Saturday Spotlight Gluten Free Apple Crisp

It's Saturday Spotlight time again. So glad you are joining me today!

Well, Summer is almost behind us.  Fall is just around the corner.  This change of season lures me from creating in my craft room to creating in the kitchen.  My family is elated!

One of their favorite’s desserts this time of year is apple crisp.  With apple season starting soon, I thought this would be the perfect time to share one of my family's favorites with all of you.

Creating this dish is always a family affair.  My husband Andy has charge of the apple peeler, corer.  That is his hand in the picture.  The younger family members love to play with/eat the apple skin strings as I gather ingredients to make the magic happen.

 This dish is not super sweet.  You can add an additional cup of dark brown sugar to the apples as you are layering or to the oatmeal topping as you are mixing.  Oh, before I forget,  this is a great breakfast dish!



Gather the following ingredients, grab your hubby and let’s get started.

9-10 large granny smith apples (peeled, cored and sliced)
4 cups of gluten free uncooked oatmeal (not instant or quick cook)
3 sticks of butter, melted
2 cups dark brown sugar
4-6 tbs. cinnamon (I love cinnamon and it's good for you!)
I tsp salt
2 tsp. vanilla
9 x 11 baking dish

Layer the sliced apples in the baking dish.  When the dish is about 1/3 full sprinkle the apples with cinnamon.  Repeat this step until the dish is full.  Don't worry about overspill in your oven, the apples will cook down as this bakes.

Mix the melted butter, oatmeal brown sugar, salt, vanilla and remaining cinnamon by hand in a large bowl until it is well mixed.  Let the mixture stand for 10 minutes and mix again.

Crumble the mixture over the apples.  Place in preheated oven at 375 degrees.  Bake for 45 minutes in the lowest part of the oven.  Half way through baking check and see if the topping is caramelizing too quickly. If so, cover with tin foil.

Let the dish cool before serving.  Some how this dessert never gets to cool at my house before someone sticks a spoon in to taste.  Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream is a great addition.  It also adds another food group to your breakfast.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Happy baking!

Do something creative today.

Debi

Glitter Queens First Friday's Hop - FALL

Happy First Friday hoppers!  So glad you're here today.  It's hard to believe summer is winding down. However, as the days get shorter, nights cooler and leaves brighter, I get anxious to drag out all things Fall, so today's theme fits me perfectly.

For today's project, this pretty color combination caught my eye on Pinterest and whispered, "it's Fall" in my ear.  Copper is such an awesome color and Stampin' UP! captures it so well in their foil sheets. Great inspiration for me!  

I added orange to my color combo as I see shades of orange cascading down the skirt. 

This Autumn Greetings card is made with Wood Textures DSP, Copper Foil Sheets, Tangerine Tango and Island Indigo cardstock.  "Maple Leaf" is from Seasonal Layers Thinlits die set and the sentiment is from the new holiday catalog Seasonal Lanterns stamp set.  I just love this new bundle.   


Lanterns are a design staple for me so this set will get lots of use in my craft room.  

I also love Stampin' UP!'s new pizza box.  It's the perfect size for so many single serving treats, especially my gluten-free apple crisp.  It really needs a big scoop of vanilla ice cream 😋on top, but it will not fit😞. 

To decorate, I spritzed two shades of ink and stamped the box.  Then I added a belly band, ribbon and label from the "Label Me Pretty" stamp set.  The pizza box is now ready for gifting.     

Come back to The Paper Maven tomorrow for the gluten-free apple crisp recipe!

Thanks a million for hopping along with us today.  Dawn is up next.  Be sure to hop on over and find tons of inspiration for your fall projects.   See you again in October!




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