These mini Apple Crisp Bites turn classic apple crisp into a two-bite dessert!
While I love to bake fruit crisps, crumbles, cobblers, and such, it can be tough to keep them new and interesting. These mini Apple Crisp Bites certainly address that issue with bite-size versions of a classic fall dessert.
Apples, oats, and spices are one of our favorite flavor combinations. If that trio sings to you as well, then you’ll find these to be perfect packages of flavor!
If you like a high crisp topping to fruit ratio like I do, then you’ll absolutely love these. You essentially form a shell of crisp topping, fill it with spiced apples, and then finish it with even more crisp topping. That’s about a 2:1 ratio of topping to filling. Works for me!
Forming the crisp mixture in the muffin pans is much easier than you might think. It just takes a bit of time and effort to make sure the muffin cups are well covered with no holes so that the filling will stay nicely inside the cups. And once they’re baked, they come out of the pans quite easily with a little help from a thin knife or spatula.
These Apple Crisp Bites are great for a one-bite dessert. Or serve two or three at a time on a small plate or bowl. Dress them up a bit with a little dollop of sweetened whipped cream if you like. I wouldn’t turn down a little drizzle of caramel sauce, either.
Sure, these little beauties may take a tad more effort than tossing together a standard Apple Crisp, but they are at least a thousand times more adorable.
More Apple Desserts
- Apple Crumb Sheet Cake
- Apple Spice Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
- Cinnamon Apple Hand Pies
If you need some guidance for choosing apples, I can help with The Best Apples for Baking.
Apple Crisp Bites
Apple Crisp Bites turn traditional apple crisp into bite-sized treats with the fantastic flavors of apples, oats, and cinnamon!
Ingredients
For the filling:
- 2 cups chopped apples (about 2 medium apples)
- 2 tablespoons apple juice
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
For the crisp cups:
- 1/2 cup (60g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (49g) old-fashioned rolled oats, divided
- 6 tablespoons (75g) firmly packed light or dark brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans
Instructions
To make the filling:
- Combine the apples, apple juice, granulated sugar, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and nutmeg in a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Then reduce the heat and simmer 5 to 8 minutes, or until the apples are tender.
- Remove from the heat and set aside.
To make the crisp cups:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 24 mini muffin cups (about 1 & 3/4-inch diameter).
- Place the flour, 1/4 cup of the oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse to combine. Add the butter, and process until the mixture forms coarse crumbs.
- Stir in the remaining 1/4 cup oats and the pecans.
- Place a rounded tablespoon of the oat mixture in each muffin cup. (You'll have some of the mixture left over to use for the topping.) Press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of the muffin cups, making sure to cover each cup well.
- Fill each cup with about 2 teaspoons of the apple filling. Sprinkle the top of each cup with the remaining oat mixture.
- Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Then use a thin knife or spatula to loosen the edges and remove the cups from the pan.
Notes
Recipe slightly adapted from BHG.
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6 Comments on “Apple Crisp Bites”
I made this today, Oh my, it was so delicious! A dollop of ice cream and YUM! One thing though, is that I did not have much excess crumbs for the topping.
Also I used silicone mini muffin cups so removal was easy, but it needs to be completely cool or it breaks apart.
Super cute apple bites! They’re perfect for parties or brunch gatherings. Love the full 2 cups of apples 🙂
Can these be made with a regular size muffins pan?
Hi, Wanda. I’ve not tried it, but I think it would work. The tricky part is scaling it well, as I think you’d need more of the crust for larger cups.
Why us the recipe in cups? Don’t you use ounces? Since cups is a relative measure and not true measement
Hi, Kim. Other than the small measurements, the recipe lists weights for all of the ingredients. I prefer measuring in grams for the better accuracy.