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| Apple Crisp |
On the menu today is something I haven't made for a long time but is one of my favourite fall desserts - Apple Crisp! And it's the perfect day, rainy and cool, to curl up with a bowl of warm apple yum, a cup of tea and a good book.
As you can see from the photo, I am practicing thriftiness by using up my daughter's half eaten apples. I hope that doesn't gross everyone out but it breaks my heart to toss out food that with a little creative paring, is perfectly usable in a dish such as this. I was worried that my remaining one cup of oats would not be enough to create a topping but it seems to be the perfect amount. I forgot to count the apples and grease the pan but it turned out okay, just a little sticky. Thank goodness I snapped those apple shots! As far as I'm concerned even a couple more wouldn't be a bad thing but I used what we had. Many people enjoy this dessert paired with ice-cream but I like it fine just plain.
Apple Crisp
9-10 apples, cored, sliced and diced
juice from half a lemon
1 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup lightly-packed brown sugar
3/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2-1/2 cup Earth Balance
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9" x 13" baking pan.
Toss your cored and diced apples in the lemon juice while your preparing the crisp topping.
Bake for approximately one hour or until the top is brown and and the apples are tender.
Enjoy!
This looks fantastic. I love apple and have been making some apple butters recently. Can't wait to try this.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Apple crisp is one of our favorites too!
ReplyDeleteThank you both so much!
ReplyDeleteYummy! I have so many apples that I need to use up right now. We have a little apple tree that just seems to keep giving us an endless amount of them!
ReplyDeletehaha, I love that you used the half-eaten apples :)
What a great way to use the half-eaten apples! That's not gross at all...gross is if you waste them! Sharing food is where it's at. This recipe looks really good. I hope your daughter liked it, too!
ReplyDeleteIsobelle, you are so lucky to have an apple tree. I'm very envious and I wish I lived next door!
ReplyDeleteIt drives me a little nuts when my daughter takes a few bites of apple and then asks for a new one so I save them and try to creatively re-use them.
Thanks choirqueer! I'm glad you don't think it's gross - LOL! I just trim them a bit and there's plenty of good apple left to use.
ReplyDeleteYum! Lucky you and lucky family that you're gung ho on MOFO and providing wonderfully delicious foods for your family. This looks delicious, and yes, perfect for autumn.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa, I don't have a formal theme for my posts this month but it looks like it's going to be easy, simple food.
ReplyDeleteI love that you're using up the half eaten apples! Why not? Especially since your family will be the ones eating it anyway - crisps never last long enough at my house for anyone else to have any :)
ReplyDeleteApple crisps are one of my favourite apple dishes, this one looks lovely.
Thanks MeShell! The crisp was gone within an hour of it coming out of the oven. It's so simple and delicious, I should really make it more often.
ReplyDeleteI think you got the perfect ratio, gal!
ReplyDeleteYes! It was really great if I do say so myself. :-)
ReplyDeleteThe photo with the apples is beautiful... I can understand how hard it must be to throw away foods that kids don't eat in full. The apple crisp seems to be the perfect way to use the apples.
ReplyDeleteThanks Babette, it's hard to take a bad picture of apples, they're so beautiful all on their own.
ReplyDeleteThis looks so good! I love apple crisp. We are hoping to visit Apple Hill (lots of lovely orchards) tomorrow so I may have to whip this up over the weekend :-)
ReplyDeleteI haven't been apple picking since I was a kid. I should try and take M. It's probably a lot of fun.
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