Ultimate Apple Pecan Crisp

Submitted by carolinafan

"Adopted this apple crisp recipe. Source: "Fine Cooking" Thanks and compliments to the one and only Mean Chef."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 35mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• FOR THE FILLING

• 2 1⁄2 lbs apples, peeled, quartered, cored, and sliced to yield about 6 cups (about 6 medium, Granny Smith works well)
• 2 -3 tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

• FOR THE CRISP TOPPING

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 5 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄2 cup finely chopped nuts (I like pecans)
• 4 ounces unsalted butter, cut into small pieces and chilled

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. To make the filling--In a 9-inch pie pan that's 2 inches deep (or a similar baking pan), toss the apples with the sugar to taste, cinnamon, and flour.
3. To make the topping--In a medium bowl, mix together all the topping ingredients with your fingers or a pastry cutter until small pebbly pieces of butter are distributed throughout the mixture.
4. Sprinkle the entire mixture over the apples.
5. Bake until the topping is golden and the fruit is bubbling and tender, about 1 hour and 15 minute.
6. for a large crisp and 1 hour for individual crisps.
7. Cool slightly before serving.
8. You can make individual crisps by dividing the filling and topping among six ramekins or individual gratin dishes.
9. Serve with heavy cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
10. Serves six.

Reviews

[KitchenManiac]

I cannot describe how wonderful this was. why hasn't anyone tried this recipe!!! I made one large crisp, and it was done in 1 hour 5 minutes. Try this you won't regret it. Thanks Mean Chef!

 

[Ms Fondue]

I honestly did not enjoy this recipe, and I made it exactly as written. The only thing I could taste in the topping was flour. It really needed more brown sugar to make it sweeter and hide the flour taste. Even with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top, it was only mediocre.

 

[morgangeline]

This was super easy and the texture of the apples turned out perfect - I used 4 granny smith and 2 honeycrisp. I'm just amazed by how little effort it took for a great result! I tweaked the spices a little, using 1/2 tsp of cinnamon, a dash of nutmeg, and a dash of pumpkin pie spice. Whipped cream didn't hurt either!

 

[Jadea89]

I joined this site just to review this recipe! I've been wanting to try apple crisp for a while and all the recipes I've come across haven't appealed to me...I see 5 star recipes calling for oats and while I like eating oatmeal, can't imagine it tasting good baked with apples! This came up as #6 when googling apple crisp. I love the easy directions and decided to give it a try. I used 4 cups gala apples, 1 stick land-o-lakes butter, and chopped walnuts because that's what I had. I can't explain how good this was!! So delicious! This is the only apple crisp recipe I will ever use! Next time I will use 6 cups apples, with 4 cups I had more topping than apples with each bite. But still soo good!

 

[carole in orlando]

I just used the crisp topping and put it on a can of pie filling apples. I baked it for 60 minutes and it was absolutely delicious! Thanks to carolinafan and to Mean Chef. Carole in Orlando