Amazing Apple Crisp Recipes To Make Any Season

Jennifer Davick

Apple crisp recipes are some of the easiest desserts to make, but that doesn’t mean they lack any flavor. Apple crisps come in a variety of forms, and with these amazing recipes, you’ll see the crisp like never before. Whether you make an old-fashioned apple crisp, an apple crisp pie, apple crisp cookie cups, or an apple crisp galette, there’s a golden rule to most (if not all) warm, crumbly desserts: They are best served with a scoop of homemade vanilla ice cream. With summery recipes like rhubarb apple crisp and holiday-ready recipes like cranberry apple crisp, these ideas are delicious any season. Many of these treats are made with pantry ingredients you already have, and with super quick and slow cooker recipes, there’s an apple crisp to fit any schedule. The next time you get a sweet tooth, an apple crisp recipe is the easiest way to satisfy it.

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Sautéed Apple Crisp

Greg DuPree

Recipe: Sautéed Apple Crisp

This 10-minute dessert is made with pantry staples, so you can whip up a fresh dessert on the fly.

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Apple and Pear Crisp

Jennifer Davick

Recipe: Apple and Pear Crisp

Let your slow cooker take care of dessert with this recipe that’s easy as pie (technically, it’s much easier).

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Apple Crisp Pizza

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Recipe: Apple Crisp Pizza

We’ll take pizza in any form, including a crumbly, caramel-y, apple crisp one.

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Rhubarb Apple Crisp

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Recipe: Rhubarb Apple Crisp

It’s rhubarb season, so take advantage! Stock up on fresh apples and rhubarb at the farmers’ market and make this gorgeous dessert.

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Caramel Apple Crisp Bars

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Recipe: Caramel Apple Crisp Bars

These bars will hit the spot when you’re having a sweet and salty craving mid-afternoon.

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Graham Cracker Apple Crisp

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Recipe: Graham Cracker Apple Crisp

The kids will love this simple dessert that uses one of their favorite snacks as an ingredient.

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Apple Crisp Ice Cream

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Recipe: Apple Crisp Ice Cream

This decadent ice cream combines homemade vanilla bean custard, roasted apple butter, and a crispy oat mixture for amazing texture and flavor.

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Slow Cooker Apple Crisp

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Recipe: Slow Cooker Apple Crisp

The trick to keeping an apple crisp actually crispy in the slow cooker? Layer a kitchen towel or a couple of paper towels on the slow cooker before placing the lid on top to soak up condensation from the lid.

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Apple Crisp Pancakes with Maple Apple Compote and Cinnamon Oat Streusel

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Recipe: Apple Crisp Pancakes with Maple Apple Compote and Cinnamon Oat Streusel

If you’re always ordering on the sweet side at brunch, you have to try this recipe for an indulgent weekend recipe.

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Apple Blackberry Crisp

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Recipe: Apple Blackberry Crisp

With tart blackberries and sweet apples, sugar, and cinnamon, this recipe is perfectly balanced.

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Skillet Bacon Apple Crisp with Salted Bourbon Caramel

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Recipe: Skillet Bacon Apple Crisp with Salted Bourbon Caramel

Nothing has ever tasted worse after adding bacon, especially a sweet dessert that needs a little salt and smoke.

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Walnut Apple Crisp

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Recipe: Walnut Apple Crisp

This walnut version of apple crisp is on the lighter side, so you can enjoy a little sweetness with no guilt.

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Apple Crisp Shortbread Bars

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Recipe: Apple Crisp Shortbread Bars

These bars basically taste like pie, but they’re more portable for bringing to potlucks and gatherings.

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Apple Crisp Cheese Danish

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Recipe: Apple Crisp Cheese Danish

This incredible invention of a recipe combines apple crisp texture and flavor with a soft cream cheese filling.

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Apple Crisp Cookie Cups

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Recipe: Apple Crisp Cookie Cups

These bite-size cookie cups are basically mini apple pies, but they’re so much easier to make.

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Apple Pecan Crisp

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Recipe: Apple Pecan Crisp

There are plenty of Southern desserts that could benefit from a few crunchy pecans, and this apple crisp is one of them.

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Apple Crisp Granola

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Recipe: Apple Crisp Granola

If you eat plain Greek yogurt for breakfast, you know it needs a little something sweet to offset its tang, but store-bought granola is crazy expensive. Here’s your lifesaver.

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Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp

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Recipe: Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp

This seven-ingredient recipe keeps it simple but tastes amazing. Plus, you probably have most of the ingredients on-hand already.

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Apple Crisp Crumb Cake

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Recipe: Apple Crisp Crumb Cake

This beautiful cake starts with a layer of buttermilk cake and finishes with a sweet crumble. Looks just right for afternoon tea on the porch, don’t you think?

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Salted Caramel Apple Crisp

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Recipe: Salted Caramel Apple Crisp

If you love all things salted caramel, you’ll need to make an extra batch of the easy homemade salted caramel sauce in this recipe.

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Paleo Apple Pecan Coconut Crisp

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Recipe: Paleo Apple Pecan Coconut Crisp

If you have a lot of diet boxes to check but you’re craving something sweet, this dessert is paleo, vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free. We know that’s a mouthful, but you won’t realize any of it when you have a literal mouth full of this deliciously crunchy dessert.

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Baked Maple Glazed Apple Crisp Doughnuts

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Recipe: Baked Maple Glazed Apple Crisp Doughnuts

Yes, you can make amazing doughnuts at home, and yes, they can be topped with crumbly streusel and maple glaze. And yes, you should.

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Gluten-Free Apple Crisp

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Recipe: Gluten-Free Apple Crisp

Gluten free has never tasted so good as this equal parts gooey and crunchy dessert.

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Apple Crisp Stuffed Baked Apples

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Recipe: Apple Crisp Stuffed Baked Apples

This easy dessert comes complete with pretty presentation and easy serving, which makes it a dinner party winner.

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Easy Skillet Apple Crisp

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Recipe: Easy Skillet Apple Crisp

Your skillet as never let you down before, so it’s definitely not going to stop at apple crisp.

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Caramel Apple Crisp Pie

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Recipe: Caramel Apple Crisp Pie

This dessert has the texture of apple crisp but the comfort of apple pie, so it’s basically perfect.

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Apple Crisp Muffins

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Recipe: Apple Crisp Muffins

Make a batch of these muffins on Sunday and take a delicious homemade breakfast or snack on the go throughout the week.

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Cranberry Apple Crisp with Oatmeal Ginger Snap Topping

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Recipe: Cranberry Apple Crisp with Oatmeal Ginger Snap Topping

This recipe is bursting with classic holiday flavors, but we’ll make it any time of year.

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Healthy Apple Crisp

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Recipe: Healthy Apple Crisp

Okay so not no-sugar healthy (where’s the fun in that?), but all-natural sources of sugar and simple ingredients healthy, which is definitely better than store-bought dessert.

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Easy Apple Crisp Galette

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Recipe: Easy Apple Crisp Galette

You’d never guess this beautiful creation only takes six ingredients and 10 minutes of hands-on time.

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Caramel Apple Crisp Mini Cheesecakes

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Recipe: Caramel Apple Crisp Mini Cheesecakes

These mini cheesecakes are perfectly portable for any occasion.

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The Best Apple Crisp

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Recipe: The Best Apple Crisp

Even though you’ll be ready to eat it straight from the oven, allow the crisp time to cool so it can set and thicken a bit. The payoff is worth it!

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Sautéed Apple Crisp

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Apple and Pear Crisp

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Apple Crisp Pizza

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Rhubarb Apple Crisp

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Caramel Apple Crisp Bars

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Graham Cracker Apple Crisp

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Apple Crisp Ice Cream

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Slow Cooker Apple Crisp

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Apple Crisp Pancakes with Maple Apple Compote and Cinnamon Oat Streusel

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Apple Blackberry Crisp

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Skillet Bacon Apple Crisp with Salted Bourbon Caramel

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Walnut Apple Crisp

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Apple Crisp Shortbread Bars

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Apple Crisp Cheese Danish

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Apple Crisp Cookie Cups

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Apple Pecan Crisp

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Apple Crisp Granola

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Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp

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Apple Crisp Crumb Cake

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Salted Caramel Apple Crisp

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Paleo Apple Pecan Coconut Crisp

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Baked Maple Glazed Apple Crisp Doughnuts

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Gluten-Free Apple Crisp

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Apple Crisp Stuffed Baked Apples

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Easy Skillet Apple Crisp

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Caramel Apple Crisp Pie