Apple Crisp
with Cinnamon Pecan Crumble
- Tree Nuts
- Wheat
- Milk
Apple Crisp with Cinnamon Pecan Crumble
Ingredients
8 unit
Granny Smith Apple
1 unit
Lemon
2 ounce
Pecans
(Contains: Tree Nuts)
22 tablespoon
Flour
(Contains: Wheat)
¾ teaspoon
Cinnamon
Not included in your delivery
9 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
1.25 cup
Sugar
Nonstick Cooking Spray
Salt
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
PREP: Adjust rack to middle position and preheat oven to 375 degrees. Dice 9 TBSP butter into ½-inch pieces, then refrigerate to keep cold. Peel, core, and dice apples into ½-inch pieces. Zest and quarter lemon; squeeze 2 TBSP lemon juice into a large bowl. Roughly chop 2 oz pecans.
TOSS: Add apples, ½ cup sugar, and 2 TBSP flour to bowl with lemon juice; toss to combine. Add 2 tsp lemon zest; toss to combine.
COMBINE: Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray; transfer apple filling to prepared dish in an even layer. Wipe out bowl used for filling. In same bowl, combine 2 oz pecans, 1¼ cups flour, ¾ cup sugar, ¾ tsp cinnamon, and a pinch of salt. Stir to combine.
BLEND: Add diced butter and 1-2 tsp water to bowl with flour mixture. Using your hands, rub butter into flour until mixture reaches a sandy, crumbly texture and sticks together when squeezed. TIP: If mixture seems very dry, stir in 1-2 tsp more water.
BAKE: Evenly sprinkle topping mixture over apple filling (do not press into apples). Bake on middle rack until topping is golden brown and apples are tender, about 45 minutes. TIP: If topping browns too quickly, loosely tent baking dish with foil. Wash and dry bowl used for topping mixture and reuse for Fresh Cranberry Sauce.
FINISH: Let apple crisp cool slightly before serving (or before covering and refrigerating for later). We highly recommend serving with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream!
TO REHEAT: Bring apple crisp to room temperature. About 30 minutes before you’re ready for dessert, preheat oven to 425 degrees. Heat, uncovered, until warm, about 15 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes before serving.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the taste, though some found it too tart or lemony. Consider balancing with more sugar or cinnamon 🍎.
- Ease of prep: Peeling and dicing apples took time, but overall process was straightforward. An apple peeler/corer can speed things up.
- Suggestions: Try using brown sugar in the topping for richer flavor. Adding oats or dried cranberries can enhance texture and taste.
- Portions: Generous serving size; easily feeds 6-8 people or provides tasty leftovers for smaller groups.
- Texture: Some preferred chunkier apple pieces to avoid mushiness. Bake until topping is golden for best crispness.
Reviews from our home cooks
This turned out wonderful!! Loved it!! It was perfect!! Wish this would come out again. Have only seen this recipe one time, or this extra once. I love it and would definitely make it again. Plus it was so fun to make!! My mom was in town so we made it together and that was lovely. Was able to share it with my parents and family so that made it even better!
I used my automatic slicer/peeler for the apples, which made prep very easy. I added a couple of handfuls of dried cranberries to the apples. My husband asked for this as his birthday "cake".
Love this dish. Absolutely delicious. Great flavors and textures. I like the normal Hello Fresh recipe format that includes the amounts for the double recipe in parentheses.
Love how easy it is to make and follow the recipe. Prep took me a little but definitely one to keep for future!
This was a favorite. I substituted gf flour and almond flour to make this a gluten free dessert!
Kept it in the oven longer than suggested in the recipe. Needed to allow the crisp to brown more on top. The apples baked down to almost an applesauce consistency. Overall very good choice.
Really good! The lemon zest really takes this to another level.
Will make this again but add more spices, craisins, and oatmeal. Easily serves 6-8 people.
The apples were very tart, I added more brown sugar to even out the tartness.
Oh my this is delicious!! So easy to make and doesn't take much time at all. One of my new favorite recipes for dessert and everyone else seems to agree. Definitely a new favorite for us all!
