This cozy apple crisp recipe with oats is a fall favorite, filled with warm, cinnamon-coated apples and a crunchy oat crumble. The best part? You can make it in the air fryer! With just a few simple ingredients, apples, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter, you get a comforting dessert that’s ready in minutes.
Apple Crisp with Oatmeal Crumb Topping
As apple crisp cooks, the whole kitchen fills with the scent of autumn, and it’s hard to resist. Perfect for a quick, sweet treat that’s ready in no time and sure to impress anyone around!
Making apple crisp with oats in my air fryer has become a fun and quick tradition! This recipe gives you soft, caramelized apples and a crispy, golden oat crumb topping in a fraction of the time it takes to bake in the oven.
I crave every fall a scrumptious apple crisp with crunchy oat crumbs. This recipe is all about the cozy taste of warm apples and cinnamon, that always wins me over.
Oat crumb topping add a nice crunch that makes this apple crisp even better. If you're looking for a cozy fall dessert, give this apple crisp a try, you might love it just as much as I do!
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⭐Why You'll Love This Apple Crumble Oatmeal Recipe
- Quick & Easy: Using the air fryer means you skip the full oven setup, making this a fast, cozy treat anytime.
- A Healthier Choice: With apples and rolled oats, you’re getting fiber and nutrients along with the sweetness, a bit more wholesome than most desserts.
- Perfect Texture: The crunchy oat-walnut topping pairs so well with the soft, warm apples, each bite has that perfect balance.
- Customizable: Switch up ingredients to suit your taste, try honey or maple syrup instead of brown sugar, or swap walnuts for almonds.
- Best Served Warm: Top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for all the flavors of apple pie without the extra work!
🧾Apple Crumble Oatmeal Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make this Apple Crumble Oatmeal:
For Apples Filling:
- Apples: I love using Pink Lady apples here. Their crisp, tangy flavor holds up well in baking, but Braeburn, Jonathan, or Granny Smith work great too if you prefer.
- Lemon Juice: A splash of fresh lemon juice brightens the apple filling and keeps the apples from browning.
- Water: Just a bit to help bring the filling together.
- Light Brown Sugar: Light brown sugar adds a rich, caramel-like sweetness to the apples. For a lighter option, swap with honey, maple syrup, or agave.
- Cinnamon: Adds warmth and depth, making the apple filling taste cozy and delicious.
- Salt: A pinch enhances all the flavors in the filling.
- Cornstarch: Helps thicken the apple mixture so it’s nice and gooey.
- Butter: Adds a touch of richness and brings everything together.
Topping:
- Rolled Oats: Traditional oats add that perfect crunch to the topping. If you’re skipping oats, try crushed almonds, pecans, or walnuts for a nutty crunch.
- Flour: All-purpose flour works well to keep the topping nice and crisp.
- Light Brown Sugar: Adds a touch of sweetness and a hint of caramel flavor.
- Walnuts: These add a warm, toasty flavor and great texture to the topping.
- Salt: A pinch brings out all the flavors.
- Cinnamon: Adds warmth and a hint of spice.
- Butter: Holds everything together and adds a rich, buttery taste.
- Vanilla Extract: Just a splash gives a lovely vanilla hint.
See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
👩🏻🍳How to Make Apple Crisp
These step-by-step instructions and photos will help you to visualize how to make this recipe. See the recipe card for a printable version of this recipe.
1. Peel, core and cut the apples into small pieces, and place them in a big bowl.
2. Combine apples, lemon juice, brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, pinch of salt, melted butter and water in a bowl until the apples are evenly coated.
3. Transfer the coated apples to the prepared ramekins and cover them tightly with aluminum foil.
4. Bake in the the air fryer or oven for 10 minutes.
5. Combine flour, rolled oats, chopped walnuts, cinnamon, salt, vanilla extract, melted butter and brown sugar in a bowl until the mixture becomes crumbly.
6. Take the ramekins out from the oven, remove the foil and stir the apple. Sprinkle the oat topping evenly over the apples.
7. Bake in the air fryer @ 350 F (175 C) for 10 minutes or until the apples are tender and the topping is golden and crispy.
8. Remove the apple crisp from the air fryer and let them rest for 5 minutes to cool slightly before serving, serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream.
📖Variations
- Apple Crumble: Similar to apple crisp, but with a simpler crumbly topping made from flour, sugar, butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Nutty Apple Crisp: Add a satisfying crunch by mixing in pecans, walnuts, or almonds with the topping.
- Spiced Apple Crisp: Try adding spices like nutmeg, cloves, or cardamom to bring warm, cozy flavors beyond just cinnamon.
- Mixed Fruit Crisp: Blend apples with pears, peaches, or berries for a fun mix of flavors and textures!
💭Tips for Success
Cut Apples Evenly: Keep apple pieces the same size, so they cook evenly. Small chunks are ideal for blending with the oat topping.
Add a Squeeze of Lemon: A bit of lemon juice keeps the apples fresh and enhances their flavor by balancing the sweetness.
Choose Rolled Oats for the Topping: Old-fashioned rolled oats make for a heartier, chewier crumble, perfect for that classic crisp texture.
Let It Cool Before Serving: Give the crisp 5–10 minutes to rest after baking. This allows the juices to settle and makes serving easier.
Storage: Store leftover apple crisps in an airtight container in the fridge.
❓Commonly Asked Questions
Apple crisp, a delectable dessert of juice, spiced apples topped with a crunchy streusel, is a symphony of flavors and textures. This irresistible topping, a harmonious blend of flour, butter, and sugar, is elevated with the addition of oats, nuts, and a medley of aromatic spices.
For this recipe, Granny Smith or Pin, Lady apples are ideal. These varieties hold their shape well when baked and offer a perfect balance of sweet and tart flavors. Other good options include Rome and Cortland baking apples.
Apple Crisp and Apple Crumble are similar desserts, but the main difference is in the topping. Apple Crisp has a crumbly oat topping, while Apple Crumble has a streusel-like topping made with flour, sugar, and butter.
🍎More Apple Recipes to Try!
If you love using apples when you are cooking, then check out the following recipes for inspiration:
- Easy Apple Crisp in Air Fryer
- Apple Fritters
- Apple Loaf Cake
- Applesauce
- Applesauce Cobbler
- Apple Pierogi
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📖 Recipe
Apple Crisp With Oatmeal Crumb Topping
Ingredients
Apples Filling
- 4 Apples
- 2 tablespoon Lemon Juice
- 2 teaspoon Water
- 2 tablespoon Light Brown Sugar
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon Salt
- 2 teaspoon Cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon Melted Butter
Topping
- 45 g Rolled Oats
- 60 g Flour
- 38 g Light Brown Sugar
- 28 g Chopped Walnuts
- ⅛ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- 60 g Melted Butter
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Brush the ramekins with oil.
- Remove the apple core.
- Peel the apple skin.
- Cut the apples into small pieces and place them in a big bowl.
- Combine apples, lemon juice, brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, pinch of salt, melted butter, and water in a bowl until the apples are evenly coated.
- Transfer the coated apples to the prepared ramekins and cover them tightly with aluminum foil.
- Preheat an air fryer to 350 F (175 C).
- Place the ramekins inside the air fryer and cook the apple crisp for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine flour, rolled oats, chopped walnuts, cinnamon, salt, vanilla extract, melted butter, and brown sugar in a bowl and mix with a spatula until the mixture becomes crumbly.
- Take the apple crisp out from the air fryer, remove the foil, and stir the apple.
- Put foil back and cook the apple crisp for 10 minutes at 350 F (175 C).
- Sprinkle the oat topping evenly over the apples.
- Set the air fryer to 350 F (175 C) and cook for 10 minutes or until the apples are tender and the topping is golden and crispy.
- Remove the apple crisp from the air fryer and let them rest for 5 minutes to cool slightly before serving.
- Serve warm, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered an estimate only. Actual nutritional content will vary based upon brands used, measuring methods, cooking method, portion sizes, and more.
Sandra says
This took me back to childhood, my mom used to make this in Autumn, and I can still vividly remember the aromas in the kitchen, thanks for the recipe.
Estefania says
Hi Sandra, Thanks for your comment, yes totally agree the aroma in the kitchen is just nostalgic.