Fruit crisps (aka fruit crumble) are one of the most versatile comfort foods because they can be made with any fruit (fresh or frozen) for any season and are perfectly suitable for family or guests.

Fruit crisps are also extremely easy to make. It is tough to mess up a fruit crisp (unless you put it in the oven, and for the next hour, you multitask until you smell something burning, but I have never done that;).

Please, folks, set a timer!

I love trying something new, primarily when an experiment works out perfectly! I reviewed my mom's original apple crisp recipe and pondered whether or not to substitute Cherchies® Apple Butter for the sugar. It worked, and the result was delicious (sometimes, cooking substitutions do not work)! This apple crisp may be one of the best versions I have ever made! You must try this! For the adventurous, substitute our new Cherchies® Cherry Butter for an apple-cherry crisp or our Cherchies® Strawberry Butter for an apple-strawberry crisp! Yummy!

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Ingredients

Cooking Spray
6-7 medium apples, peeled and roughly chopped (We tested with a variety of apples (sweet and tart) we received in our fruit farm share)
1-2 Tablespoons (Tbsp) lemon juice
1 Tablespoon (Tbsp) orange zest, plus juice from the Orange
1 jar Cherchies® Apple Butter Spread (try our Cherry or Strawberry Butters as a tangy substitution)
1 teaspoon (tsp) cinnamon
3/4 cup flour (We tested with Bob's Mill All Purpose Flour but have also used regular flour)
3/4 cup oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon (tsp) cinnamon
2 Tablespoons (Tbsp) butter, melted
6 Tablespoons (Tbsp) butter cut into chunks

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13x9 baking dish with cooking spray. Peel and chop apples. Place them in a medium bowl with lemon juice and combine until the apples are evenly coated. Add orange zest, juice from the orange, Cherchies® Apple Butter Spread, and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, and mix. Once combined, add to the sprayed baking dish.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, and remaining cinnamon. Add the 2 tablespoons of melted butter to the flour mixture. Mix together with a fork until tiny crumbs form.

Sprinkle crumb topping over apples.

Cut up the remaining 6 Tablespoons of butter and dot the apple crisp with butter. Bake for about 1 hour or until golden brown and bubbly. (Every oven is different, so check the crisp after 45 minutes.)