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A comforting dessert made with tart cranberries, and sweet apples, topped with buttery crumbled oats. This dessert can be served cold or warm.
Why You Should Make This Recipe
- Perfect Balance of Sweet and Tart: The combination of tangy cranberries and naturally sweet apples creates a delightfully bright flavor contrast.
- Crunchy Topping: The buttery, golden oat topping adds a satisfying crunch that complements the soft, juicy fruit filling.
- Seasonal Comfort: Cranberry apple crisp is packed with fall and winter flavors like cinnamon and nutmeg, making it a cozy, nostalgic dessert that is perfect for the holidays or chilly evenings.
Ingredients
Cranberry Apple Ingredients
- 3 cups fresh cranberries
- 2 cups chopped apples (about 2 apples)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- Dash of salt
Crisp Topping Ingredients
- ¾ cup flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- Dash of salt
- ¾ cup old-fashioned oats
- 8 tbsp cold butter cut into small pieces
Let’s Make Cranberry Apple Crisp
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Spray a large shallow baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Peel and dice the apples into bite-sized pieces and add them to a bowl with the cranberries.
- Mix the other Cranberry Apple ingredients in a bowl and pour the mixture into the baking dish.
- Add the topping ingredients to another bowl and with a pastry cutter or your fingers mix the butter with the other ingredients. The topping mix will be chunky.
- Spread the chunky topping mix on top of the cranberry-apple mixture.
- Bake uncovered for 35 minutes.
Krazy Kitchen Mom Tips
- If you don’t have fresh cranberries, use frozen thawed cranberries.
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 days.
- Shopping tip: Fresh cranberries go on sale at the end of the holiday season; I recommend buying several bags and storing them in the freezer. They will last the entire year.
More KKM Recipes Using Cranberries
- Cranberry Buttercream Frosting
- Cranberry Sage Martini
- Cranberry Ambrosia
- Eggnog French Toast with Cranberry Syrup
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Cranberry Apple Crisp
Fall and winter are my favorite seasons to make fruit crisps. For this recipe, I used fresh cranberries, apples, and warm seasonal spices.
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Spray a large shallow baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Peel and dice the apples into bite-sized pieces and add them to a bowl with the cranberries.
- Mix the other Cranberry Apple ingredients in a bowl and pour the mixture into the baking dish.
- Add the topping ingredients to another bowl and with a pastry cutter or your fingers mix the butter with the other ingredients.
- The topping mix will be chunky.
- Spread the chunky topping mix on top of the cranberry-apple mixture.
- Bake uncovered for 35 minutes.
Notes
Krazy Kitchen Mom Tips
- If you don’t have fresh cranberries, use frozen thawed cranberries.
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 days.
- Shopping tip: Fresh cranberries go on sale at the end of the holiday season; I recommend buying several bags and storing them in the freezer. They will last the entire year.
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