It’s 8:08am we were supposed to be on the road at 8am sharp….whoops. This morning my boyfriend and I are off to Ohio for my best friends wedding. You all know the lucky gal. I made her the yummy lemon cake 
So while I’m running late I thought it would be the best time to do a quick post before we hit the road. I’m leaving you with a delicious caramel apple crisp recipe. Just as a warning the lemon makes the caramel taste a bit weird but when it cooks together it mellows out a lot. When I first tasted my caramel I was sure I had burned it (even though it didn’t look burned) because of it’s taste, but I cooked it with the apples in the oven anyway and realized it’s ok after baking. Enjoy!
P.S. Faith of the lovely blog Thought 4 Food will be guest posting for me while I’m gone…she is the best
P.S.S. Don’t forget to submit your Halloween/Fall recipes to Faith for our All Through the Year Cheer event…there is a prize for the winner
Caramel Apple Crisp:
Topping:
1 1/4 C. all purpose flour
10 T.s sugar
3/4 t. ground cinnamon
1/4 t. salt
1/8 t. ground allspice
1/8 t. ground nutmeg
10 T. chilled unsalted butter – diced
Filling:
1/2 C. sugar
1/4 C. unsalted butter – diced
2 T. fresh lemon juice
1/2 t. salt
2 3/4 pounds Pippin or Golden Delicious apples – Peeled, quartered and cored
For topping:
Whisk first 6 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until small moist clumps form.
For filling:
Preheat oven to 375°F. Stir sugar and butter in large skillet over medium heat until smooth sauce forms. Add lemon juice and cook, stirring, until caramel is deep brown, about 5 minutes. Mix in salt, then apples. Toss until apples are evenly coated, about 1 minute. Scrape apples and caramel into 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish; spread evenly. Sprinkle topping evenly over.
Bake crisp until apples are tender, sauce is bubbling thickly, and topping is golden, about 50 minutes. Let crisp cool 15 minutes.
Source: Epicurious
I have a ton of apples waiting for me to do something with them…thanks for the recipe!
I’m printing and drooling…I love apple crisps and caramels make it all the sweeter…
I’ve always been intimidated of making homemade caramel sauce, but this sounds very straightforward (and delicious!). And I LOVE apple crisp, even more than apple pie…for some reason, I usually scoop the pie filling out of the crust and give the crust to someone else anyway…so crisp is perfect for me!
Love the addition of caramel. And I can’t seem to get enough of apples these days. This looks delicious!
How scrumptious with the caramel! This is thee perfect fall dessert! Have fun in Ohio!!
Wow, this crisp sounds so good, especially with caramel, definitely bookmarking!
How delicious and seasonal. Love it
This is scrumptious looking. I want to run to the kitchen and make it now. It is two o’clock in the morning. I think I will get some sleep, instead.
I am printing it now so I can make it tomorrow.
Please stop at Sweet and Savory Says it All to pick up an award that you certainly deserve.
Beautiful crisp… It sounds amazing! Now I just need to think of a good excuse to make it!