Here
is the apple crisp recipe that I teased yesterday, with the outrageous
claim that it’s the crispiest apple crisp topping ever. Can I prove that
fact? No, and that’s the beauty of such culinary hyperbole, no one can
prove otherwise.
The secret ingredient, as identified by several astute observers yesterday, is Grape Nuts.
This extremely crispy and crunchy breakfast cereal does some amazing
things to your basic oatmeal-based fruit crisp topping mixture. I
figured anything that can soak in milk for 10 minutes and still be
crunchy, would work well.
By
the way, in case you’re not sure, this is a dessert. It’s not a
breakfast food, it’s not a healthy snack, it’s a sweet, buttery,
deliciously crispy dessert. If you want healthy, slice some apples over a
bowl of oatmeal, but if you want a semi-decadent after dinner treat, I
hope you give this a try. Enjoy!
UPDATE: Some of you are having issues with your own "accidental apple candy," and while I joked about it in the clip, I should have been more clear about not cooking the sugar too much before adding the apples. You can add them pretty much right after the sugar goes in the pan to avoid this issue. The risk with that is too much water from the apples diluting the caramel sauce, but that's probably the lesser of two evils.
UPDATE: Some of you are having issues with your own "accidental apple candy," and while I joked about it in the clip, I should have been more clear about not cooking the sugar too much before adding the apples. You can add them pretty much right after the sugar goes in the pan to avoid this issue. The risk with that is too much water from the apples diluting the caramel sauce, but that's probably the lesser of two evils.