:: Skillet Spiced Apple Crumble ::
We love fall! As soon as the temperature drops a couple degrees, I make this light and simple Skillet Spiced Apple Crumble.
Over the weekend my husband and I celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary. We spent the day going back to the town and winery that we got married at. It was a beautiful day out in Temecula. The weather was cooler and there was a slight breeze, a relief from the heat that we have had here in Southern California. I know that most people don’t think that we have much of a fall, but we do have a few slight changes when this season arrives. I took full advantage of this fall feeling and I made this special Skillet Spiced Apple Crumble for my hubby. It’s one of his favorite desserts. It was our anniversary after all {wink}!
These Granny Smith Apples had inspired me. Bright green and tart, they are the perfect combo for the sugar and spice that helps to create this fall dessert.
To make this dish, oh so simple, I invested in a Mandoline Slicer. I am telling you, if you can… get one! I love slicing potatoes, tomatoes, garlic, and especially apples with it. It is a staple in my kitchen, along with my Lodge Skillet. Both products are inexpensive and will be used over and over again. I paid less than twenty dollars for each one of them.
After slicing the apples, you place them in the skillet. They are powdered with the sugar and spice mixture…
And then a little bit of flavoring liquid {apple juice concentrate, and water} is poured over the apples. A sprinkle of oats and brown sugar are placed on top.
And off to the oven this Skillet Spiced Apple Crumble goes. You can eat it alone, as it is a lighter crumble– meaning fewer calories, or if you are like my husband, top it with homemade vanilla ice cream. Welcome FALL… enjoy!
Skillet Spiced Apple Crumble
Ingredients
- 4-5 Granny Smith Apples Sliced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons plus 1/4 cup of Apple Juice Concentrate
- 2 tablespoons sugar I used Zulka Pure Cane Sugar
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup oats not quick cooking
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven at 425 degrees F
- In a small bowl mix the melted butter, the brown sugar, oats, 1 1/2 tablespoons apple juice concentrate, and flour.
- Mix and set aside
- Place the sliced apples in the skillet.
- Sprinkle the pumpkin pie spice, sugar, salt over the apples.
- With clean bare hands, mix the apples with the mixture, make sure they are coated.
- Pour the 1/4 cup apple juice concentrate and water over the apples.
- Sprinkle the apple crumble on top.
- Place in the oven for 17-25 minutes
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