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Ina Garten Apple Crisp

Ina Garten apple crisp with thickly sliced apples baked until bubbling under a golden oat-and-butter crumble topping. The pea-clump mixture creates a crunchy, caramelized edge while the fruit stays tender.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

apple filling
  • 5 lb Macintosh or Braeburn apples Peel and thickly slice.
  • 1 tsp orange zest Grated.
  • 1 tsp lemon zest Grated.
  • 2 tbsp fresh orange juice
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 0.5 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
generous crumble topping
  • 1.5 cup all-purpose flour
  • 0.75 cup granulated sugar
  • 0.75 cup light brown sugar Packed.
  • 0.5 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup old-fashioned oats
  • 0.5 lb unsalted butter Cold, diced.

Equipment

  • 1 sheet pan
  • 1 oven

Method
 

Bake setup
  1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
Make the apple filling
  1. Toss the sliced apples with orange zest, lemon zest, orange juice, lemon juice, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg, then spread them in a 14x9x2 inch baking dish.
Make the oat-and-butter crumble
  1. Combine flour, both sugars, salt, and oats, then add the cold diced butter and work with your fingers until the mixture forms pea-sized clumps.
Assemble and bake
  1. Scatter the crumble topping over the apples, covering every inch generously.
Finish
  1. Bake for 55-60 minutes until the top is golden brown and the apples are tender and bubbling.
Serve
  1. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Notes

Pro tip: use cold butter straight from the fridge so the crumble stays clumpy and bakes up crisp. Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator up to 4 days and rewarm in the oven at 325F until hot; freeze baked crisp up to 2 months, then thaw overnight in the fridge and reheat. For a lighter version, replace half of the butter with cold coconut oil (same amount by weight) to keep the crumble texture closer to the original.