This recipe is from my friend Marcel who passed away recently. She was awesome and I am grateful to have had her in my life. Her version of apple crisp includes both pecans and raisins and is absolutely delicious. I don’t always include them but either way this is the best apple crisp recipe we have ever tasted. You will love it too.

Ingredients for Our Favorite Apple Crisp

apples
quick oats
flour
brown sugar
cinnamon
nutmeg
cloves
butter
apple juice or cider
caramel sauce or caramels
pecans (optional)
raisins (optional)

How to Make Our Favorite Apple Crisp

Prepare a cake or baking pan (8×8 or 9×9) with butter or cooking spray. Set aside.

Thinly slice apples and sprinkle with a light dusting of cinnamon if desired.

In a large bowl combine oats, flour, brown sugar, nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon.

Once mixed, cut in the cold butter until crumbly.

Add pecans or walnuts, if using.

Press about one third of the oat mixture into your prepared pan, all across the bottom of it.

Top with half of the sliced apples, sprinkle in the raisins, if using, and half of the caramel sauce or caramels.

Add another third of the oat mixture, on top of the apples.

Next, layer the remaining apples, raisins, if using, remaining caramel sauce or caramels, and remaining oats.

Press mixture down with a cup or a plate. Pour 1/4 cup of the apple juice or cider all across the top of your apple crisp.

Bake.

Remove from the oven and serve warm with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream or more caramel sauce. Absolutely delicious.

We also love apples and make several apple dishes you might be interested in trying. I truly love them all and am excited to hear what you think!

Other Delicious Apple Recipes to Try

German Apple Pancake

Apple Pie Muffins

Crunchy Apple Bake

The Easiest Apple Tart

The Best Nutty Apple Cake

Ozark Pudding

Apple Pecan Bread

My Grandma’s Apple Pandowdy

The Best Apple Upside Down Cake

Our Favorite Caramel Apple Crisp

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword apple crisp, caramel, dessert, easy apple dessert, easy recipe

Ingredients

4 cups apples, granny smith or another tart apple, cored, peeled, thinly sliced or 4-5 apples
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 tsp cinnamon, ground + extra to sprinkle on apples if desired
1/2 tsp nutmeg, ground
1/4 tsp cloves
1/2 cup butter, cold, cubed
1 cup caramel sauce, store bought or 10-20 caramels, quartered
1/4 cup apple juice or cider
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
1/2 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped (optional)
butter or cooking spray

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Prepare a cake or baking pan (8x8 or 9x9) with butter or cooking spray. Set aside.
Peel, core and thinly slice apples.
Sprinkle apples with a light dusting of cinnamon if desired.
In a large bowl combine oats, flour, brown sugar, nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon.
Once mixed, cut in the cold butter until crumbly. Use two forks or your fingers to do it.
Add pecans, if using.
Press about one third of the oat mixture into your prepared pan, across the bottom of the pan.
Top with half of the sliced apples, sprinkle in the raisins, if using, and half of the caramels or caramel sauce or caramels.
Add oat mixture, layer the remaining apples, raisins, remaining caramel sauce or caramels, and remaining oats.
Press mixture down with a cup or a plate.
Pour 1/4 cup of the apple juice or cider all across the top of your apple crisp
Bake uncovered for 40 minutes or until your apples are tender.
The thinner the apples are sliced the better and quicker this will cook. Depending on my apples and the time of year this apple crisp may take 10 minutes longer to cook.
Remove from the oven and serve warm with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream or more caramel sauce.