Skillet Apple Crisp with Maple Syrup
This Skillet Apple Crisp is a simple, healthy fall dessert made with fresh apples, maple syrup, and warm spices. Topped with a crunchy oat mixture, it's baked in a cast iron skillet and served warm with vanilla ice cream. Perfect for cozy fall evenings!
Ingredients
Apple Crisp Filling
- 8 large apples or enough to fill a cast iron skillet 3/4 full
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- ⅔ cup maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon all spice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Apple Crisp Oat Topping
- ½ cup cold butter, sliced
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- 1 ¾ cup old fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 12-inch cast iron skillet with butter and set aside.
- Peel, core, and dice the apples into ½-inch chunks. Add the apples to the skillet, filling it about ¾ full.
- Add maple syrup and flour to the top of the apples in the skillet. Add cinnamon, allspice, and vanilla and stir well. Toss the apples in the sauce mixture until fully coated.
- Place the skillet in the oven and bake the apples for 20 minutes, allowing them to soften.
- While the apples bake, make the oat topping. In a mixing bowl, combine flour and cinnamon. Cut in the cold butter slices using a pastry cutter until the mixture becomes crumbly. Stir in the oats and maple syrup.
- Remove the skillet from the oven, and stir to re-coat them in the hot maple syrup mixture sprinkle the oat topping evenly over the apples. Bake for 30-40 minutes until the topping is golden brown and the apple filling bubbles around the edges.
- Allow the crisp to cool for 15-20 minutes before serving. Allowing the crisp to cool gives the sauce a chance to thicken as it cools. Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for the ultimate fall dessert.