This Quick Apple Crisp is so easy to make and the family loves it. I always keep a box of yellow cake mix in the cabinet just for this recipe!
This week is apple week! I was so excited when Jocelyn of Inside Brucrew Life invited me to join in! She and Aimee of Shugary Sweets put together a great group of bloggers to play along.
As a kid, the only fruit I would eat was apples. Oh and lemons, I loved sucking on a lemon wedge. They still remain my favorite although I have allowed a few other fruits like strawberries, blueberries, grapes, blackberries and raspberries into my life. I do also like the citric fruits like oranges and grapefruit but I have to be careful eating those fruits as I have a strange allergic reaction to them.
We won’t even talk about the vegetables I wouldn’t eat, the list is really short on what I would eat that was healthy. I’m the kid the multivitamin people were doing the marketing for.
Since I was such a picky eater, It never mattered how much apples cost, if they were out of season, my mom would make sure I had apples whenever I asked for them. I’d eat them in any form, applesauce, pie, raw, sliced with dip. Just don’t try and sneak raisins in with them or something else. I’ll know and I won’t eat it.
This Apple Crisp is one of the first apple recipes I learned to make on my own. It’s one of my favorites and it’s quick and easy. Just slice up the apples, crumble the topping over the apples and pop in the oven just before you sit down to dinner. Nothing will make a kids eat all their dinner faster than smelling this crisp baking in the oven while eating dinner.
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Quick Apple Crisp
Quick Apple Crisp
Ingredients
- 6 small tart apples or 4 large (I use granny smith)
- 9 ounces yellow cake mix (I use Jiffy, keep it in the cabinet just for this)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
- Slice apples and place in a square baking pan or pie plate also works well. Spread to cover the bottom of your baking dish.
- Combine cake mix, cinnamon, nutmeg and nuts in a small bowl. just stir with a fork. Add in melted butter and stir together until combined and all dry ingredients are moist. Crumble topping over apples.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 35-40 minutes. Until apples are bubbly and topping is just beginning to brown. Serve warm with ice cream or fresh whipped cream.
Notes
recipe source ChocolateChocolateandmore.com
Here’s the list of all of us participating in Apple week!
Aimee @ ShugarySweets says
September 17, 2012 at 12:45 pmLove how easy this is to put together! Thanks for sharing Joan!
Jocelyn says
September 17, 2012 at 1:09 pmI love that this uses a cake mix for the topping!!! What a fun twist to apple crisp! Thank you so much for joining Applicious Week:-)
AutismUnited says
September 17, 2012 at 4:55 pmDifferent topping idea. Sure looks good!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
September 17, 2012 at 4:56 pmApple crisp is the best!
Becca @ Crumbs and Chaos says
September 17, 2012 at 7:42 pmTalk about easy!! This looks like a winner when you are short on time, but are craving a warm bowl of apple crisp 🙂
Jen @ Savory Simple says
September 18, 2012 at 12:45 pmOne of my favorite fall desserts!
Annmarie Pipa says
September 19, 2012 at 4:27 amthank you. I have never used a cake mix…thanks for the new twist!
Kamila Gornia says
September 20, 2012 at 5:02 pmThis is another reason why I am excited for Fall and apple season…. apple pie and this apple crisp. Looks sooo yummy!
I saw this on Fall Linky Party; I shared my pumpkin carob donuts recipe, I’d love for you to check it out.
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts says
September 20, 2012 at 8:01 pmApple crisp is my favorite fall dessert. I almost never get it, because I am the only one who likes it. I am going to have to just suck it up and make it!!
Diane Balch says
September 21, 2012 at 11:46 pmThis is a fantastic quick dessert especially for this time of year when one tends to have a lot of apples on hand. Thanks for sharing it on foodie friday.
Angie says
September 22, 2012 at 1:49 pmApple crisp is one of my favorite fall treats. This looks amazing and so simple to make. Pinning it! Thank you for sharing this recipe at Foodie Friends Friday.
Ann says
September 22, 2012 at 4:16 pmLove your quick, clever recipe, Joan! I adore apples and think this would be a home run dessert!
Meredith @ Wait Til Your Father Gets Home says
September 24, 2012 at 2:08 pmApple crisp is the BEST! I’m excited to try your recipe once I see some delicious apples at the grocery store.
Thank you for linking up at Keep Calm & Link Up last week…we hope you’ll join us again this Friday! :o)
Meredith @ http://www.waittilyourfathergetshome.com
Not Your Ordinary Agent says
September 26, 2012 at 11:47 amLooks delish!! I love this quick version! Thanks for sharing at Foodtastic Friday!
Jennifer Valentine says
October 4, 2013 at 3:21 pmSoooo glad this doesn’t have oats in it!
This looks awesome, I’m off to get the ingredients to make this tomorrow!
Thank you so much for sharing!
Jen
Joan Hayes says
October 6, 2013 at 8:47 pmEnjoy!
Allison wood says
October 23, 2013 at 9:06 amWe don’t get yellow food mix in England. What is it lol.
Joan Hayes says
October 24, 2013 at 8:16 amAllison, it’s a Cake mix, do you have something like that?
Tammy says
November 12, 2013 at 3:58 amIs the butter the only wet ingredient you mix with the batter?
Karen says
March 7, 2014 at 7:02 pmDo you need to grease the pan?
Joan Hayes says
March 8, 2014 at 9:35 amNo you do not. Happy Baking!
Pam says
March 31, 2014 at 11:16 amI like versatile recipes. – Would this work if you changed the fruit to Blueberries, or Cherries, or Strawberries, or Strawberry/Rhubarb, assuming you adjusted the spices accordingly, of course – ?
Joan Hayes says
April 3, 2014 at 1:34 pmI think this recipe would work for almost any fruit, after all your just creating the crumb topping, the fruit shouldn’t need anything additional.