Caramel Apple Crisp
Here’s a nice twist to an old fashioned recipe – take a delicious caramel apples and enjoy it in a crisp. Serves 10.
Ingredients:
7 cups apples, peeled, cored, sliced*
1 cup raisins (may omit and increase apples to 8 cups)
16 individual wrapped caramels, unwrapped
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup uncooked regular or quick cooking oatmeal (not instant)
3/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter, softened
Ice cream, half and half, or low-fat milk**
Method:
Preheat oven to 350º F. Spray a 9x13 or similar baking pan with non-stick spray; set aside.
Peel, core, and slice apples. To lessen or prevent discoloration during preparation, slice apples into a solution of salt water, or water with lemon juice added, or water and Fruit-Fresh, etc. Drain apples and arrange in baking pan. Sprinkle with raisins.
Unwrap and cut 1/2 the caramels in half. Arrange cut caramels over apples and raisins. Cut remaining caramels in fourths and set aside.
Combine brown sugar, oatmeal, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Mix well. Add softened butter and stir until mixed and crumbly. Sprinkle crumb mix over apples. Bake 25-35 minutes (depending on how deep your baking pan is) or until apples are almost tender. Sprinkle remaining caramels over top of crisp and continue to bake 10 minutes longer or until apples are tender and caramels are melted.
Serve warm with ice cream, half and half, whole milk, or low-fat milk.**
Notes:
For a quick version – substitute 2 1/2 cups granola of your choice for the brown sugar, oatmeal, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and butter.
Nutrition analysis will vary according to granola used.
*Select a good baking apple with lots of flavor such as Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Jonathan, Rome, Jonagold, Gala, HoneyCrisp (to name just a few).
**Nutrition analysis was calculated using 1/3 cup whole milk per serving.
