Skillet Salted Caramel Apple Crisp
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
Salted Caramel
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup half and half
- 1/2 teaspoon fleur de sel or coarse salt
Topping
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold butter cut into to small cubes
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Filling
- 3 pounds apples, preferably Gala peeled and sliced
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch of nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Salted Caramel
- In a large deep skillet over medium heat add butter, brown sugar, and half and half.
- Cook, stirring occasionally until butter is melted and sugar has dissolved. Bring to a boil and continue to cook and stir for about another 2-3 minutes. Stir in salt. Pour sauce into a bowl and set aside.
Topping
- In a large mixing bowl add butter cubes, flour, oats, sugars, cinnamon and salt. Using an electric mixer on medium speed beat until mixture is crumbly.
Filling
- Toss apples with lemon juice. Add sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg and toss to coat.
- In a large oven safe skillet melt butter over medium heat. Add apples and cook, stirring occasionally until just tender, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Reserve 1/4 cup of caramel sauce. Pour the remaining caramel sauce on top of apples. Evenly sprinkle with crumb mixture.
- Transfer skillet to oven and bake for about 20 minutes until hot and bubbly.
- Serve with vanilla ice cream and drizzle with reserved caramel sauce.