Apple Crisp For Two
This Apple Crisp for Two is easy to make and a perfect small batch dessert for fall!
Do you ever have those moments when you’re craving a dessert, but the last thing you want to do is make a huge batch? Or maybe there are just two people living in your home and you don’t like having a ton of leftovers just sitting around your house.
That’s where small-batch desserts come in handy. And today’s recipe? It’s ridiculously easy to throw together and only makes two servings. You can even use the same bowl to mix up the filling and topping, so there’s hardly any cleanup. This recipe is one that you have to keep on hand because you’ll want to make it all of the time. I’m speaking from experience over here.
So, let’s talk about the recipe a bit. The filling is just a simple mixture of apples, a little bit of flour, and some brown sugar. I prefer to use Granny Smith apples in this recipe because they pair so well with the sweetness of everything. You can use any apple you like, just adjust the sugar in the filling if needed.
One little quick tip for the apples – make sure and chop them up about the same size so they bake evenly. It doesn’t have to be absolutely perfect, just do your best to get them all about the same size. You can also feel free to slice the apples instead of chopping them, but the chopped pieces tend to work better in the ramekins.
Speaking of the ramekins, I used 10-ounce ones for these apple crisps. The 10-ounce ramekins are the perfect size for this recipe and everything fits perfectly into them. I picked up a couple from the store for just a couple dollars each. So worth it, and you can use them for so many other things. Or keep reusing them to bake these apple crisps. Seriously.
Once you mix up the filling, just divide it between the two ramekins. For easier cleanup, wipe out the bowl you mixed the filling in and reuse it to make the topping. For the topping, you’ll also need a bit of flour, brown sugar, rolled oats, cinnamon, a tiny pinch of salt, and some butter. You can work the mixture together with your hands or a fork, sprinkle it over the apples, then pop it into the oven and bake! This recipe is so easy and you can prep everything and have it baking while you’re eating dinner.
Also, since this recipe makes just two servings that means it’s okay to add a little ice cream and caramel sauce. Right?? Try it. You won’t regret it.
Apple Crisp For Two
Ingredients
For the filling:
- 2 large Granny Smith apples peeled, cored, and chopped - about 2 cups
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
For the topping:
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)
- 3 tablespoons old-fashioned rolled oats
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- tiny pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter cold and cubed
Instructions
To make the filling:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray two 10-ounce ramekins with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, toss together the chopped apples, flour, and sugar until all of the apple pieces are coated well. Evenly distribute the apple filling between both ramekins and set aside.
To make the topping:
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl (or clean out the bowl you used for the filling and reuse it here too) add the flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt and mix until well combined. Add in the cubed butter and work the mixture together with your hands or a fork until it starts to clump together. Evenly distribute the topping between both ramekins on top of the apple filling.
- Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes or until the apples are cooked through and the topping is lightly golden brown. Allow to cool for about 5-10 minutes. Serve and enjoy.
You can find all of my small batch recipes here.
And here’s even more apple recipes to try!
Caramel Apple Upside-Down Cake
Loving this small batch recipe! Is it fall without apple crisp?
It definitely isn’t fall without apple crisp 😉 Thank you, Medha!
I have those moments ALL the time! If I make a big batch, I usually end up eating most of it before sending it off with my husband to his work. Not good! 🙂 This apple crisp for two sounds perfect…just the right amount and easy to make! Great idea, Danielle!
Thank you, Gayle!
Warm apple desserts are my weakness! This is such a good idea to scale down the serving size — now I don’t have to be afraid of eating the whole batch! 🙂
Haha they’ve become one of my weaknesses too, this is a good compromise 😉
I love how easy this is! And the small serving means I could even whip up a batch for me and my husband after the kids are asleep 😉
Thank you, Sherri!
Love apple crisp! This looks divine and I like the fact it serves just two. 🙂
Thank you, Jess!
So gorgeous and SUCH a good idea Danielle! Small batch desserts are a stroke of brilliance! Pinned!
Thank you, Jess!
I looooove this! I’ll admit, I was working on an individual apple crisp recipe but I gave up. Now I don’t even have to! Lol. I am definitely making this one!
Smaller batch recipes are hard to get right, but totally worth it when you do! Hope you like it, Ashley!
I love this Danielle! I baked a rhubarb crisp once this summer and ended up eating the entire thing myself (over the course of a week). This is so practical for my family of non- dessert eaters.
You have more self control than me, Denise! Your crisp would’ve probably lasted a day around me 😉 This is a perfect size!
Made a double batch last night! Late, like 2am! It worked great! No one was the wiser! And I got to indulge on one before they disappeared into thin air! Hehehe!
Haha I love that, Stephanie!
Made this for my husband and myself this evening and it came out lovely! Perfect serving for two with a touch extra!
Love this! Could you put it all on one dish instead of separating it?
That would be fine! You may need to increase the baking time a little if you do.
Just made this and it was wonderful! I added about 1/8 cup chopped pecans and had a little whipped Creme on top to cool it off. I’ve made alot of apple crisp recipes and this is the best! Oh I cooked 5 additional minutes as well. Fantastic ❤️?
Pecans are a wonderful idea! So glad you enjoyed the apple crisp, Katie!
I am always looking for recipes for one or two as I live alone and always end up tossing away so much food. I love apple crisp so when shopping this morning decided to buy the apples. OUCH. 1 large granny smith is $9.50 — I live in the Caribbean and everything is imported. The $9.50 is equivalent to $3.50 US but as they say, a dollar is a dollar and my money is in EC so $9.50 for one large apple. I bought 3 small for $10.00 and then added raisins to make 2 cups. Very tasty and this recipe will be my treat to myself from now on. Thank you so much.
Oh wow, that’s definitely pricey for apples. I’m glad you liked the apple crisp though, you can cut the recipe in half to make 1 portion too!
The best apple crisp I’ve ever had! I’ve tried to make apple crisp so many times in my life and have failed. But this recipe is so easy! And SO GOOD! Thank you for bringing this into my life. This is the best dessert ever.
Thank you, Mindy! So glad you loved the apple crisp!
Thank you. This was very good. I changed the flour and the oatmeal to gluten free versions and did not add salt. I also used two McIntosh apples (because that’s all I had and it was too dark to go to the grocery store). I also used a 6” cake pan I had on hand.
I enjoyed it last night and today! Thank you again.
So glad you enjoyed the crisp, Jeannette!
Apples here are just plain tasteless. Have you ever tried this with canned pie apples and what brand. I gave up apple crisps almost 25 years ago.
Do you mean canned apple pie filling? It would probably be okay to use, I would omit the flour and sugar out of the filling if you do.
I added a small slice of butter to the top the last 5 minutes as it wasn’t crisping quite right. Turned out perfect. Skipped the caramel. You are definitely right about the Granny Smith apples. Perfect balance between sweet and tart.
I have a picture but not sure how to add it?
So glad you liked the crisp, Tricia! I don’t have a way for you to add pictures here, but you can certainly e-mail them to me or tag me on Instagram 🙂
Can I put the ingredients together a couple hours before I bake it?
I think that would be okay!
Okay People – stop what you are doing and grab an apple. If you don’t have an apple steal one off your neighbors tree! Now, prepare as instructed but add a small pat of butter in the bottom of the ramekin. Cut up a quality soft caramel candy into 6 pieces. (I used Werthers) Mix it with the apples. Bake until really crisp on top and you see caramel peeking up on the sides of the dish. Holy cow! You can thank me later! Oh, and a million thanks to Danielle for the simply perfect recipe!
I’m making this in one small baking dish for our anniversary tonight! I know it’s a fall-ish recipe, but we love apple crisp! I did have to omit the oats due to my allergy, but I think it’ll turn out great!
Thank you for the delicious recipe…and making a small version; when it comes to apple crisp, I would love to eat an 8” square pan all by myself!, ??
Can you please tell me why is flour necessary in the filling? I have to eat gluten free and although I use the gluten free flour, I prefer not to.
Thank you again.
Hi, Jeannette! The topping wouldn’t be as crisp without it. You could probably grind up some oats and use those in place of the flour.
Thanks for your recipes! Simple and handy small batch recipes! Following your Instagram now!
Tried this today with apples picked up from under my apple trees. I have to say it was yummy! I will be making this again. I plan on trying this for my son that had to go gluten free. I think it will work out great also. Thanks for the small batch recipes.
This is the second recipe I try from this site and couldn’t believe I made this—it’s delicious!! I also made the caramel from scratch (so easy!). Thank you Danielle for the small batch recipes. The chocolate chip cookie recipe gave me the confidence I needed to bake.
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed the crisp and the chocolate chip cookies too!
I’ve made this several times now and it’s always great. I added a few chopped pecans to the topping and melted the butter; both changes just amped it up! Delicious. Thanks!
Made this tonight. It lacked flavor and my crisp was not crispy. 🙁
Absolutely delish with or without a scoop of ice cream…ty
Soooooo good! Perfect amount of sweetness & deliciousness☺️🍎 first time making apple crumble! Thank you for this recipe!
Made last night in the air fryer and enjoyed it! Put in @ 330 for 15 mins. I stopped half way through to mix up the crumble a bit and sprayed with PAM to ensure each bite had some crunch. Definitely recommend! Thank you!
what kind of brown sugar do i use light or dark
I use light brown sugar, but either one is fine.
I did what the recipe said to do except that I put everything into one small baking dish, and I added cinnamon to the flour and brown sugar that I used to toss the apples with. I felt that the butter wasn’t quite enough for the dry topping mixture. I’d add another tablespoon of butter. Also, 25 minutes wasn’t quite long enough to bake it. The apples were way too firm. Putting them in the small baking dish actually made a thinner pile of apples so in theory they should have cooked more easily, but that just wasn’t what happened. It was okay, but I probably wouldn’t make this again. If I did, I wouldn’t use Granny Smith apples (too tart for my taste), and I would probably thinly slice them versus dice them.