I love having a helper in the kitchen. Especially one that can read, measure (for the most part) and mix without getting most of the ingredients on the counter. Shae is gonna be one hell of cook and baker when she grows up because she’s always wanting to make something. This week’s Cinnamon Apple Crisp went through a few phases starting with blueberry peach to just peach to strawberry then to apple because we knew that is something that everyone would eat. We both love peaches but we weren’t too sure about Rob and Sabreena.
Apples are a hot commodity in our house so I had to make a special trip to the store to get more. Our apple drawer had some supply but not enough for a cobbler recipe and for the kids to eat one a day like they usually do. 
Shae was definitely my sous chef for this one. The peeling and slicing of apples I did as well as the chopping of the nuts. Otherwise she mixed and assembled and mixed some more to get this cobbler put together and in the oven in time for dessert. This is a keeper for sure and what’s more patriotic than APPLES.
Ingredients
- 6-8 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced
- juice from 1/2 lemon, about 1 tsp
- 1 TBLS cinnamon
- 3/4 cup of sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 3/4 cup of flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup butter, slightly softened
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove butter from fridge
In a large mixing bowl add apples, lemon juice, cinnamon, sugar, salt and cornstarch. Toss till apples are evenly coated.
Pour mixture into a 9×12 baking dish, set aside.
In a separate mixing bowl add flour, brown sugar, salt, butter and chopped nuts and blend till mixture comes together .
Scatter pieces of your brown sugar mixture evenly on top of apples till covered.
Bake for 40-44 minutes till apples are bubbly and topping is crisp.
Let set for 10 minutes, serve with ice cream or whipped cream.
I think next time I might make add brown sugar to the apples to get a more caramel-y sauce.
A Classic Apple Crisp with a boost of spice sweet cinnamon. Served with ice cream or whipped cream this is a crowd pleaser either warm or room temperature.
Ingredients
- 6-8 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced
- juice from 1/2 lemon, about 1 tsp
- 1 TBLS cinnamon
- 3/4 cup of sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 3/4 cup of flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup butter, slightly softened
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove butter from fridge
- In a large mixing bowl add apples, lemon juice, cinnamon, sugar, salt and cornstarch. Toss till apples are evenly coated.
- Pour mixture into a 9x12 baking dish.
- In a separate mixing bowl add flour, brown sugar, salt, butter and chopped nuts and blend till mixture comes together.
- Scatter pieces of your brown sugar mixture evenly on top of apples till covered.
- Bake for 40-44 minutes till apples are bubbly and topping is crisp.
- Let set for 10 minutes, serve with ice cream or whipped cream.
Come join me and my co-hosts, Sarah of Play to Learn with Sarah, Paula at Frosted Fingers and Sara at Sensibly Sara, each week linking up a post, new or old, that feature the theme Kids in the Kitchen. It doesn’t matter what you are doing as long as you are doing it together, enjoying it and learning something along the way.
- preparing healthy snacks
- having a tea party
- counting skills with m&ms
- pouring from measuring cups
- discovering a local restaurant that your kids love
- creating new family friendly recipes
You’ll find so many more ideas on the #KidsintheKitchen Pinterest Board.
