Caramel-Apple Crisp

By á-4488

Ingredients

• Topping:
• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 10 tablespoons sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, diced
• Filling:
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, diced
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 Pippin or Golden Delicious apples (about 2 3/4 pounds), peeled, quartered, cored
• Lightly sweetened whipped cream

Preparation

Step 1

Topping:

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Whisk first 6 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until small moist clumps form. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.

Filling:

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Preheat oven to 375°F. Stir sugar and butter in large skillet over medium heat until smooth sauce forms. Add lemon juice and cook, stirring, until caramel is deep brown, about 5 minutes. Mix in salt, then apples. Toss until apples are evenly coated, about 1 minute. Scrape apples and caramel into 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish; spread evenly. Sprinkle topping evenly over.
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Bake crisp until apples are tender, sauce is bubbling thickly, and topping is golden, about 50 minutes. Let crisp cool 15 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream