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Robin Ward

Quick & Easy Cranberry Apple Crisp

A quick, easy dessert with apples, cranberry sauce, and a cinnamon crumble topping. Perfect for Thanksgiving or holiday gatherings. Ready in under an hour!
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Cook Time 44 minutes
Total Time 44 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the fruit layer:
  • 1 14 oz can whole-berry cranberry sauce be
  • 3 apples, cored, thinly sliced (no need to peel unless you want to.)
  • 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 2 Tbsp cornstarch
  • ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
  • pinch of kosher salt
For the topping:
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar (light or dark)
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 12 Tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature (1½ sticks)

Equipment

  • 1 9-by-13-inch baking dish (Or anything similarly sized that can go in the oven.)

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 375℉
First, make the fruit layer:
  1. Place all the ingredients in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish (or anything similarly sized that can go in the oven). Mix well with your hands (the cranberry sauce will lose it jellylike texture in the oven!)
Next, make the topping:
  1. Stir together the flour, oats, brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add the butter and work the mixture with your hands, rubbing it between your fingertips to form large crumbs. Really scrunch it with your hands, so it's like dense, slightly crumbly cookie dough.
  2. Dot the top of the fruit layer evenly with the crumb mixture. Bake until the fruit is bubbling, and the crumbs are dark golden brown, about 45 minutes.
  3. Allow the crisp to cool for at least 10 minutes, then serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

Make your own cranberry sauce recipe link here too.