When I was 16 and got my driver’s license, I'd often pile friends into my silver VW bug for Sunday road trips. Our destination: Julian, to sit in a pine-paneled diner and eat apple pie.

The explosion of crisp, commercial apple varieties in the last century doomed many other breeds into obscurity. But there are ...

Crisp, cobbler or crumble? Choose your own topping adventure — just make sure your base is apple. The Classic Crisp Topping recipe below has all the delicious flavor of an oatmeal cookie ...

This crisp is built around two dessert standbys: apple and caramel sauce. Wherever you are, no matter what time of year it is, you can usually find decent apples. And once you learn to make ...

The result is like a perfect apple pie and a crunchy fruit crisp all rolled into one. What makes a Dutch apple pie different from other apple pies? The difference is mostly what's on top.

Rustic, no-fail crisps, crumbles and cobblers are not just easier than apple pie, they’re better. Crisps and their cousins beg you to relax in true American spirit and dig in, on your own terms ...