Oven-baked Heaven using your favorite Fruit... Apple, Pear, Peaches or Nectarines. A variation to make everyone happy.Difficulty Beginner
Cuisine American
Keyword cookies, desserts
Method Oven
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour5 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Equipment
8 x 8 Glass Baking Pan (Buttered)
Large Mixing Bowl
INGREDIENTS
FRUIT
2Tbsp.Lemon Juice
4Apples - 2 tart and 2 sweet
2Tbsp.Granulated Sugar
⅛tsp.Ground Cinnamon
¼cupAP Flour
2Tbsp.Unsalted Butter (cold) - cut into small pieces
FOR THE TOPPING
¾cupRolled Oats
½cupBrown Sugar - light or dark
¼cupWalnuts or Pecans - coarsely chopped
½tsp.Salt
3Tbsp.AP Flour
½tsp.Salt
6Tbsp.Unsalted Butter (cold) - cut into small pieces
ADDITIONAL TOPPING ADD-ONS
¼tsp.Ground Cinnamon
⅛tsp.Ground Ginger
⅛tsp.Pepper
PinchGround Cloves
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Position a rack in the center of the oven.
Place the lemon juice in a large bowl. Peel, core, and cut the apples into 1/2-inch wedges, tossing the pieces in the lemon juice as they are cut, to prevent browning.
Add the granulated sugar, cinnamon, and flour. Toss to combine and pour into a buttered 8-by-8-inch square or oval baking pan. Scatter the butter on top.
In the same bowl, Combine the oats, brown sugar, nuts, flour, salt, and optional spices. Cut in the butter using a pastry blender, a fork, or two knives.
Sprinkle the topping evenly over the fruit and bake on the center rack for 40 to 45 minutes, until the topping is dark golden and the apples are bubbling. Cool slightly on a wire cooling rack. Scoop out with a large spoon to serve in bowls.
Notes
Pear version... Use four or five Bosc pears. Switch lemon juice for lime, omit the cinnamon, and double the ginger in the topping. Peaches or Nectarines... Peel and slice 6 fruit and toss in orange juice instead of lemon. Add 1 teaspoon of orange zest to the topping and increase the flour to 1/4 cup.Shared by Pat Tucci - November 21, 2019