Caramel Apple Crisp

A comforting and easy dish to throw together! A caramel apple crisp recipe that has swirls of caramel sauce running through it. This caramel apple crisp is the perfect dish to make this Fall. 

As Thanksgiving approaches, you might be looking for a great dessert to put on your table this holiday season. Ok, ok, I know pie is usually everyone’s go to and mine as well. But let’s not forget another apple dessert as American as ok well you know. Apple Crisp. Mmm, apple crisp. So much easier and just as satisfying if you ask me as pie.

But I mean apple crisp so been there done that right? So I figured why not thrown in some salted caramel sauce.

Salted caramel apple crisp.  Now we’re talking people. 

How To Make This Caramel Apple Crisp

Start by making your oat topping. In a mixing bowl mix together the oats, flour, cinnamon, salt, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Then stir in the melted butter. Super simple right?

Then combine your chopped apples, flour, sugar, and cinnamon. Then heat the apple mixture and cider in a saucepan for about 10 minutes in order to soften the apples and thicken the mixture. 

In a separate saucepan, melt the caramels and a tablespoon of water. You could also use storebought caramel sauce, or make your homemade caramel sauce! 

Then stir the caramel sauce into the apple mixture and spoon into your dish.

A couple tips about this salted caramel apple crisp recipe:

• I doubled the “crisp” part of the dessert. Once is nice, twice is better, right? The crisp topping is what we are all here for isn’t it? The reason you go back in for seconds. So to ensure there is enough topping to hold up to the apples I doubled the usually called for amount. It is a traditional crisp topping with oats (old fashioned kind please), brown sugar, cinnamon, and of course some melted butter.
• This apple filling actually gets cooked on the stove beforehand so that means it only needs to be in your oven for a quick 15 minutes. This dessert will be on your table in no time. I also cooked the filling with some fresh apple cider to amp up the delicious apple flavor.
• Let’s talk caramel. I decided traditional apple crisp is all well and good, but I decided to invite caramel to the party. I melted a few caramels before hand, but feel free to make your own caramel sauce. Adding caramel to this apple crisp just adds another dimension to this crisp, that seriously is going to probably make you hate me the next day at the gym. An extra workout is totally worth this dessert. Trust me.
• This makes a generous sized dessert, so you can either split it between two dishes (which is what I did) or simply combine it all in one 13×9 dish. No one is going away with a sweet tooth unsatisfied here.

So ok a dessert easier and just as delicious as apple pie with a caramel twist. Easy as pie. Well, even easier. Maybe the phrase should be easy as crisp.

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Caramel Apple Crisp

A traditional apple crisp with a swirl of caramel baked right in! Perfect for your Thanksgiving table!

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Servings 8 servings

Author Heather Perine

Ingredients

Topping

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 16 tablespoons butter melted

Filling

• 2 Tablespoons flour
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 6 cups of apples peeled, cored, halved, and cut into 1/2-inch thick wedges
• 1 cup apple cider
• 14-16 caramels unwrapped, and melted

Instructions

1. For the topping: Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 450 degrees. Line rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil. Combine flour, oats, sugar, cinnamon, brown sugar, and salt in bowl. Stir in butter until mixture is thoroughly moistened and crumbly. Set aside.
2. For the filling: Toss apples, sugar and cinnamon, and flour in bowl and set aside. In a large pot, combine, cider and apple mixture and heat over medium-low heat for 10 minutes until apples have softened. In a separate saucepan, combine caramels and 1 tablespoon of water. Stir until the caramels have melted all the way through. Stir into the apple mixture.
3. Spread the apple mixture into a 13x9 dish (or two separate smaller dishes). Crumble the topping over evenly. Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes. Cool slightly before enjoying. Eat with whipped cream, ice-cream, or just as is!

Recipe Notes

• I doubled the "crisp" part of the dessert. Once is nice, twice is better, right? The crisp topping is what we are all here for isn't it? The reason you go back in for seconds. So to ensure there is enough topping to hold up to the apples I doubled the usually called for amount. It is a traditional crisp topping with oats (old fashioned kind please), brown sugar, cinnamon, and of course some melted butter.
• This apple filling actually gets cooked on the stove beforehand so that means it only needs to be in your oven for a quick 15 minutes. This dessert will be on your table in no time. I also cooked the filling with some fresh apple cider to amp up the delicious apple flavor.
• Let's talk caramel. I decided traditional apple crisp is all well and good, but I decided to invite caramel to the party. I melted a few caramels before hand, but feel free to make your own caramel sauce. Adding caramel to this apple crisp just adds another dimension to this crisp, that seriously is going to probably make you hate me the next day at the gym. An extra workout is totally worth this dessert. Trust me.
• I used Cortland apples, which tend to be a on the sweeter side. If you prefer to have a tarter version you could try using half Granny smith and half Cortland apples.
• Adapted from Cook's Illustrated