The only thing better than a single serve dessert is one that doesn’t require an oven or a stove. This single serving microwave apple crisp is perfect for a quick no bake fall dessert when you’re short on time. It’s also perfect for small apartments and dorm rooms!
Why I love single serve desserts
Single-serve desserts are super popular for good reason – they satisfy those dessert cravings quickly and efficiently! In my mind, anything single serve is also just is faster to make (to an extent but not always). I mean would you rather bake a whole batch of brownies or just pop a chocolate mug cake in the microwave and have it ready in 20 minutes? Single-serve desserts are also a great way for me to eat what I am feeling like in the moment without committing to eating it again for the next 5 days to finish it. It especially helps me with portion control.
What You Need to make this Apple Crisp
This apple crisp is the perfect dessert for a cold fall day! Most of the ingredients can be found in your pantry and those that you can’t are readily available in local grocery stores. If you’re going apple picking this fall, be sure to use those fresh apples for this recipe! This recipe is definitely getting me super excited for the fall. The best part is how short and simple the ingredients list is!
- One Apple : to make this single serving, you’ll need a single app. You can easily scale up by using the scaling feature on the recipe card! Feel free to use whatever apple you have on hand for this.
- Cinnamon
- Cornstarch + water : this is essential for that apple pie filling texture
- Rolled Oats
- Brown Sugar or Maple Syrup for sweeteness
- Just a little butter to create a golden, delicious top
Step by Step
This recipe is as simple to make as it is delicious! The plus side to making this for only one person is you get to eat it in the same dish you make it in. The simplicity of this recipe helps protect your kitchen from the mess that is usually associated with baking. Here’s a quick step by step:
- Mix up your sliced apples, light brown sugar, cinnamon and vanilla extract. Then toss the mixture into the baking dish.
- Use flour, oats, brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon to make the crumbly topping. Pour some melted butter into it for the crumbly texture. (Tip: Use your hands to mix very well!)
- Sprinkle the topping over the apple mixture.
- Pop it into the oven for anywhere from a half hour to an hour. This will leave you with soft apples and a crunchy top!
- Allow to cool and then serve!
What Kind of Apples Should I Use?
The type of apple you use depends on what you have available or prefer to eat, but a general rule of thumb for this recipe should be to avoid apples that will turn to mush when baked and are overly ripe. You want apples that will hold their shape such as Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Braeburn, etc. Go with your gut on this one, literally. Pick your favorite kind of apple, even if its not from the list above, and experiment with it to see how it works with this recipe!
Should you peel the apple?
This is absolutely up to you. If you’re a picky eater and don’t like the peel, go ahead and get rid of it. If you think the peel is the best part, you can totally leave it on, too! Both ways work and the only difference would be that you would definitely need to wash the apples with the peels more thoroughly! I personally take the peels off because I don’t like that texture in my crisp.
Single Serve Apple Crisp (Microwave)
- Total Time: 8 minutes
- Yield: 1 Single Serve Apple Crisp 1x
Description
The only thing better than a single serve dessert is one that doesn’t require an oven or a stove. This single serving microwave apple crisp is perfect for a quick fall dessert when you’re short on time. It’s also perfect for small apartments and dorm rooms!
Ingredients
Apple filling
- 1 medium apple, peeled & chopped up
- 2 tsp maple syrup (or brown sugar)
- A drop of vanilla extract
- Large pinch of cinnamon
- Optional but highly recommended : 1 tsp cornstarch + 1 tsp water
Crumble Topping
- 2 tbsp oats
- 1/2 tsp butter, melted or softened
- 2 tsp brown sugar (or maple syrup)
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- pinch of salt (you can def skip this)
Instructions
- Mix up all the ingredients under the “apple filling” in a bowl. If you don’t have cornstarch you can skip it, but I personally like to add it in anytime I make this. I add in 1 tsp cornstarch with 1 tsp water and mix it into the apples to create that sticky apple pie filling texture. Microwave for 30 seconds, use a spoon to mix up and microwave again for 30 seconds. Mix and repeat 2-3 times or until the apples are softened.
- While the apples are microwaving, mix up all the ingredients under “Crumble topping” in a bowl. Then, sprinkle it all over the top of the microwaved apple filling. Microwave for 1 minute and let is sit for at least 1 minute at room temperate before digging in!
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- Prep Time: 3 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake Dessert
THIS IS SO GOOD!!! Be aware though, it’s so addicting! I can’t tell you how easy this truly is and it always hits the spot! Especially with the cold whether, this has been my go to to make in my college dorm and it’s super minimal ingredients and things needed to make!
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Quick and delicious!
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So good
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Tastes just like apple pie!
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ikr all the flavor but so much less effort haha
so good and quick and easy! personal preference i would probs grind the oats next time or just not use them 🤗
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glad you enjoyed it! I’ll try grinding it next time to see if I like that better too 🙂
the most delicious thing you can make in such a short time!
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yay so glad you enjoyed it!!
Easy delicious recipe.
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My apples didn’t get very mushy in the microwave, but i topped it with vanilla cold foam and it was absolutely delicious anyways! <33
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Made this tonight! It was amazing!
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The way this recipe has a chokehold on me…
It’s INCREDIBLE and the cornstarch slurry is required for mushy apples. I also skip salt and add salted butter. I have made this a dozen times in the past two weeks and I have even made two servings in one night…. I always have apples on hand for this recipe! I highly, highly recommend
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awh I love that!!
i feel like god speaks to me through this recipe.. and im not religious.. its just so good.. add trader joes pumpkin butter or something like it if u have it.
This is perfect with a bowl of Greek yogurt. And not having to deal with flour is a plus! Thank you for sharing.
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Apple mixture is absolutely delightful with regular oatmeal packets as well! Great breakfast option during fall🤤
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Very easy and quick. Perfect when you want a comforting dessert. I used a sweet apple so next time will decrease the maple syrup but that’s a personal preference. Will definitely make again. Thank you!
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this was sooo good!! i just made the apple filling bc i didnt have oats and it was delicious!
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yay I’m glad you enjoyed it!
So good! Easy. Didn’t have any cornstarch and it was still great. Finished with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and soo good
So good! For anyone looking to add less sugar, I think that cutting the amount in half tastes just as good!
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I added pecans mmmm good
So easy and good. I made it even easier by adding a pouch of the instant Quaker Brown Sugar Oatmeal for the topping and added the butter and cinnamon to it. It was the perfect serving size as the recipe has.
Easy peasy and tasty 😋 I made it even easier by substituting the oats and brown sugar with a pouch of the instant Quaker brown sugar oatmeal and added the butter an cinnamon to it. The serving size was the same as the recipe called for. Perfect.
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I made the easy apple crisp, it was quite nice. Would do again. 😊 simple and quick
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Glad you liked it!!
Just made this. Wanted to use up one apple that had been hanging around for a week or so, so I Googled a recipe and yours came up. I made it with maple syrup instead of brown sugar. Pretty tasty and very easy.
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SO GOOD!! ITS SO QUICK AND SIMPLE BUT VERY GOOD!!
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Best find of the year. I used a different crumble topping that I had from another recipe, so there no oats in this one, but it was so tasty
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Just made this and it’s AMAZING! The cornstarch really does make a difference. The apples were nice and gooey. I used apple pie spice I bought from Walmart and just a touch of sea salt since I love sweet and salty. I will definitely be making this again!!
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SO, THIS IS AWESOME AND A GOOD DESSERT FOR EVERYONE!
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