Apple-Oatmeal Crisp

Submitted by RecipeNut

"This is delicious!! I use vanilla ice cream to top this one! ; )"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• 2 cups unbleached flour
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 5 large apples (2 to 3 pounds --preferably Granny Smith--pippin or other tart variety)
• 1⁄2 - 1 teaspoon grated lemons, zest of or 1/2-1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 -3 tablespoon sugar (depending upon tartness of apples)
• whipped cream, optional
• frozen yogurt or vanilla ice cream (optional)

directions

1. To prepare topping, mix oats and flour in medium mixing bowl.
2. Stir in brown sugar.
3. Cut in butter with pastry blender or fingertips until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
4. Set aside.
5. To prepare apples, peel, core and slice apples and place in shallow, 2-quart ovenproof dish.
6. Sprinkle lemon zest over apples and then sugar, amount depending upon tartness of apples.
7. Sprinkle prepared topping over apples, covering them completely.
8. Bake at 350 degrees until topping is golden and apples are tender when pierced with tip of sharp knife, 30 to 45 minutes.
9. If topping browns before apples are tender, cover with aluminum foil and lower temperature to 325 degrees.
10. Bake until apples are tender.
11. Serve hot or at room temperature with sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

Reviews

[dogsandwoods]

I lightly sprinkled cinnamon and ginger over the apples before adding the topping. Because it was taking too long to cool, I poured a little half and half over it and then topped it with whipped cream. Though the next time I'll add a little less brown sugar, this was delicious!

 

[Tanya Pants]

I was craving this and so glad I found this recipe. Yum! I used both lemon and vanilla. I only used about 1 tsp sugar on top of the apples (I think recipe said 1 - 3 tsp, depending on how sweet apples are) and it was still very sweet - next time I will put less brown sugar in the topping...

 

[Bliss]

I'd invite you over for my leftovers, but there are none. I halved the recipe and ate the entire thing last nite it was so good. I added cinnamon to the sugar, and zapped the lemon zest (i like cinnamon). I also left out almost half of the topping because it seemed like it was too much. Now i have topping for another apple dish, but i wish i had used it here. It was wonderful.

 

[Mysterygirl]

Very good. Nice comfort food and the topping was very tasty. However, next time I think that I'll add some cinnamon to it.