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Granny Smith Apple Crisp is the ultimate fall dessert! Hello Fall! We are going to be good buddies this year!!

There is nothing like warm apple crisp topped with cool vanilla bean ice cream. I am super excited about this post!! My reasons are twofold!! 😉 1. This apple crisp tastes amazing! It has all the right ingredients packed into one 8×8 square baking pan. 2. It is baked with the apple skins so it is packed with extra nutrients. The trick is the skins have been finely chopped in a food processor so there is no annoying texture. Just amazing apple crisp!! It’s a love-love relationship right now with this apple crisp. And you may be wondering what is up with all of the love talk in my food blog posts???Well why the heck would you want to read about some supposed awesome apple crisp that a girl thinks is just okay!? I SURE WOULDN’T!!
I want to read food blog posts from someone that is passionate about their food and ingredients and what goes into it to taste great but is still healthy for you!! That is what I want to read about…just sayin.

Oh, another point: Who ever came up with the line regarding desserts that the first one is the best and it goes down hill from there as a way for you to limit the number of bites to just a couple…well that saying does not apply to this granny smith apple crisp! Not lying either peeps! This apple crisp gets better with every bite. Especially when it is warm out of the oven with a scoop or two of ice cream on top. It is so awesome that we used the apple skins in this recipe because that is where the nutrients are!

And if you are seeing these pictures in the evening and wondering whether it is worth going to the trouble of making this apple crisp? It definitely is! Totally would not lie about this! Why? Because I made this recipe starting at 8:00pm while my kiddos were watching Strange Magic (their current favorite movie for the week) and I was in the kitchen slicing and peeling apples. There were a lot of interruptions including getting chocolate milk and/or apple juice for my kids! I finally got this crisp into the oven at 9:00pm! My apple crisp was perfectly done after 50 minutes and I let it cool for 5-10 minutes. In the meantime, I cuddled with my babies and got them into bed. I totally love their ages right now. They have such fun and full-of-life personalities and we have so much fun doing mindless things like playing monster, hide-and-seek, and building castles. It is difficult at times to find time to blog, but I just find the time because I love every bit of it!!

So the hubs and I sat down at 10:30pm after I snapped some awesome shots of the apple crisp of course! We shared a dish of this perfect granny smith apple crisp with some vanilla ice cream and we were so amazed!! Love this apple crisp! 🙂

I just discovered my favorite fall dessert today and I am loving every bit of it!!! This recipe was adapted by Jo Robinson from Eating on the Wild Side. Amazing book!! You should totally check it out!

Granny Smith Apple Crisp

3 Scoops of Sugar

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Prep Time 35

Cook Time 50

Total Time 1 25

Course Dessert

Servings 10 servings

Ingredients

Apples

2 1/2 pounds Granny Smith apples
1/2 cup honey
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Topping

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup dark brown sugar packed
1/2 cup unsalted butter melted

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Peel and core apples and set aside the peels. DO NOT DISCARD PEELS. Slice the peeled apples into 1/4 inch slices and place in a large mixing bowl.
Combine 1 cup of sliced apples, apple skins, honey, one tablespoon flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg in food processor. Process on high for approximately 3 minutes until skins are finely chopped. Stop and scrape sides of bowl once or twice.
Stir the chopped mixture in with the bowl of sliced apples until well combined. Spoon apple mixture into a greased 8x8 baking dish and set aside.
For the topping combine all ingredients in a medium sized bowl and stir until blended. Spoon topping mixture over the apples.
Bake in the middle of the oven at 350℉ for 50-60 minutes. Top should be golden brown and apples should be tender. Cool for 10 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream if desired.

Hey friends! It is good to get back to my blog! Life has been a little hectic since we got back from our family vacay so I stepped away from the blog for a few extra days in order to get our kids back into a regular routine. And today I want to present one of the best tasting breakfast trends…Off-the-farm blackberry overnight oats!! Yes that is right! These blackberries come straight off the Reynold’s farm in south central NE! And they are straight up delicious!

These blackberry overnight oats contain whole oats, skim milk (you can add any %fat milk you prefer though), coconut yogurt, pecans, chia seeds, and honey.

This bowl of breakfast smiles is totally delicious but there is more going on in the bowl of oats than you may know. Many people are aware that whole oats contain fiber but blackberries are a powerhouse for your health. They contain 8-10 grams of fiber per cup! Blackberries are a rich black color–> meaning they have a high anthocyanin content which in turn can reduce one’s risk for cardiovascular disease.

What is even more awesome about this overnight oats recipe is that my 4 year old ate these up like there was no tomorrow! And that is coming from a boy that only eats the pre-packaged peaches and cream oatmeal! This lady is all smiles right now because when I am able to create something delicious and healthy AND my kids like it then, well I know I have succeeded! Yessum.

This utterly fantastic breakfast trend will be staying around at our house for a long time because seriously when you have- 1. WHOLE OATS 2. COCONUT YOGURT ( YEAH, IT IS SO DELISH!) 3. MILK 4. PECANS 5. WILD BLACKBERRIES 6. CHIA SEEDS and 7. HONEY YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A PARTY IN YOUR MOUTH! HAHA!

But really, this breakfast is a great start to your day to get going and provide a lot of nutrients but still taste so great! This would be a great breakfast to quickly get ready for your kids the night before and pull out of the fridge for them before school. So quick and easy. Breakfast is definitely an important meal and depending on your eating habits you could eat half one morning and save the other half for the following day. These oats are just too easy and delicious to pass up. You should probably give them a second look!