Skillet Apple Crisp with Salted Caramel Drizzle
This Skillet Apple Crisp with Salted Caramel Drizzle is my all-time favorites and once you taste it, you’ll understand why. This dessert feels rustic, cozy, and yet completely crave-worthy and indulgent. There’s nothing that captures fall baking quite like a warm apple crisp recipe, and this skillet apple crisp delivers pure comfort from the very first spoonful. Made with tender, cinnamon-spiced apples tucked beneath a buttery, golden oat topping, it bakes right in a skillet for extra depth of flavor and rustic charm. Add a scoop of creamy vanilla bean ice cream and wow, it’s lights out delicious. The result is a nostalgic fall apple dessert that feels like it came straight from a farmhouse kitchen.
One of the best parts? It’s the ultimate low-stress dessert for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and any fall or winter gathering. As you sit down for dinner, simply slide the skillet into the oven and let it bake itself while you relax — no fussy steps, no last-minute stress, and no fancy equipment required. I hope this cozy, crowd-pleasing, easy apple crisp recipe becomes one of your holiday traditions, shared with the people you love most.
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
1 hour, plus 15 minutes for drizzle
Total Time
1 hour, 30 minutes
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Servings
6-8 servings
Ingredients
Apple Crisp:
1 Tbsp. Salted Butter
2 Granny Smith Apples & 2 Honey Crisp Apples (or 4 of your choosing), thinly sliced.
1 orange, zested
½ orange, juiced
½ Tbsp. ground cinnamon
½ tsp. ground nutmeg
¼ tsp. ground cloves
¼ cup white sugar
¼ cup brown sugar
Topping:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup rolled oats
¾ cup brown sugar
1 tsp. kosher salt
¾ cup salted butter, cold and diced into cubes
Salted Caramel Drizzle:
1 cup white sugar
1/3 cup water
1 cup heavy cream, warm
2 Tbsp. salted butter
½ tsp. kosher (or sea) salt
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 375F. Butter the bottom and all sides of a 10 or 12” stainless steel skillet.
2. In a large bowl combine the apples, orange zest and juice, cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, white sugar & brown sugar. Stir to combine.
3. Once combined, lay the apples out in the skillet, pressing to make an even layer, all the way to the edges of the skillet.
4. Prepare the topping; using a Kitchen Aid Mixer, add AP flour, rolled oats, brown sugar, kosher salt, and diced cold butter. Mix slowly on low, increasing a speed higher as it starts to combine, until you end up with a crumbly consistency. Spread the topping out over the apples, all the way to the edges of the pan.
5. Bake on center rack at 375F for one hour.
6. While the Apple Crisp is baking, prepare the Salted Caramel Drizzle. In a saucepan, add sugar and water over medium heat.
7. In a small separate saucepan, warm the heavy cream over low heat.
8. The sugar will melt down and after about 10 minutes, it will start to crystalize and get a golden color. Stir with a wooden or silicone spoon until it reaches an amber brown. Turn off the heat.
9. Slowly add the warm cream, whisking to combine completely. Add in the butter and kosher salt, continuously stirring until combined.
10. Serve the Apple Crisp warm with vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of the Salted Caramel sauce!
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