Persimmon Apple Crisp is a perfect holiday dessert packed with warm, cozy, and seasonal flavor - juicy apples, sweet ripe persimmons, cinnamon, and crisp buttery oat topping. This dessert is easy to make and great for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and winter gatherings.
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Warm holiday dessert
If you are looking for a simple yet delicious, warm and cozy holiday dessert, then try a crisp with apples and persimmons. This crisp fills your home with holiday aroma. Serve it with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream for an ultimate treat.
I have already shared many persimmon recipes, one of the best seasonal fruits for baking, and it pairs very well with apples.
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Ingredients
For the fruit filling
- Apples: Any apple that holds its shape when baked works fine, such as fuji, gala, honey crisp or Macintosh.
- Persimmon: Fuyu or Hachiya.
- Sugar: light or dark brown sugar.
- Cinnamon: warmth and spice.
- Corn starch: thickens fruit juice as it bakes.
For the crisp oat topping
- Oats: rolled or quick oats. It gives a crunchy texture.
- Flour: Binds the topping
- Sugar: light or dark brown sugar for sweetness.
- Butter: melted. It makes the topping rich and crispy.
Check out the recipe card for the full ist of the ingredients.
Step-by-step instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch baking pan, or line it with parchment paper, and set it aside.
- In a bowl, add apples, persimmons, lemon juice, vanilla extract, cornstarch, cinnamon, and brown sugar, and mix well.
- In another bowl, add rolled oats, flour, cinnamon, and brown sugar, and mix well. Add melted butter and mix until combined.
- Spread the fruit mix on a prepared baking pan and top with the oat topping.
- Bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
- Let it rest for 10 minutes.
- Serve warm with ice cream and enjoy.
Tips
- Feel free to add a pinch of nutmeg for both filling and topping.
- Add ¼ teaspoon of dry ginger powder for Christmas flavor.
- For extra crunch, add toasted walnuts, pecans or almonds on top.
Make-ahead, Freeze and Store
- Make ahead: prepare the fruit mixture and oat topping, then assemble the crisp in a greased 9-inch baking pan. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 24 hours before baking.
- Freeze: Once the baked crisp has cooled completely, you can freeze it for up to 3 months. Thaw and reheat at 350°F. The unbaked crisp can also be frozen for 3 months. The baking time will be slightly longer than stated in this case.
- Store: Any leftovers can be stored at room temperature for a day and in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days—reheat before serving.
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Recipe card
Persimmon Apple Crisp - Warm Holiday Dessert Recipe
Equipment
- 9 inch pan
Ingredients
For the fruit filling
- 3 Apples peeled and cubed
- 2 Persimmons chopped
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon Corn starch
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- ¼ cup Brown sugar
For crisp oat topping
- 1 cup Rolled oats
- ½ cup Flour
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- ¾ cup Brown sugar
- ½ cup Butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch baking pan, or line it with parchment paper, and set it aside.
- In a bowl, add apples, persimmons, lemon juice, vanilla extract, cornstarch, cinnamon, and brown sugar, and mix well.3 Apples, 2 Persimmons, Juice of 1 lemon, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract, 1 tablespoon Corn starch, 1 teaspoon Cinnamon, ¼ cup Brown sugar
- In another bowl, add rolled oats, flour, cinnamon, and brown sugar, and mix well. Add melted butter and mix until combined.1 cup Rolled oats, ½ cup Flour, 1 teaspoon Cinnamon, ¾ cup Brown sugar, ½ cup Butter
- Spread the fruit mix on a prepared baking pan and top with the oat topping.
- Bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
- Let it rest for 10 minutes.
- Serve warm with ice cream and enjoy.
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Notes
- Feel free to add a pinch of nutmeg for both filling and topping.
- Add ¼ teaspoon of dry ginger powder for Christmas flavor.
- For extra crunch, add toasted walnuts, pecans or almonds on top.
Nutrition
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Erin
So yummy! This is the perfect winter treat.
Lex
This was so yummy! My family loved it!
Ingrid S.
Love this recipe! I've never baked with persimmons and I'm excited to try