5 large apples (3 granny smith, 2 sweeter variety)
1/3cup maple syrup
2 Tablespoons flour or cornstarch
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
For The Crisp Topping
1/2cup butter, cut into cubes
1cup old fashioned oats
1/2cup walnuts, roughly chopped
1cup flour
1/3cup brown sugar
1/3cup maple syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
Butter a 9 inch round pan and preheat the oven to 375°F. Set the pan aside.
Peel and core the apples before slicing into thin 1/8 – 1/4″ slices. Place in a large mixing bowl and add the rest of the ingredients for the apple layer. Use your hands or a wooden spoon to mix together until the apples are evenly coated.
Add the apples to the buttered dish and arrange in an even layer. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, stir together the oats, nuts, flour, sugar, maples syrup, spices and salt. Use pastry cutter, a fork or your hands to cut the butter into the mixture until it resembles wet sand and clumps together. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the apples.
Bake at 375°F for 10 minutes before reducing the temperature to 350°F and baking for 35 more minutes or until the topping is golden brown and the apple layer is bubbling. Allow to cool before eating. We recommend serving with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream 🙂
Notes
We recommend using a mixture of different apples to vary and deepen the apple flavor. We like to use 3 granny smith apples to make sure you have some hearty, tarter cooking apples to complement 3 fun, sweeter apples. Feel free to use whatever you hand (McIntosh, Pink Lady, Envy, Gala, Braeburn, Honey Crisp etc.)