An apple crumble is similar to an apple crisp and the terms are often used interchangeably. Serve this scrumptious apple crumble dessert warm or at room temperature with a scoop of ice cream or a dollop of whipped topping. It’s a great way to use fresh apples and a cinch to fix and bake.
How To Make Apple Crumble
- Preheat the oven and grease a 1 1/2-quart baking dish or spray it with cooking spray.
- Peel and core the apples—leave them unpeeled if you like—then slice them into thin wedges.
- Arrange the apple slices in the prepared baking dish and pour the water or juice over them. It’s best to arrange the slices by hand so you’ll have neat, uniform layers.
- Combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl, then cut in the butter until you have a crumbly mixture. You can use your fingers, fork, or pastry cutter for this step.
- Sprinkle the crumble over the apples in the baking dish.
- Bake it until the apples are tender, about 35 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
How To Serve Apple Crumble
Serve apple crumble warm or at room temperature with a scoop of ice cream, dollop of whipped cream or Cool Whip, or a syrup or sweet cream drizzle.
What Apples Should I Use?
I love Honeycrisp apples for baked desserts, and they work well in this apple crumble. You could use another variety, such as Braeburn, Pink Lady, Granny Smith, Jonagold, or Cortland. Any good baking apple will work beautifully in an apple crumble or crisp.
How To Store and Reheat Leftovers
- Cover cooled apple crumble or transfer leftovers to an airtight container. Refrigerate the dessert and enjoy it within 4 days.
- Reheat apple crumble in the microwave until warm, or transfer it to a baking dish, cover with foil, and heat it in a 350 F oven for about 20 to 25 minutes, until warm.
Apple Crumble Dessert
Apple desserts are always a hit; this apple crumble will make everyone happy.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Desserts, Apples
- Method: Bake
Ingredients
- 4 cups peeled, cored, sliced apples
- 1/4 cup water or apple juice
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup softened butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Butter a 1 1/2-quart baking dish.
- Peel and core the apples. Slice the apples into thin wedges.
- Arrange the sliced apples in the prepared baking dish.
- Pour the water over the apple slices.
- In a bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Cut the butter into the flour and sugar mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Sprinkle the crumble mixture over the sliced apples.
- Bake the apple crumble dessert for about 35 to 45 minutes, or until the apples are tender.
- Serve the apple crumble warm or at room temperature with ice cream or whipped topping.
