Lizzy's Crabapple Crisp

oilpatchjo's Note:

This recipe is from Lizzy a fabulous cook in the Northern Canadian farming community who has the most amazing crab apple trees!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 34 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 4 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12-16

Yield: 1.0 crisp

Filling

• 1 cup sugar
• 6 cups crabapples
• 1/4-1/2 cup water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

Crust

• 1 cup oats (rolled)
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/3 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup butter (melted)

Directions:

1. Slice the crab apples with skin on.
2. Add sugar and cinnamon to crab apples set aside.
3. Combine the 6 ingredients for crust use any depth pan you want it will just increase the cooking time.
4. Put your crab apples into pan with your water use the 1/2 cup water if your pan is a deep dish. Then top with your crumb topping completely.
5. Bake at 375 for 15 minutes then 350 for 40 minutes.
6. If using a glass dish bake at 350 for 15 minutes then 325 40 - 50 minutes until golden and the edges are slightly crispy.

Reviews

[Trish Za Dish]

Way too sweet! The recipe should mention if the crabapples used are very tart or not. I will make again and try only 1/4 cup sugar and see how it tastes. Other than that it baked well and the top crust was good and it was easy to make.