This Easy Apple Berry Fruit Crisp is the perfect easy dessert for beginning bakers! Just a few simple ingredients stand between you and this delicious, healthier dessert!
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Have you ever made a fruit crisp before? It’s one of those recipes that most families seem to have a unique version of, but if yours doesn’t then you’ve come to the right place today! I’ve shared my Classic Slow Cooker Apple Crisp recipe with you already, but this Easy Apple Berry Fruit Crisp is a delicious oven-friendly version that’s equally easy to make and done in a much shorter time. Oh, and it’s PACKED with delicious berries too, so what could be better than that??
If you’re a fruit crisp rookie, I’ll share FIVE of my favourite fruit crisp tips with you to help you have some good old fruit crisp success in your own kitchen:
- Be sure to add a bit of cornstarch to the filling!! It helps create a velvety smooth sauce as the fruit cooks and releases its juices and prevents the topping from getting soggy.
- Use at least some fruit that holds its shape while baking. Berries tend to completely fall apart when baked but apples usually hold their shape pretty well. If you’re wanting a fruit crisp that’s full of berries, add some apples along with them.
- Grease your pan generously! Nobody likes burnt-on fruit, so use a generous amount of butter, margarine, or any other dairy-free butter you’d like and grease that pan!
- Don’t forget the spices! Ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, and even ground ginger are good choices and they can take a boring old fruit crisp to something spectacular!
- Bake covered and then uncovered! Bake covered for the first half of baking for an ultra soft and tender topping, then remove the cover for the last half of baking for the perfect amount of browning and crispness!
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We love this Easy Apple Berry Fruit Crisp recipe fresh out of the oven with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream. I mean, come on!! What could be better than that!?!
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I hope you enjoy this Easy Apple Berry Fruit Crisp recipe! Let me know in the comments below, what’s your favourite easy dessert recipe?
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Easy Apple Berry Crisp
This Easy Apple Berry Fruit Crisp is the perfect easy dessert for beginning bakers! Just a few simple ingredients stand between you and this delicious, healthier dessert! Make it with fresh or frozen fruit, and gluten-free!
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Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 344kcal
Ingredients
For the filling
- 1 tablespoon butter (for greasing the pan) or other vegan substitute
- 3 large apples (Pink Lady, Honeycrisp or Spartan work well), cored and cut into chunks
- 3-4 cups mixed berries (fresh or frozen raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, etc.)
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup white sugar
For the topping:
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup large flake oats (or rolled oats)
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour (gluten-free oat flour also works)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- a pinch of salt
- 6 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Grease a 9-inch by 13-inch baking dish with the butter.
- Add the apple chunks, mixed berries, sugar and cornstarch to the baking dish and toss with a wooden spoon until well combined and the cornstarch and sugar are coating the fruit.
- In a medium bowl, add the white and brown sugar, the oats, the flour, the cinnamon and the salt and stir well come combine.
- Add the melted butter and stir until well combined.
- Pour the topping evenly over the fruit mixture in the baking pan.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Remove the aluminum foil after 20 minutes and bake for an additional 20-25 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and the fruit filling is bubbly.
- Let sit at room temperature for about 5-10 minutes before serving with vanilla ice cream.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 344kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 178mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 378IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg
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Jeanette says
Thank you ever so for you post.Much thanks again.
Chrissie says
You’re welcome!
Joanne says
Fruit Crisp is REALY GREAT and VERY EASY and FAST to MAKE…..tks
Chrissie says
It sure is! Thank you!
Sandi says
Very helpful tips and delicious recipe! My family wanted something different from pies, so this was a perfect dessert!
Chrissie says
So glad you loved it! 🙂
Claire says
This was delicious, of course! I do question the bake time though. I cut my Honeycrisp Capples into very small chunks, After recommended baking time, they were still crunchy. I ended up baking an extra 25 minutes (covered with foil part of that time and then uncovered) to get the texture I wanted.
The Busy Baker says
I’m sorry you had difficulties with the baking time. Maybe you could use an oven thermometer to check if your oven gets to the temperature you set it to. For 350 Fahrenheit, 40-45 minutes of baking time should be enough. Hope this helps!☺️
Forest Grace says
Delicious thank you so much ! I made it vegan ..
The Busy Baker says
I’m glad you enjoyed it! happy baking! ☺️
Lisa says
Made it and added cherries & strawberries with the apple. Cooked for 10 minutes longer & it was delicious. Think next time I will use a smaller pan though. 😊
The Busy Baker says
Thanks for your feedback Lisa!!
Rachel Michelberg says
Delicious. I added chopped pecans and a little cardamom and nutmeg to the topping. Great use of my frozen blackberries – brings a little summer to this chilly November day.
The Busy Baker says
Hi Rachel, I love that addition! Thanks so much for your positive feedback on the recipe!🙂
Andrea says
Can you make this ahead of time and if so how far ahead?
Ana (The Busy Baker Team) says
You can make it in advance but this dessert is best served hot, while the top is crispy and can melt the vanilla ice-cream. For best results I suggest you prepare the two parts of the crisp and store them in the fridge. Put them together and bake them right before serving. Hope this helps!