes. Your oven temperature might vary, so check it after 30 minutes. If you like your apples crispier, you won’t want to cook it as long.
Enjoy!
Delicious Apple Crisp
Ingredients
- 10 Fuji apples peeled and sliced
- 3 T. lemon juice
- 1 c. white sugar
- 1 3/4 c. flour
- 1 c. packed brown sugar
- 1/2 c. white sugar
- 1 1/2 t. cinnamon
- 1/2 t. salt
- 1 1/2 t. vanilla extract
- 3/4 c. old-fashioned oats
- 1 c. cold butter cut in chunks
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375 °
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Grease 9x13 pan
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Peel and slice the apples
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Add lemon juice and sugar to the apples and mix
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In a large bowl combine flour, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, salt, vanilla, oats, butter
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Mix with a pastry blender
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Place apples in 9x13 and sprinkle topping over the apples
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Bake 30-40 minutes.
That looks absolutely delicious! There’s nothing like a good apple crisp. It’s the classic dessert!
I agree! It’s great to take anywhere too.
Apple crisp is my favorite dessert. I love the flavor, I love the crispy texture, and I love how easy it is to make. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Me too! I could eat the topping by the spoonful.
Lol, I bet the nerf fight was awesome with all of you! I love my mother’s apple crisp; it’s so tasty.
Yes, they had a blast! Apple crisp is so good!
I’ll be right over for leftovers! Molly is so talented and loved. Thanks for sharing. Besos Sarah.
Yes, she is! Her friends are blessed to have her to bake for them!
Well, first off I’d like to say I think that entire group is AWESOME for having nerf guns (please tell me you have a nerf war?!) I do this with my kids and it would be SO much fun to get a crowd like that : )
Okay, now for the food… I love apple crisp! I’ve never actually tried to make it myself, but I’m going to try now that I have you recipe : )
Yes, they had a war lol! They had a lot of fun. Enjoy the recipe! The hardest part is slicing and peeling apples lol.
Oh my this sounds absolutely delicious I do love a good apple dessert so I need to give this recipe a try!
Apples are so good when they are baked!
This looks amazing, I would put a healthy scoop on top of some ice cream. I need to try this one out for sure.
And with caramel sauce!
Oh, that looks delish! And partly healthy–I mean, apples and oats . . . just sayin’!! Molly can bake for me anytime!
Exactly, what could be healthier?!!
What a delicious dessert idea and so easy too! I need a large warmed portion with a scoop of vanilla ice cream stat.
Yes! Ice cream is so good on apple crisp!
We love apple crisp in our house. I will have to get the ingredients I need to make this for dessert this weekend. I am sure it will be a hit.
I’m sure everyone will love it!
I have actually never had an apple crisp! This recipe looks so easy to make and so yummy!!
Oh, it is soooo good!
That apple crisp is PERFECTION! I absolutely love apple crisp and it is one of my favorite desserts! I will give your recipe a try. What a fun looking group too!
It is, and this one is amazing!
I love a good apple crisp and this recipe looks pretty easy!! I need to make this sometime soon!!
Once you get the apples done, the rest is easy-peasy!
Oh wow, this is so enticing and mouth-watering. Love to try this recipe soon. Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome! Enjoy it!
Gluten-free apple crisp recipe, perfect for the holidays! Apple Crisp is one of those recipes that most people probably have on hand. It was always one of my favorite fall desserts growing up.
Yes, it’ll be great for upcoming picnics!
There is nothing better than apple crisp with French vanilla ice cream–so yummy! And I love how easy it is so prep an apple crisp for entertaining.
Yes! I love how much this makes because it’s so great for a lot of people!
If I could fire up the oven now and start peeling apples, I would. You have made me so hungry at close to midnight for this delicious snack. Instead, I am bookmarking.
Don’t you love it when you get hungry at midnight? lol
Apple crisp is something I have not made in a while. We all love apple crisp and rhubarb with strawberry crisp. This recipe I am going to have to make for sure. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
I love rhubarb pie!
Apple Crisp for a Crowd – this warm delicious dish is sweet and tart… and perfect for a large family gathering, potluck or church gathering!
Yes, it is!
I love Apple Crisps! This looks amazing and now I’m suddenly craving for some. I can’t wait to try your recipe.
Enjoy it! It is the best!
Yum, this looks amazing! This is something I have to give a try. I can’t wait to make it. I love crisp recipes.
I do too! They’re so much easier than pies and just as tasty.
The first time I’ve had apple crisp was at my in-laws and it was so good. I haven’t prepared one yet here at home. I will soon! Thanks for the recipe.
You’re welcome! Enjoy it!
We definitely love apple pie here in the south and I can’t wait to try your daughter’s apple crisp. Her church group looks like so much fun and how cool that she was given a KitchenAid mixer. It’s my fave kitchen appliance.
They are great people! Her baking is always a hit!
Making apple crisp has always been a special treat around our house. We normally make this more often during the fall season when the apples are fresh off the tree. It works really well with when we make fresh homemade ice cream melting over the top.
Homemade ice cream is so good! I haven’t had any in years!
I’ve made Apple Crisp before. Mainly because it was easy. Thanks for sharing this recipe and now I want to make some. Looks so yummy. I guess you could use other fruit too?
I am sure you could experiment with other fruits! Some might get too mushy, but I want to try this one with rhubarb this summer.
This looks so good. I love a great apple crisp recipe!
Thanks!
I love apple crisp. Especially in the fall when we go to the mountains and pick fresh apples at a local orchard.
I do too! Fresh apples are so good!
It’s great that you have a wonderful church community. Thanks for sharing your delicious recipe. I’ll give it a try.
Yes, it is so nice for my daughter. These are some great people!
I love a good apple crisp, but have never made one myself. This recipe makes it look so easy, I’ll have to try it out!
It is easy! Enjoy it!
Oh this sounds so good! I love apples and putting them in a recipe like this is even better! Thanks for the idea to try out!
You’re welcome! Enjoy!
We love apple crisp around here. Just made some the other day. YUM!
Yum! It is so good!
Apple crisp is one of my favorite desserts as I get older and my taste changes away from the super sweet. It’s just so fresh and good!
And you can always use less crumbly stuff and it’s not as sweet!
The Apple crisps look irresistible and hold the promise of some great flavours. Would love to try it out when we have the next family gathering. I am sure it will be enjoyed by everyone.
I know they’d love it!
That looks delicious! Wish I was enjoying a bowl of that right now. I love apple crisp!
I could use some now too!
Oh wow, I never thought of preparing apple that way, looks so delicious. I would love to give this a try.
It is so good!
Been a long time since I made apple crisp. I am setting aside a whole Saturday to cook delicious comfort meals like this. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
That will be great!
You can never go wrong with a good apple crisp recipe. I was staring at the photos and can’t help but wish I had time to make a pan. I will get my ingredients ready and make this tomorrow. OMG, can’t wait for that first spoonful!
I know! I wish I had more!
I would have to substitute the apples for cherries, wonder how that would taste? 🙂
Oh that would be great!