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Easy Apple Crisp Recipe

You are going to love this easy Apple Crisp recipe! When you’re eating cooked apples, you have to have some crunch to go with the softness of the fruit, right? I found the perfect ingredient for a crunchy topping!

You’ve probably seen the apple crisp recipe with oats and butter, but this one uses crunchy cheese crisps, which give this dessert more of a grown-up flavor and serious crunch.

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A few years ago I found Emeril’s recipe for apple pie, and I’ll never put uncooked apples in a pie shell again. It’s foolproof to cook the apples ahead of time, so that’s the way I make my crisp, too.

After visiting with John Wm. Macy’s at the Fancy Food Show in New York City as part of the Mom Blog Tour, I immediately started thinking about how I could incorporate the crunchy goodness of the cheese crisps into my easy apple crisp. 

With so many different products to choose from, it was a hard decision!

After visiting with John Wm. Macy's at the Fancy Food Show in New York City as part of the Mom Blog Tour, I immediately started thinking about how I could incorporate the crunchy goodness of the cheese crisps into my apple crisp.

John Wm. Macy developed his original recipe for CheeseSticks in 1976. At the time, he owned a small California catering business. The hand-twisted, twice-baked CheeseSticks were made from sourdough, aged cheese and seasoned butter and became an immediate favorite.

It’s not every day that you meet the owner of a food company at a food show, and we were excited to hear the story of John Wm. Macy’s CheeseSticks right from the man who created them. He and his team were a joy to chat with, and my family has kind of fallen in love with the CheeseSticks and CheeseCrisps!

After visiting with John Wm. Macy's at the Fancy Food Show in New York City as part of the Mom Blog Tour, I immediately started thinking about how I could incorporate the crunchy goodness of the cheese crisps into my apple crisp.

I decided to go with the Asiago & Cheddar Cheese Crisps for my apple crisp recipe, and they were a perfect fit! That’s not to say this recipe wouldn’t be just as fabulous with the Original Cheddar or maybe even the Dijon Swiss.

I have a couple of other ideas for later! By the way, these crisps come in decorative tins perfect for a hostess gift or to add to a gift basket.

After visiting with John Wm. Macy's at the Fancy Food Show in New York City as part of the Mom Blog Tour, I immediately started thinking about how I could incorporate the crunchy goodness of the cheese crisps into my apple crisp.

Ingredients

For this easy apple crisp recipe, of course, you’ll need apples. Look for the crunchiest variety you can find. Envy or Fuji would be my choice. You’ll also need butter, lemon juice, pecans, flour, and brown sugar. For the topping, you’ll need more butter, brown sugar, salt, and cheese crisps.

 Instructions

Gather all the ingredients for the easy apple crisp recipe. There’s nothing worse than getting halfway through to realize someone ate your apples. Been there!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Prepare apples and sprinkle with lemon juice.

Melt 2 TBS butter in a sauté pan and cook apples until slightly soft.

You are going to love this Crunchy Apple Crisp! When you're eating cooked apples, you have to have some crunch to go with the softness of the fruit

Add pecans, brown sugar, and flour to apples. Stir well.

You are going to love this Crunchy Apple Crisp! When you're eating cooked apples, you have to have some crunch to go with the softness of the fruit

Divide apple mixture between 4 ramekins. Set aside.

Cut up butter into small pieces.

Add sugar and slightly crushed John Wm. Macy’s Cheese Crisps to butter.

You are going to love this Crunchy Apple Crisp! When you're eating cooked apples, you have to have some crunch to go with the softness of the fruit

Mix well.

With clean hands, be sure there are no clumps of butter in topping.

Divide topping among ramekins of apples.

Top each with a pinch of kosher salt.

You are going to love this Crunchy Apple Crisp! When you're eating cooked apples, you have to have some crunch to go with the softness of the fruit

Bake for 10 minutes.

Broil for an additional 3-4 minutes until slightly brown on top.

Let cool for 5 minutes. Eat warm.

And if you love the flavors of cheese and fruit together, you should try this pear and fig cheese tart recipe I created for Wisconsin Cheese. It’s heavenly!

Crunchy Apple Crisp Recipe

A delicious apple crisp with the best crunchy topping!
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Course: Dessert
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 13 minutes
Total Time: 38 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • Filling
  • 5 apples peeled, cored, and chopped
  • Juice from 1 lemon
  • 2 TBS butter
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans
  • 3 TBS flour
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • Topping
  • 6 TBS chilled butter
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 20 John Wm. Macy’s Asiago & Cheddar Cheese Crisps
  • Pinch of kosher salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Prepare apples and sprinkle with lemon juice.
  • Melt 2 TBS butter in a sauté pan and cook apples until slightly soft.
  • Combine next 3 ingredients and add to apples. Mix well.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Fill 4 ramekins with apple mixture. Set aside.
  • Cut up butter into small pieces.
  • Add sugar and slightly crushed John Wm. Macy’s Cheese Crisps to butter.
  • Mix well.
  • With clean hands, be sure there are no clumps of butter in topping.
  • Divide topping among ramekins of apples.
  • Top each with pinch of kosher salt.
  • Bake for 10 minutes.
  • Broil for additional 3-4 minutes until slightly brown on top.
  • Let cool for 5 minutes. Eat warm.
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  1. These look heavenly! Just in time for fall recipes, too. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Merry Monday.

  2. I would love to make this recipe!! I don’t know where to buy the cheesestick chips!! I’d be very grateful if someone could help!! Thank you.