Some desserts are meant to be impressive, and some are meant to be wonderfully easy. This warm apple crisp is the kind of recipe you can pull together with ingredients you probably already have—and the shortcut topping is so good!
Instead of measuring oats, flour, sugar, and spices, I used two packets of maple and brown sugar instant oatmeal. It creates a buttery, lightly crisp topping with all those cozy fall flavors already mixed in. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream while the apples are still warm, and no one needs to know how simple it was.
Easy Maple Brown Sugar Apple Crisp
Ingredients
● 3 apples, peeled and sliced
● 2 tablespoons butter, melted
● 1/2 cup brown sugar
● 2 packets Quaker Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal
● 2 tablespoons butter, softened
● Vanilla ice cream for serving, optional
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a small baking dish.
2. Toss the sliced apples with the melted butter and brown sugar until evenly coated.
3. Place the apple mixture in the prepared baking dish.
4. Combine the oatmeal packets with the softened butter, mixing until a crumble forms.
5. Sprinkle the oatmeal crumble evenly over the apples.
6. Bake for 30–35 minutes, or until the apples are tender and the topping is golden and bubbly.
7. Serve warm, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream if you like.
A Simple Shortcut Dessert
This is such an easy recipe to keep in your back pocket for a last-minute family dessert, a cozy fall evening, or when you have a few apples that need to be used. The maple brown sugar oatmeal does nearly all the work for the topping, but the finished crisp still tastes warm, buttery, and homemade.
Tips
● Use a firm baking apple such as Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, Fuji, or Pink Lady.
● Slice the apples fairly evenly so they soften at the same rate.
● If the topping begins to brown before the apples are tender, loosely cover the dish with foil for the remaining baking time.
● This recipe is best served warm, but leftovers can be refrigerated and reheated.