I’ve officially given in to autumn! It has been such an unbelievably beautiful summer in the PNW, it is hard to think we have to trade it all in for our grey and rainy usual. Today was sunny and crisp, so I thought I would honor the idea of autumn with a fresh apple crisp. I recently stopped by one of my favorite produce stands in Yakima Valley- Imperial’s Garden to pick up a few fall items this week and stumbled upon some lovely left alone apples for pennies on the dollar. They were just asking to be made into a delicious treat.
Here is what you’ll need:
- Cast Iron Skillet
For Filling:
- 6 medium apples (peeled, cored, sliced)
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon salt
For Topping:
- 1 cup oats
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter (cold/firm)
- 3 tablespoons flour
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Melt butter in skillet on medium low on cook top, adding sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, & salt. Once combined, add apples and allow to cook on medium for about 8 minutes or until apples show signs of softening.
Mix together topping ingredients using a food processor or a knife. Take skillet off cook top, sprinkle topping mix evenly over the apple mix.
Place in the oven and bake at 350 for 35 minutes. Serve hot or cold- preferably with a caramel sauce or vanilla ice cream.