This delicious apple oat crisp pie dessert recipe uses less sugar and more oats for a dense and crunchy topping. It is served as a bottomless pie in a plate or bowl, complemented with cream, whipped cream, or ice cream, and lightly garnished with sprinkled ground cinnamon.
Preparation Details
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 5 Cortland apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup rolled oats
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ cup unsalted butter at room temperature, cut into cubes
Steps
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch pie plate.
- Fill pie plate with apples, creating a slight mound.
- Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or knife and fork until mixture is crumbly; sprinkle over apples.
- Bake in the preheated oven until apples are tender and bubbling and top is lightly golden brown, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool before slicing, about 15 minutes.
