Cranberry Apple Crisp ~ a sweet comfort food

I have been on a "crisp" making kick lately.  They are so simple to make, even when your busy, there is always time to make a fruit crisp.  .....there is ALWAYS time for something sweet!

Do you have a sweet tooth?  Just today my sister and I were talking about how I have such a sweet tooth and she doesn't, but her daughter does, and mine doesn't....how does that happen?  I need a little something sweet everyday or I would die.  No, not really, but I did just finish making and eating that whole plate full pictured below and I'm already thinking about another dessert I want to bake.

We all have out own crisp recipes and all are good.  Besides sharing with you these recipes, I like to keep them on my blog for my own personal use and o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n.  It really helps because I am not.

This is one of my favorites.  Apples, cranberries, and oats are so old-fashioned and homey.  They are saying "hello autumn"!  Plus makes your house smell so good!!

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Cranberry Apple Crisp 

Ingredients

• 4 large tart apples peeled, cored, and sliced....I used the old reliable, Granny Smith Apples
• 1~1/2 cups cranberries...you can reduce or increase by 1/2 cup to your liking
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• pinch of salt
• 1 cup  flour plus 3 tbsp more
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup old-fashioned oats
• 2 sticks butter
• 1 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped

Heat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl add the apples, cranberries, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and 3 tbsp flour. Mix together and place in a buttered baking dish.

Combine 1 cup flour, brown sugar, and oatmeal in a large bowl.  Cut in butter with a pastry cutter or fork.  Stir in the nuts.  Spoon over the fruit mixture.

Bake for about 40 minutes, until bubbling and top is golden brown.