A handful of apples, some oats, and a jar of homemade jam is the basis of the comfort dessert.

It’s been a fan favorite in our home for a long time, even though it’s a basic, rustic recipe.

It uses staple pantry ingredients and it’s a great way to use up some of your homemade jam stock.

Here I go into tools you need, ingredients, and instructions to make this comforting dessert.

Let’s Dive In…

Apple Crisp from Scratch Recipe

Homemade Jam

Any homemade jam will do, but blueberry, strawberry, blackberry jams, rhubarb jams, plum jams, pear jams, and even apple butters work especially well with this recipe.

Homemade jam is simply fruits or berries cooked, sweetened, and brought to a gelling point, that is then water bath canned.

It’s a simple method of preserving fruit and can be a very handy ingredient to have.

Here is a basic blueberry jam recipe here that uses frozen berries and pectin, if you wish to look into that.

Tools you need

8×8 Baking Dish
Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

Filling

4-6 medium apples, peeled, sliced into 1/4-inch slices
2 teaspoons of lemon juice, fresh or bottled
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping

1 cup quick oats
1/2 cup flour
1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter or coconut oil, melted
1/4-1/2 cup of homemade jam, of choice

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In your 8×8 baking dish, add your chopped apples, lemon juice, sugar, flour, cinnamon, vanilla extract.
Stir well, and arrange apple slices in a nice even layer on the bottom of the baking dish.
In a mixing bowl, combine topping ingredients: oats, flour, brown sugar, salt, butter or coconut oil. (not the jam yet).
Stir well. Pour on top of layer of apple slices evenly.
On top of your oat topping, spoon out about 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of homemade jam across the oat topping, spreading evenly.
Bake for 35-45 minutes, until apples are soft underneath.
Allow to cool slight, serve warm.