Oatmeal Apple Pear Crisp

Xiney's Note:

I've been making this (or versions of it) since I was 12 years old. This is an evolved version of the "Quaker Oatmeal Apple Crisp". It is easy to make and to play with, try adding some chopped walnuts to the crisp or use a completely different fruit for the filling, such as peaches. It's great warmed up in the microwave but it's equally good straight out of the fridge. Wonderful comfort food for winter or exam time. Very easily converted into vegan by substituting margarine for butter.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

Filling

• 2 cups cooking apples, peeled and sliced (about 2 large)
• 2 cups pears, peeled and sliced (about 3 large)
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 -2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3/4 cup water

Crisp

• 1 cup oats
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted

Directions:

1. While peeling apples and pears, keep them in the lemon juice so they don't turn brown.
2. Place apples in a greased shallow 9” square baking dish.
3. Sprinkle (2 tbsp) brown sugar, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg and water.
4. Combine remaining dry ingredients in a separate bowl; add melted butter, mixing until crumbly.
5. Sprinkle crumb mixture on top of the apples.
6. Bake at 375°F for 30-40 minutes or until apples are tender.
7. Serve with vanilla ice cream or yogurt, great by itself too.

Reviews

[TLynnehoney]

My Boys (big and little) NEVER eat pears or apples but they really gobbled this down, I added 1 Cup walnuts to the topping and added 2 extra pears and 1 extra apple.. OMGosh! Deelish!

[Chef #2059434]

This recipe is too simple to make it much fun to prepare. And the amount of water called for in the recipe is far too much, it does not cook out and the final result is very soupy, though the flavor is not bad.

[Chef #1362682]

This is the best crisp I've ever tasted! I'm making it for the second time in two weeks! It's fantastic!