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Cozy Small-Batch Apple Crisp for Two: Best Easy Dessert

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This small-batch apple crisp is the perfect dessert for two, featuring a warm, jammy apple filling and a buttery, crunchy oat topping. It’s quick, easy, and made with simple pantry ingredients.

Ingredients

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  • 2 medium apples (about 300g total), such as Honeycrisp or Granny Smith
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (25g)
  • 1 tablespoon light brown sugar (12g), packed
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour (8g)
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (25g)
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (30g)
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar (50g), packed
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (42g), cold and cut into small cubes
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Position a rack in the center of the oven.
  2. Peel, core, and dice the apples into 1/2-inch cubes. You should have about 2 cups.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine the diced apples with granulated sugar, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice, and salt. Stir until evenly coated. Let sit for 5 minutes.
  4. In a small bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Add the cold butter cubes. Using a pastry cutter, fork, or your fingertips, cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some pea-sized butter pieces remaining.
  5. Transfer the apple filling to a small baking dish (about 4 to 5 cups capacity), spreading into an even layer. Sprinkle the topping evenly over the apples, gently pressing it down with your fingers.
  6. Place the dish on a baking sheet to catch drips. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the filling is bubbly around the edges and the topping is deep golden brown. If the topping browns too quickly, tent loosely with foil for the last 10 minutes.
  7. Let the crisp rest for at least 10 minutes before serving to allow the filling to set.

Notes

For extra crunch, toast the oats at 350°F for 5-7 minutes before adding to the topping. Adjust sweetness based on apple variety: reduce sugar for sweet apples like Fuji, increase for tart apples like Granny Smith. Let the crisp rest for 10 minutes after baking to allow the filling to thicken.

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