Apple Crisp

The buttery taste of apple, oats and graham cracker flavors, will have you going back for more.  This recipe was created and molded over several Thanksgivings. or as my family calls it; ThanksChirstmas, because we blend the holidays.   This dish went from being a dessert to a breakfast meal, by accident.   One morning after I made it, I placed it on the kitchen counter to cool.  About an hour later I peek into the kitchen and see one of my teenage sons inhaling it.  I saw that he had plowed through half of the crisp.   It was then, I realized we should have this for breakfast, otherwise it will have no chance of making it to our 3pm feast.   It's that GOOD!!!

WHATS IN IT?

•  7 Granny Smith apples
• 1 Box Graham crackers
• Brown sugar
• Cinnamon
• Unsalted butter
• Nutmeg
• 1 Lemon
• Red Mills Brown Rice Flour
• Quaker Oats Quick 1-Minute Oats 

HOW TO MAKE IT:

CRUST INGREDIENTS:

• 11/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 10 whole graham crackers)
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• Pinch of salt
• 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

 
Stir graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl. Add melted butter and stir with a fork.
Press mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 glass baking dish. Press hard to compact. You can use a glass to press the bottom.
Chill the pressed crust while preparing the filling.
 
FILLING

• ¾ cup light brown sugar
• ¼ flour
• ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Pinch of ground nutmeg
• 7 medium granny smith green apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced
• 3 tablespoons butter, diced

 
Mix together the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small bowl.  In another bowl, sprinkle apples with the juice and zest of 1 lemon and toss.  Stir in the sugar mixture to evenly coat the apples.   Pour the mixture on-top of the graham cracker crust.
 
TOPPING

• 1 1/2 cup brown sugar (you can use light brown sugar too)
• 1 cup Red Mills Brown Rice Flour
• 1 cup Quaker Oats Quick 1-Minute Oats (dry)
• 2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup of unsalted butter, melted

 
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and pour on-top of the filling, spread evenly across the top of the filling.
 
Bake at 375 for 40-45 minutes