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Apple Crisp

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Enjoy this apple and cinnamon treat, served warm or cool. For an extra treat…add ice cream!

Ingredients | Tools | Directions | Tips

Orange Background, Black Lettering Apple Crisp

INGREDIENTS

  • 6 Apples
  • 25 g Granulated Sugar
  • 5 g Cinnamon Powder
  • 5 g Vanilla Extract
  • 5 g Lemon Juice
  • 100 g Old Fashioned Oats
  • 210 g Light Brown Sugar
  • 100 g All-purpose Flour
  • 110 g Unsalted Butter (Cold)
  • 5 g Salt

TOOLS

  • Whisk, Spatula, Butter Knife, and Fork
  • (2) Mixing Bowls
  • Kitchen Scale
  • Baking Dish

 

 

 

NIST SP 1290, NIST Metric Recipes, printable recipe card series are best when printed on cardstock. Companion resources are available on the NIST Metric Cooking website.
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DIRECTIONS

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  • Preheat oven to 180 °C.
  • Prepare lightly buttered baking dish
    Combine chopped apples, sugar, half of the
    cinnamon, vanilla, and lemon juice in a mixing
    bowl.
  • Transfer the apple mixture to the baking dish
    Use a fork to combine oats, sugar, flour, salt,
    remaining cinnamon powder, and diced cold
    butter in a separate bowl to form the topping
    mixture.
  • Spread the topping mixture evenly upon the
    apple mixture.
  • Place the baking dish into preheated oven on
    the middle rack and bake for about 60 minutes
    or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Serve warm or cool. Enjoy!

TIPS

  • Gather all ingredients, tools and equipment before undertaking any recipe. 
  • Adults will closely supervise, observe and evaluate skills before permitting independent kitchen work. Prior to undertaking this recipe, collaborate to identify, discuss and avoid kitchen hazards, such as safely applying heat using an oven and adopting food hygiene best practices.
  • Results may vary.

METRIC COOKING CONNECTIONS

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Created February 24, 2023, Updated February 7, 2025