Air Fryer Apple Crisp with Oats

Easy Ninja Foodi air fryer apple crisp with oats recipe for two is amazing!! How to make this amazing fruit dessert in individual mugs tonight. Fall comfort food at it’s finest right here. 

Ninja Air Fryer Apple Crisp Recipe

If you love cinnamon baked air fryer apples but don’t want to baby it on the stovetop or turn on your oven, this recipe if for you! 😉 An individual large mug filled with baked fruit without the need of your oven it is a game changer to make a healthy treat for you or your family.

Great single serving quick and easy dessert you’ll love. Next to our air fryer peaches, these are the best fresh fruit dessert recipes we love.

How to Cook Apple Crisp in Air Fryer

I wish you could smell and taste the goodness through the screen because if you could you’d run to the grocery store to get what you needed right now. You make the base the same way you would if baking in another way, just using large mugs instead. This makes it great for a small batch for 2-3 people or so to enjoy.

We aren’t brand specific except to say that I love a square basket version because things just fit better to make this.

Ingredients

1. Fuji and/or Granny Smith apples
   1. green will be firmer
   2. I used Fuji for this and our air fryer apple chips
   3. You’ll need 1 large apple per 18 oz. mug full
2. Brown sugar and a bit of white sugar
3. Old fashioned rolled oats – don’t use quick oats
4. All purpose flour will make the crumble
5. Cinnamon and nutmeg
6. Butter
7. Apple cider or water

Equipment Needed

2 – 18 ounce oven / air fryer safe mugs can be found with the bakeware. If they’re out you can grab a few here too. You can grab a Ninja Foodi in that spot too if you don’t already have one so you can make this but any brand air fryer with a large basket will do though. Large bowl to mix items together is needed too.

Variations

I like adding a small handful of raisins and chopped walnuts but those are optional as well. Fresh cranberries can be folded in too – these are optional but a fun holiday add in.

My first batch used a combo of both types as you see in the photo above. I peeled half of the skin off This turned out firmer than I like it. The second batch used only Fuji apples. I peeled the entire apple this time and cut into smaller pieces, diced, this recipe is in the card below.

Should you cover apple crisp when baking?

If the apples are still too firm for your liking but your topping is still brown, cover the crisp with foil so the apples will bake without your topping burning.

You don’t want overcooked top and under baked fruit. This is a great way to prevent that. You can also cover with foil and the beginning and remove at the end like we did here. When making apple crisp in the air fryer you’ll need to cover for the initial 16 minute cook time to soften your fruit.

It only takes 3 minutes for the crumble topping to lightly brown and that isn’t long enough to get tender apples.

How to Make Air fryer Apple Crisp for Two

• Peel your apples and dice them into small pieces. Add the apples into a bowl.
• Add your top 6 ingredients into the bowl and stir so all apples are well coated and flour is mixed in. Could add in some raisins, cranberries and even crushed walnuts can go in.
• Divide this mixture into your 2 oven safe 18 oz. mugs or ramekins. Pour your 1 tbsp of apple cider or water on top. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl add your softened butter (if from fridge put in microwave for 30 seconds), sugar, remaining brown sugar, oats, remaining cinnamon and flour. Use a spoon or fork to mix together well so all ingredients are incorporated well.
• Spoon this evenly across the top of your two 18 oz. oven safe dishes or mugs. Cover them both with foil.
• Preheat your air fryer to 350 degrees for 5 minutes.
• Set aluminum foil covered mugs into air fryer basket and close. Continue cooking at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or so.
• Then remove foil and discard. Continue air frying at 350 degrees for 3 more minutes to lightly brown the tops.
• DO NOT open for 5 minutes once it is done, allow to sit in there to continue cooking for this time.

Use pot holders to remove because they’re hot. Place on a cool plate to serve. Can top with a bit of sugar cinnamon mixture, vanilla ice cream and/or caramel sauce if desired. Jump to recipe and get started.

Way faster than making this in the oven at 350 degrees, and in the summertime you don’t have to heat up your house to make it either! Wanna see what it looks like when you take a big ol’ scoop out of it??! Look at this!! Now these were “baked” in individual mugs so they’re easy to handle and you wouldn’t have to share. 😉

But what if you don’t finish the whole thing and want to save some for tomorrow? That’s never happened in our house but here’s some information.

Should apple crisp be refrigerated?

I would if you have leftovers. Store in a sealed container and reheat within two days or so. You will need to keep in the cool instead of the counter or it will spoil and won’t be safe to eat again the next day.

How to reheat leftovers

If you don’t like eating it cold the next day you can just pop it into the microwave for about 30 seconds. I might stir after that and add 1 tbsp of apple cider to add a bit of moisture and pop it back in for an additional 30 sec. Keep in mind that the oat crumble won’t be crisp anymore after the first few hours of it being freshly made.

Can you freeze apple crisp?

If you wanted to freeze prior to baking you would have to just do this with the diced fruit, the topping would have to be made fresh. Instead what I would recommend to make a larger batch would be to dice many apples and squeeze a bit of lemon juice on top to prevent browning.

Then bake the apples without the crumble, allow to cool, spoon into freezer bags and freeze. Make the topping once apples are defrosted and just follow the last step for 3 minutes at 350 degrees.

Other baked apple recipes

• I’ve made Crockpot apple crisp with green apples, those are best when slow cooking.
• Instant Pot apple crisp is one of my most popular recipes. I used the same type for this.
• Easy apple rhubarb crisp in the oven
• Want to make baked apples in your oven too? Try our cast iron apple crisp recipe too!

So what are you waiting for?? Dive into the delicious at your Albertsons store with culinary delights around every corner and grab what you need to make this! You’re going to want to share what you found and this air fryer dessert with your friends for sure. 😉