Quick Apple Crisp

Free of dairy, eggs, soy, gluten, peanuts, and treenuts

It’s 7 p.m. on a Monday — you know what that means — it’s Bachelor Monday!

Alright, well maybe you aren’t a Bachelor fanatic (if you’re not, then honestly good for you), but either way, you know that feeling when you’re getting all set up to enjoy your show and want a fun snack to enjoy it with, but you don’t have enough time to bake a whole cake or even make a trip to the grocery store.

So what can you do?

Popcorn won’t cut it, this is an important episode. It requires an important snack. So here’s what you do: make a “Quick Apple Crisp.”

My Quick Apple Crisp only takes about 30 minutes total including prep and cook time, and its simple ingredients are all things you would have on hand, so no need to take a trip to the grocery store.

Ingredients:

Topping:

1/4 cup of oats
Tbs of brown sugar
1 tsp of cinnamon
Pinch of salt
2 Tbs of margarine (cut in)

Filling:

1 small apple
Handful of frozen or fresh raspberries (optional)
1 tbs of maple syrup
Sprinkle of pumpkin spice

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
Cut the apple into wedges and then slice horizontally
Mix topping and cut in the margarine
In a pot on medium-low, combine the apples, raspberries, maple syrup, and pumpkin spice. Cover and simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Pour the apple mixture into an 8 oz ramekin
Top with the crumble
Bake for 15-20 minutes in the oven

The secret to making it a “quick” crisp, is that you pre-cook the apples, so that the juices come out before baking it with the crumble on top.

This recipe makes a single serving amount and fits inside of an 8 oz Ramekin. If you don’t have a small baking dish to cook it in, have no fear. You know that aluminum foil you have in your cupboard? Take out the foil and cover the inside of a small bowl with it. Pour your apple mixture and crumble in there, and then when it’s time to bake, take the foil out (make sure it keeps its bowl shape), and bake inside the foil.

You’ll have to transfer it back into the bowl after it’s done baking, which can get a little messy, but it still works just fine.

Make sure to top with vanilla ice cream to make your night extra special!