This is the BEST Apple Crumble recipe ever! Tender sweet apples topped with pecan oatmeal cookie crumble topping, easy and the perfect baked fall dessert.

Ohhh how I love this time of year, the smell of the crisp air and yummy baked desserts like this apple crumble that make your house just smell so fragrant (insert huge smile) I just love it all!
Apple Crumble Topping
So lets talk about the difference between apple crumble vs apple crisp toppings.
Apple crumble usually has things like oats and nuts added into the butter and sugar topping, which differs from apple crisp which is usually just a mix of butter flour and sugar to create more of a “crisp” texture like sand instead of a chunky hearty texture of the apple crumble topping.



How to make this Apple Crumble Recipe
This apple crumble recipe is probably one of the easiest recipes on my blog, it literally takes maybe 10 minutes to prepare and then you just pop it into the oven, let’s take a look at the steps and ingredients shall we?
1. First start with your favorite apple, I used honey crisp. Wash and peel the apple if desired, I actually only peeled half of them.
2. Next slice the apples to be more traditional or chop them up if you fell like livin’ on the edge!
3. pro tip for the ones who don’t like to do dishes, get a big bowl melt the butter in there first before adding the apples and the rest of the ingredients= less dishes.
THEN toss the apple slices into a big bowl with the butter melted at the bottom and then add the brown sugar, cinnamon, all spice, and flour then get in there with your hands and really get everything all coated in the yummy mixture. Pour that into your baking dish and move on to the topping!
4. For the topping you can just put your butter right into that big bowl, microwave it until melted, add the brown sugar, cinnamon, pecans and oats and mix it up really well!
5. Pour the topping over the sliced apple layer and pop it in the oven! Enjoy the fragrant smell while you patiently wait for it to bake and then cool off!
Other Apple Recipes you might like:
- Chewy Apple Cider Cookies
- Apple Cider Muffins
- Apple Spice Rolls
- Apple and Blackberry Crumble
- Blueberry and Apple Crumble


Apple Crumble
This is the BEST Apple Crumble recipe ever! Tender sweet apples topped with pecan oatmeal cookie crumble topping,easy and the perfect baked fall dessert.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 50
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 8
- Category: fall baking
- Method: baking
Ingredients
FILLING:
5 apples*
2 tablespoon melted vegan butter**
2 tablespoon packed brown sugar
2 tablespoon all purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon all spice (or nutmeg)
CRUMBLE
1 cup rolled oats
¾ cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoon packed brown sugar
2 tablespoon melted vegan butter
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350˚F and spray a 8x12 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray
- Start by washing, peeling (if desired) and slicing or chopping your apples.
- Next grab a big bowl melt your butter in the microwave and then add the apples along with the rest of the filling ingredients. Mix well, use your hands to give it all a good toss and make sure everything is coated.
- Spray a baking dish (I used 8x12) with non stick spray and pour the filling into the dish and spread evenly.
- Using that same bowl that had the apple mixture, add the butter for the crumble topping and melt it in the microwave, add the rest of the “crumble” ingredients to the bowl and mix well, pour evenly over the bottom apple layer.
- Bake for 50 minutes at 350˚ F, the apple should be soft when you poke them with a fork and the crumble topping should be slight golden and firm.
Store for about 3-4 days covered in the fridge.
Notes
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*I used honey crisp apple because its a nice sweet flavor without being too overpowering, but feel free to use whatever is your favorite apple. I also only peeled the skin off of about half the apple because I wanted the extra texture but you can peel all the skin or none at all whichever you prefer. I also sliced my apples but if you prefer them chopped feel free to do so.
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** I use Earth Balance vegan butter spread in the red tub
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*** if you absolutely love the toppings feel free to double the recipe for the crumble topping
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