

- 3 pounds firm granny smith apples (9 apples)
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup old-fashioned quick cook oatmeal
- (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted for 45 seconds on high in micorwave
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- Directions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Peel, core, and cut the pears and apples into medium slices. Put the apples and pear in a large mixing bowl and add the zests, juices, sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Toss well and then pour into a 9” x12” x 4” baking dish.
- For the topping: combine the applesauce, flour, sugars, salt, oatmeal, and butter a large mixing bowl and mix until the mixture is well blended. Sprinkle over the fruit, covering the fruit completely.
- Place the baking dish on a sheet pan and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, until the top is brown and the fruit is bubbly. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
- Directions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Peel, core, and cut apples into medium slices. Place the apples into a large mixing bowl. Add the lemon zest, orange zest, lemon juice, orange juice, sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Toss well. Pour mixture into a 9” x12” x 4” baking dish.
- For the topping: combine the applesauce, flour, sugars, salt, oatmeal, and butter a large mixing bowl and mix until the mixture is well blended. Sprinkle over the fruit, covering the fruit completely.
- Place the baking dish on a sheet pan and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, until the top is brown and the fruit is bubbly. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
- Garnish with a big scoop of vanilla bean ice cream – I like the good stuff!

Apple Pear Crisp – Delicious granny smith apples with oats, sugar and butter. Topped with a giant scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. | www.ceceliasgoodstuff.com

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