Skillet Rum Raisin Apple Crumble
No messy pie crusts here! This skillet rum raisin apple crumble is just what you need for a dessert to feed a crowd, with minimal clean up.
Dish Count :: 1 Skillet, 1 Small Bowl, 1 Knife, 1 Baking Sheet

Much like the force, the hormones are strong with this one. It all depends on how you use it that will determine if it’s being used for good or evil. I try not to use the hormones for bad – guilting Ben into doing something he doesn’t want to do (like dancing with me in the living room, awkward high school style, because well, dancing isn’t what one does in the Footloose town he grew up in), or good – like when you get asked to be godparent to your best friend’s new addition.
That time, the my hormones completely overcame me and when Ben and I got asked to be godparents, I bawled. Like, alligator tears.
And I did it again last weekend when my goddaughter was officially named into her faith. Man, am I embarrassing. !

It wasn’t until I got to the ceremony that I was told I had to do a reading, and mercifully the rabbi let me read it before hand (and where I told myself, “I can get through this without crying!), and she ran me through the proper pronunciation of things, I was ready to do this thing!
Until it actually came time for me to read, and instantaneously – I cried.
Holy Hormone overload, Batman!
And, I still butchered the one phrase I was supposed to get right…

So fair warning, “Brucha ha’ba’ah” is not pronounced “bruhaha ha’ba’ah”. And in that teary, hormonal moment, the only thing I was focused on was not saying “Sharkbait Buhaha”. At in that moment, I was kind of winning.
I’m the worst godmother on the face of the planet.


Skillet Rum Raisin Apple Crumble
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
No messy pie crusts here! This skillet rum raisin apple crumble is just what you need for a dessert to feed a crowd, with minimal clean up.
Ingredients
Apple Filling
- 2 pounds Apples, peeled and sliced (I used 2 Granny Smith + 2 Honeycrisp)
- 1/3 cup Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 2 tsp Lemon Juice
- 2 Tbsp Butter
- 1/2 cup Spiced Rum (do not use Dark Rum)
- 1/2 cup Raisins (golden, regular or mixed!)
Crumble
- 3/4 cup Flour
- 3/4 cup Pecans, chopped
- 3/4 cup Oats
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 6 Tbsp Butter, melted
Instructions
To Infuse Rum Raisins
- In a bowl the night before – add raisins and rum together, cover and set aside to infuse.
- If you forget – you can add the raisins and rum to a small sauce pan and bring the rum to a boil. Cover and remove from the heat and allow the raisins to infused for 10 minutes.
- Set aside excess rum if desired!
For Crumble
- To make crumble, combine all crumble ingredients and mix together until large crumbles form. Use a spoon or your fingers to blend together.
- Set aside, or in the fridge until ready for use.
For Apple Filling
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil or a silicone mat and set aside.
- For the Filling, add 2 Tbsp butter to a cast iron or oven proof skillet and melt over medium high heat. Add in apples, and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
- Cook apples, stirring frequently, until they begin to soften and a fork inserted into them is soft and then slightly crunchy in the middle. About 12-15 minutes.
- Sprinkle lemon juice over the top. Fold in rum infused raisins.
- Top skillet with mixed crumble over the top of the apples. Place skillet on baking sheet – to prevent it from bubbling over – and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the crumble is golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let rest for 15 minutes before serving.
Everything I’ve looked at this morning…THIS is what I want to eat right now. Look at that awesome crumble and those fun little skillets!
Skillets are the best for cooking and you just proved it!! Delicious 🙂
Im all for the skillet pies! Yes, please!
MOAR skillet pies!!! Thanks, Naomi!
This looks so freaking amazing!
OMG, I am dying over this story! Hormones are no joke, and neither is this gorgeous skillet. It has all my favorite things in it!
Hormones are ANNOYING. But dessert makes hormones more manageable! Is there anything better than rum + raisin + apples together in a gooey crumble? I don’t think so! Looks great!
This crumble looks great! Unlike the force, hormones are much harder to control. 😉
hahah I will have to work on my hormone control – the Force, is much easier! haha
Such a sweet story! Yay for your Goddaughter, and seriously hormones can sneak up and do terrible things at times right? This Skillet Rum Raisin Apple Crumble looks Ahhhhh-maazing! I just want to dive right in!
It’s a good thing my goddaughter will never know how bad I cried or butchered the sayings I was supposed to get right! haha
Hahaha, I’m sorta enjoying your moment of embarrassment with that pronunciation, sorry 😉 The one good thing about hormones though is that you can then use them as an excuse to stuff your face with this crumble!
Hahah I know – can you imagine if I would have said “Sharkbait Buhaha”?!?! haha It would have been even MORE embarassing! haha And I would have definitely consoled myself with crumble
I bet you’re a wonderful godmother, and you’re clearly a wonderful baker too. 🙂 This crumble looks out of this world!
Ok so I’m gonna get on a plane and fly out to Washington so we can eat these together…deal?
I have to say, your story gave me a giggle. 😉 But I’m all about curing emotions with good food and this looks like a great way to do that!
I’m sure you’ll be an awesome godmother. At least better than mine … I can’t even remember who my godparents are they were in my life so little. Okay, now I need to make this crisp before I start crying…
Worst godmother? How about the BEST?! Nothing wrong with a few tears of joy, like the ones to which I’m being moved by this beautiful crumble. Congrats on your godmotherhood too!
This crumble would definitely make me feel better – hormones or no hormones. 😉
Congrats on becoming a godmother!! These little skillets look incredible, and that crumble topping takes if over the top!
I decided to read your latest post over my morning coffee instead of my emails and was totally getting away with it until I read the following, and my snort-splutter captured the intention of my entire department…
“And in that teary, hormonal moment, the only thing I was focused on was not saying “Sharkbait Buhaha”. At in that moment, I was kind of winning.”
Yes, yes and yes!
I bet you are an awesome godmother!! These skillets look amazing and I’ve been craving them ever since I saw them on FB.
Oh how special! And hormones can totally be blamed…! My hormones from this little babe are telling me I need to make this crumble pronto!
This crumble looks fantastic! I love all the flavors in there! And congrats for being a godmother! 🙂
Loved your story, Megan – I find that’s me more often than not as of late. What is happening!? This crumble looks absolutely divine. A must try for sure!