Apple Cherry Pecan Crisp

Submitted by MarraMamba

"I found this on starchefs, a delicious sounding recipe. I have not tried it yet so serving size is a guesstimate"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• Filling

• 6 Red Delicious apples
• 6 granny smith apples
• 1 cup dried cherries (or 1 1/2 cups fresh)
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1⁄2 cup raspberry liqueur
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar

• Topping

• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄2 cups brown sugar
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 lbs butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups pecans

directions

1. Peel and core apples. Cut into 1/8-inch pieces. Simmer all filling ingredients until apples become soft.
2. Put first 4 ingredients in mixer bowl with paddle attachment.
3. Cut butter into small cubes and chill. Add to above ingredients and mix until mealy. Add pecans to above and pulse to mix.
4. Place apple mixture in a large 2-inch deep baking dish. Top with crisp topping. Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes until top is browned.

Reviews

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

Delicious! I only used 3 tablespoons of raspberry liqueur as I only had a small amount left in the bottle, and it still turned out wonderful, I am going to try this using dried cranberries in place of dried cherries next time I make it, thanks for sharing Marra!