Easy Apple Butter Apple Crisp
This Easy Apple Butter Apple Crisp is made with softly spiced tender apples, apple butter and a crunchy oat topping. ย
Apple crisp is just one of those desserts that screams fall to me and I made it even more fallish by using apple butter and pecans. ย I love apple crisp for two reasons- 1) it’s a really easy dessert to make and 2) it smells heavenly coming out of the oven! ย Ok 3)ย it tastes phenomenal with a scoop of ice cream!!
Actually, it’s pretty darn hard to beat cold ice cream melting over a bowl of softy spiced apples with a crunchy oat topping. ย Are you drooling yet, because I am!!
I chose to peel my apples for this crisp but if you don’t mind the peeling go ahead and leave it on. ย Just be sure to slice your apples thin so the skin can cook and become soft. ย Also, feel free to leave out the pecans if it just isn’t your thing and if you don’t have a cast iron skillet no problem just bake in a 9×9 baking pan.
In other news, my two younger brothers started new chapters in their lives. ย My older/younger brother started his new jobย and my youngest brother started his first year of college yesterday! ย We are so happy for both of them and wish them the best of luck!!
Easy Apple Butter Apple Crisp
Ingredients
- 5 cups peeled and thinly sliced tart apples
- 1 cup apple butter
- 3/4 cup old fashioned oats
- 2/3 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2/3 cup cold butter cubed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 10 inch cast iron skillet, set aside.
- Spread sliced apples in prepared pan. Spread apple butter over the apples and set aside.
- In a medium bowl combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon. Using a pastry blender or two knives cut in the cold butter until coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over the top of the apple butter. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden and bubbly. Let stand 10-15 minutes before serving.