Who can resist a freshly baked apple crisp? If you can see from the picture above, my 17 month old son Eli sure couldn’t. As I was arranging the food on the table to take pictures of one of my favorite Fall desserts, I briefly walked to a different room to grab my camera. When I returned, guess who I found picking away at my cranberry apple crisp!?! BUSTED! Honestly it was the funniest and sweetest Kodak moment. I started laughing and started taking pictures of the whole thing. Who could blame the little guy because what is Fall without a great recipe for apple crisp?
Earlier this week my friend Jen had tweeted about making a cranberry apple crisp with dried cranberries. I mentioned to her that I’ve used canned cranberries with great success. Twelve years ago a friend taught me how to make a cranberry apple crisp using a can of cranberry sauce and since then it has become one of my “Go-To” desserts. Every time I make one it’s always a hit at family gatherings. Now days instead of a can of cranberries, I use fresh cranberries which have been reduced with orange juice and sugar. The end result is a wonderful dessert worthy of any friends and family get together. Enjoy!
Cranberry Apple Crisp Recipe
INGREDIENTS
1-12oz bag of fresh cranberries, washed
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup orange juice
5-6 large Granny Smith apples – cored, peeled, and cut into 1/4”-1/2” slices.
1 stick butter, cut into small pea sized cubes
3/4 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon cinnamon
*optional 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
*optional vanilla ice cream to make it a la mode
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In large sauté pan or pot add cranberries, orange juice, and sugar. Stir everything and cook on medium-high heat for approximately 15 minutes until the cranberries have reduced to a thick sauce consistency. Turn off heat and add sliced apples to the pan and mix everything until all the apple slices have been coated with cranberry sauce. Pour the apple cranberry mixture into a greased 9×13 baking pan. Set aside. In a small bowl combine butter, flour, oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Work the mixture with your fingers until it resembles a coarse meal. Sprinkle and distribute the mixture over the baking pan evenly. Bake for 45 minutes. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream while warm. Enjoy!
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I made this recipe using some of my friend’s Arkansas Black apples from her orchard (they hold up well when used in cooking). I also stirred in some frozen blackberries, along with the cranberry mixture…..this added an even deeper, richer flavor. Walnuts in the crumble topping gave it lots of crunch. All in all, it was a hit on Thanksgiving …so much so, that nobody wanted any pumpkin pie! Thank you for this delicious recipe….a keeper! I’m glad I found it!
Thanks for the super yummy, super easy crisp recipe! And for that adorable baby picture! Too cute.
I added orange zest to the apple mixture (once off heat) for an extra citrus punch. I, too, like the previous commenter, love mine with lots of “crisp”, so I went as far as doubling that part of the recipe. I wasn’t sure I was going to put it all on when I doubled it, but the cran-apple mixture was begging for it all, so I sprinkled the entire thing, and in the end, was very glad I did. Thanks!
I first stumbled upon Alice’s blog yesterday, made her Cranberry Apple Crisp last night and brought in to work today. Rave reviews from everyone who tried it – it disappeared quickly! One note, though: my topping was lumpier than the photos indicate, and so didn’t “sprinkle” adequately to cover the top of the dish (a 9×13 baking dish.) I’m thinking that my mistake was in not taking care to cut the butter into the small, pea-sized cubes as the recipe directed. I’ll be more precise next time. I might even increase the amount of the topping because I like extra “crisp” with my crisp. 🙂 Regardless, the dish was a huge hit and I will definitely make this again. Thanks, Alice!
I just made this. It’s very good! I’ll be making four of them next week to send to work with my husband. The guys at his work are the TRUE test. If they love it, then you’ve got a winner! Thank you!
What beautiful photos, Alice. Love the up-close cranberry shots. this looks incredible. We’re going apple picking soon, so I think your recipe is in my near future 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Just surfed into your blog from the pioneer woman. I also am a native of Seattle. 🙂 well Maple Valley actually. I love your recipes that I have seen so far. yum.
What a lovely autumnly dessert!! I love cranberries & i so love apples!!
Pure indulgence!!
I would love to have a big bowl of that with a scoop of vanilla ice cream please!
I never thought to add cranberries to apple crisp. My dad would love this (he’s a little cranberry obsessed around the holidays). I’m bookmarking this for Christmas right now – thanks!
This is so cute – I love the picture of Eli. My daughter would dig right into this, too! Yum!
I LOVE the picture of your son! This dessert is one of my favorite combos.
Oh my gosh. I love this picture! Your son is adorable and the recipe sounds delish!
I don’t know what is more priceless here, the photo or the recipe. That baby is so sweet, I just want to eat him! I love apple crisp, but I can only imagine how delicious it is with cranberries.
Perfect fall dish! I love the photos of the cranberries. I’m putting this on my “to bake” list, hopefully I will get to it this weekend.
Just made this, and it was fabulous. Substituted Brummel & Brown for the butter to save some calories.
If I wanted to make this ahead of time and freeze (before baking), would that work?
What a great addition to an apple crisp! Your son is adorable!
I am in love with your little boy. He’s very huggable and squishable. I’ve made Jen’s crisp before and it’s super easy and delicious. Will try yours when I buy my first batch of cranberries.
Yum! And what a cutie! I would have stolen a bite of that too.
Gosh the photo of Eli you posted on twitter is going to to be hard to forget – ADORABLE!
The apple and cranberry crisp looks lovely, Alice!
Beautiful photos! I don’t blame Eli! I would go after that crisp like if there was no tomorrow! Looks delish! And by the way, that photo of the green apples in the metal basket, is awesome!
Fabulous! Fresh cranberries are one of my favorite fall foods. Your crisp looks beautiful. I would have been right there with Eli picking at it when you weren’t looking!
Okay – Yum! Totally want some of that now =D.
The first picture is so adorable!
that is a great mommy moment. Last year my then 17 month old and dog attacked an apple cake I had made. I wish I had a picture of it. apple crisp is always one of the highlights of fall.
Sounds like Eli and Virginia would get along just fine. Looks really delicious, and I just so happen to have some cranberries in the freezer (ours haven’t come into season yet). Miss ya bunches.