By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 14, 2026
Serves 4
384 cal · 45 min
Apple Blackberry Crisp
Recipe GLPR47bcb187059ec5
A warm, comforting dessert featuring tender spiced apples and sweet blackberries topped with a buttery, crumbly oat and flour topping. Baked until golden and bubbly, this crisp is perfect served warm, optionally with vanilla ice cream.
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Ingredients
5 apples, peeled and sliced
1 cup blackberries
4 tablespoons butter or coconut oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon water
½ cup sugar
¼ cup old-fashioned oats
¾ cup whole wheat pastry flour
¼ teaspoon ground ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, or nutmeg (or a blend)
Directions
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Spray four ramekin bowls or an 8-inch pie plate with cooking spray and place on a large baking sheet. Set aside.
In a large saucepan, combine the sliced apples, sugar, lemon juice, and water. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the apples become tender, about 8–10 minutes.
Divide the warm apple mixture among the prepared ramekins or transfer to the pie plate. Top evenly with the fresh blackberries.
In a separate large bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, remaining sugar, and your choice of ground spice. Add the cold butter or coconut oil and use a pastry blender, fork, or your fingertips to work it in until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Sprinkle the crumbly topping evenly over the fruit in each ramekin or over the pie plate.
Bake for 25–30 minutes, until the topping is golden brown and the fruit filling is bubbly around the edges.
Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes before serving. Enjoy warm, optionally with vanilla ice cream.
Comments
This recipe hits the mark on availability and cost: apples and blackberries are both reasonably priced at any Charlotte-area chain year-round (though fresh blackberries are pricier in winter), and butter, oats, flour, and sugar are staples running roughly 80 cents to $1.20 per serving. The stated 45 minutes is honest if you buy pre-rolled oats and pre-sliced apples, though hand-slicing fruit and mixing from scratch edges closer to 55 minutes; the baking time does account for most of that. Crisps reheat well in a 325-degree oven and feed four generously, making this reliable for a weeknight followed by tomorrow's lunch. The only minor friction is that blackberries—especially out of season—can swing the budget up by 50 percent if you buy premium berries instead of conventional ones, though Food Lion and ALDI regularly carry them affordably, so no special trip is forced.
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