Fruit Crisp

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A fruit crisp is the perfect dessert perfect to warm up your evening. Whether you're craving classic apple crisp, fresh rhubarb crisp, or sweet blueberry or cherry crisp, you can't go wrong with this easy dessert recipe. (Unless you skip topping your warm fruit dessert with a scoop of ice cream!)

Fruit Crisp
Prep Time:
30 mins
Bake Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
1 hr
Servings:
6
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Ingredients

  • 5 cup sliced peeled cooking apples, pears, peaches, or apricots, or frozen unsweetened peach slices

  • 2 - 4 tablespoon granulated sugar

  • ½ cup regular rolled oats

  • ½ cup packed brown sugar

  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour

  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ginger, or cinnamon

  • ¼ cup butter

  • ¼ cup chopped nuts or flaked coconut

  • Vanilla ice cream (optional)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. If fruit is frozen, thaw but do not drain. Place fruit in a 2-quart square baking dish. Stir in the granulated sugar.

  2. For topping, in a medium bowl stir together oats, brown sugar, flour, and nutmeg. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the nuts. Sprinkle topping over fruit.

  3. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes (40 minutes for thawed frozen fruit) or until fruit is tender and topping is golden. If desired, serve warm with ice cream.

Blueberry Crisp:

Prepare as above, except substitute 5 cups fresh or frozen blueberries for the sliced fruit. Use 4 tablespoons granulated sugar and add 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour to the berry mixture.

Cherry Crisp:

Prepare as above, except substitute 5 cups fresh or frozen unsweetened pitted tart red cherries for the sliced fruit. Increase granulated sugar to 1/2 cup and add 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour to the cherry mixture.

Rhubarb Crisp:

Prepare as above, except substitute 5 cups fresh or frozen unsweetened sliced rhubarb for the fruit. Increase granulated sugar to 3/4 cup and add 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour to the rhubarb mixture.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

319 Calories
13g Fat
53g Carbs
3g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 6
Calories 319
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 13g 17%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 22mg 7%
Sodium 92mg 4%
Total Carbohydrate 53g 19%
Total Sugars 21g
Protein 3g 6%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Calcium 40.4mg 3%
Iron 1.3mg 7%
Potassium 257mg 5%
Folate, total 12.1mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.1mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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