ANU CAKES N BAKES: Apple Oats Crisp

Last year apple picking was totally a new experience for all of us including my parents. I know, I made this simple and tasty apple crisp last year and could not get a chance to post it from then. I cant take more excuses to post it. Though I am not so happy with the pictures, I do believe that it tastes much better than it looks; so worth trying it.

We went to this beautiful apple picking place, and was shocked to see so many varieties of apples. We ended up picking more than we should, which was absolutely fun. They had a store attached, where we got to taste apple cider, which was absolutely yummy ( I was tasting that for the first time) and their donuts, gosh no words....still I can feel that wonderful soft donuts and also bought honey. I always appreciate and prefer the locally made honey.

Well to the recipe now...I wanted to make something simple with these beautiful apples, which are crisp and fresh, as I was tired by end of the day, came up with this simple recipe and by the time I was ready with the dish, it got dark and could not get good enough pictures. Now I can say, maybe that may the reason I didn't post it then. ;)

Ingredients:
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7 Apples
1 cup Rolled Oats
1/2 cup Butter room temperature
4 tsp fresh Lemon Juice
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 tsp ground Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tbsp Corn Starch

Method:
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1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
2. Wash and core the apples, cut into thin pieces and transfer them to a bowl. As you cut few pieces, sprinkle with some lemon juice and mix it.

3. Add 1/2 cup brown sugar, salt, corn starch and 1/4 tsp cinnamon to the apples and mix it well so that all the sugar and cinnamon is well coat the apples.
4. In another bowl mix oats, rest of the sugar and cinnamon.

5. In a oven safe baking dish or a pie plate, apply butter, add the apples as the bottom layer.

6. Add the oats on top of the apples. and add rest of all the butter in small pieces on top of the oats.
7. Bake it for about 30 to 40 mins or until the oats is cooked and crispy on the outside and the apples are soft enough.