This crave-worthy Apple Cranberry Crisp combines the bright flavors of your favorite fall fruits underneath a perfectly toasted, buttery oat crisp topping, finished off with a cool scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream. It’s a simple, and festive dessert you can make when that after-dinner sweet-treat craving hits, and you have no time to waste.
I can confidently guarantee this Cranberry Apple Crisp will make you the most popular person at Thanksgiving or Christmas. Your guests will be scraping their bowls clean!
Reasons You’ll Love This
Fall Fruit Flavors – A fresh & bright apple and cranberry dessert helps break up all the rich, pumpkin-flavored goodies during the Fall.
Holiday Dessert – If you don’t want to spend hours on an apple pie, I highly recommend making this apple crisp with cranberries. It’s a similar, and just as delicious dessert for the holidays!
Easy to Make – It’s practically a dump and go recipe, you’ll be enjoying this dessert in no time!
Simple Ingredients – You probably have most if not all of these ingredients in your kitchen right now.
I am a sucker for any easy dessert. Be it a crisp, cobbler, slab pie or dump cake, I’ve probably made it in every flavor under the sun. That being said, this Apple Cranberry Crisp might be one of my favorite renditions of them all, and that’s saying something!
Ingredient Info
This is a discussion about the ingredients. For the actual recipe with amounts, please see the recipe below.
- Apples – I recommend using granny smith apples. Honey crisp or gala apples are also fine.
- Frozen Cranberries – Don’t defrost! You need them frozen for this recipe.
- Maple Syrup – Honey or agave is also an acceptable substitute.
- Oats – Rolled oats are best, but quick oats will also work.
- Pecans – Chop them up fine or leave them as big pieces depending on your preference. You can also sub this for walnuts.
- Butter – Make sure the butter is unsalted, cold and cut into cubes.
Step by Step Instructions
This is a discussion about the ingredients. For the actual recipe with amounts, please see the recipe below.
- Combine those apples, cranberries, maple syrup, lemon juice, cinnamon and nutmeg in a bowl then add it to the baking dish.
- In a separate bowl, combine oats, pecans, flour, sugar and salt then cut the cold butter into the mixture.
- Sprinkle the oat topping over the apples. Bake for 35-40 minutes until golden brown.
- Serve with vanilla ice cream and/or whipped cream. Enjoy!
Tips & Advice
Christi’s Kitchen Tips
All About Apples!
- If you prefer a tart apple crisp, use granny smith apples. If you want something a little sweeter, honey crisp is a great choice. If you want both, do a mix of both!
- Peeling the apples will give you a smoother texture, but it’s not necessary. You can leave the skin on for extra texture and fiber.
- If you don’t want to use fresh apples, you can use apple pie filling, but if you take that route, I wouldn’t add the maple syrup to the mixture at all. It would be too sweet.
Storage – Once it has cooled in the baking dish, store the remaining Apple Cranberry Crisp by covering the baking dish with a lid or with some foil, and keep it in the fridge for up to 4 days. To reheat, you can pop it back in the oven until warm, or heat up a serving in the microwave.
Equipment
For this Cranberry Apple Crisp you’ll need some or all of the following items!
FAQs
Crisps are traditionally made with a topping of oats and flour, crumbles are made with just flour.
This can happen for many reasons. The apple and cranberry mixture could have been too wet and absorbed the topping, it could be that not enough butter or sugar was added, or that the topping was made with butter that was too soft or warm.
Lemon juice helps keep the apples fresh once sliced and also helps draw out the juice and flavors from the cranberries and apples.
Recipes You’ll Love
If you enjoyed this Cranberry Apple Crisp, I hope you try a few more of these similar, festive recipes that will satisfy that sweet tooth, and give you that same comforting feeling. Check it out!
- Apple Crisp Recipe
- Apple Cobbler Recipe
- Apple Slab Pie
- Raspberry Crumble Cookies
- Easy Mixed Berry Crumble Bars
- Caramel Apple Crumble
- Apple Crumble
- Blackberry Cobbler
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Apple Cranberry Crisp
Ingredients
Apple Cranberry Filling Ingredients
- 4 medium granny smith apples peeled & sliced
- 1 1/2 cups frozen cranberries don't thaw
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Crisp Ingredients
- 3/4 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup pecans chopped
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter cold, cut into cubes
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×9 baking dish.
- In a bowl, add the apples, frozen cranberries, maple syrup, lemon juice, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir to combine. Pour the mixture in the prepared baking dish, set aside.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine the oats, pecans, flour, sugar and salt. Add the cold butter, and combine using a pastry cutter.
- Sprinkle the oat topping over the apple mixture evenly. Bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes, or until the apple mixture is bubbling and the crisp is golden brown on top.
- Scoop out a serving, and top with vanilla ice cream and/or whipped cream while the crisp is still warm. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Disclaimer
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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