Old Fashioned Apple Crisp

Ingredients

• FOR THE APPLE CRISP:
• 5 cups Tart Apples, Such As Granny Smith, Peeled Cored And Sliced
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• ¾ cups Flour
• ¾ cups Quick Cooking Oats
• 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
• ½ cups Butter, Room Temperature
• FOR THE CARAMEL SAUCE:
• ½ cups Butter
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• ½ cups Half-and-half Or Cream
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• Vanilla Ice Cream, For Serving (optional)

Preparation Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 F.

For the crisp:

Place the apple slices in a buttered 9-10″ pie plate. In a medium-sized bowl mix together the brown sugar, flour, oats and cinnamon. Cut in the butter until crumbly. Lightly press this mixture over the apples. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until lightly browned.

For the caramel sauce:

Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat then stir in the brown sugar until incorporated and sugar is dissolved. Slowly stir in the cream. Bring the sauce up to a boil and let it boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla. Let the sauce cool. Then pour it into a jar and store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Serve the crisp warm or at room temperature with the warmed caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream.