Smoked Apple Crisp Recipe

5 from 4 votes

Smoked Apple Crisp Recipe

Smoked Apple Crisp is a simple and delicious fall dessert cooked on a grill. Apple crisp ingredients adapted from Ina Garten's Old Fashioned Apple Crisp.

Prep Time15

Cook Time45

Total Time45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American, grilled

Servings: servings

Author: Mary Cressler

Cost: $20

Equipment

1 oval cast iron pan

Ingredients

For the Topping:

6 tablespoons unsalted butter cold and cut up into small cubes
½ cup all purpose flour
½ cup rolled oats + 2 tablespoons
¼ cup cane sugar
¼ cup dark brown sugar
¼ teaspoon kosher salt

For the Filling:

4 medium-sized apples We used Fuji cut into wedges.
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 tablespoon fresh squeezed orange juice
1 teaspoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
½ tablespoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon orange zest
½ teaspoon lemon zest
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Instructions

For Filling and Topping

For the Topping: Dice butter into small cubes then place in freezer while other ingredients are being prepared. The butter and topping needs to be cold for best results.
Mix: In a large bowl, mix together all of the topping ingredients (except butter). When butter is very cold add it to the mix and cut the butter into the mix using a fork (could also use a food processor or stand mixer for this). Mix together until the mix is crumbly and the butter resembles the size of peas.
Hold: Transfer the topping mix to the freezer until ready to pour over the apple filling.
For the Filling: In another large bowl, mix together all filling ingredients. Place apple filling in the cast iron skillet (we used a smaller dish. 10x5x2 inch oval cast iron). Add the oat and butter mixture over the top of the apples and cover with foil.

Smoking

Preheat smoker and target 275 degrees F. We like oak or apple wood for this smoked apple crisp recipe.
Smoke: Place cast iron pan over indirect heat for 30 minutes. Remove foil, and then continue smoking an additional 15 minutes, or until the mixture is bubbly and topping is golden brown.
Serve warm with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Notes

Using a Gas Grill – All you need is some wood chips and smoker box. Follow our guide on how to smoke on a gas grill to adapt.

Using a Charcoal Grill – We use wood chunks over the lump charcoal using two-zone grilling method the indirect grilling is where we leave the pan.

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