Apple Crisp

Name: Apple Crisp
Ingredients: ½ cup sugar (or less if desired); 3 tablespoons white flour; 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel- see note; 5-6 unpeeled apples- cut into quarters (cored, and sliced); 1 cup cranberries or frozen blueberries (optional); 2/3 cup rolled oats; 1/3 cup packed brown sugar; ¼ cup whole wheat flour; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; ¼ cup walnuts (chopped (optional)); 3 tablespoons butter (melted)

Ingredients

Filling

½ cup sugar or less if desired
3 tablespoons white flour
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel- see note
5-6 unpeeled apples- cut into quarters cored, and sliced
1 cup cranberries or frozen blueberries optional

Topping:

2/3 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
¼ cup walnuts chopped (optional)
3 tablespoons butter melted

Instructions

Filling

In a medium bowl, combine sugar, flour, and lemon peel; mix well. Add apples and berries; stir to mix. Spoon into a baking dish that will hold the apples with room to spare for the topping- about a 1 ½ quart dish.

Topping

Topping: in a small bowl, combine oats, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nuts, if using. Add melted butter; stir to combine. Sprinkle topping over filling.

Crisp

Bake in a 375 degree oven for 40-50 minutes or until filling is bubbly and top is brown. Serve warm or at room temperature. Serves 6 or more.

Recipe Notes

An easy way to “grate” the lemon peel is to peel thin strips of peel with a vegetable peeler and then chop finely. Adapted from Down Home Healthy Cookin’ published by the National Cancer Institute 1995.