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Graham Cracker Apple Crisp Recipe

Graham Cracker Apple Crisp

5 from 6 votes
Warm spiced apples are topped with a buttery, graham cracker topping and baked to perfection.  The quintessential fall dessert!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings8 -10

Ingredients

  • For the Topping :2 full sleeves Graham Crackers 2.5-2.75 cups crumbs
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup 2 sticks cold butter, diced or grated
  • For the Apples:8-10 apples I use half green and half red
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • For Serving:Vanilla Ice Cream

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  
  • For the topping: Combine graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl and whisk together.  Either cut butter into chunks or use a large-hole cheese grater to grate it into the dry mixture.  Use hands or pastry cutter to combine until crumbly.  Set aside.For apples, core, peel, and slice or dice apples.  Toss them with flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, and spread out in a 9x13 baking dish.  Sprinkle topping evenly on top. Bake for about 35 minutes, until apples are tender and crumbly is golden brown.  Cool down a little and then serve warm over vanilla ice cream.

Notes

If using all tart, green apples, increase brown sugar in filling by 4 tablespoons.  
Author: Sara Wells
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