Taste Of Home Award Winning Apple Crisp

I love apple season and take full advantage of it every year! Apple dip, apple pie and my family favorite, apple crisp. This apple crisp comes from Taste of Home and is an award winning recipe! My family really enjoyed this crisp, although I thought it was just a little too sweet for me.  That did not stop my family from putting a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on it and devouring it!

INGREDIENTS
1 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup rolled oats
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup butter, softened
4 cups chopped, peeled apples
1 cup sugar
2 Tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Vanilla ice cream for serving

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large bowl combine the flour, oats, brown sugar and cinnamon and cut in the butter until crumbly. Press half into a greased 9 inch square baking pan. Cover with apples. In a small saucepan combine the sugar, cornstarch, water and vanilla. Bring to a boil, cook and stir until thick and clear about two minutes. Pour over the apples and top with remaining crumb mixture.  Bake 60 – 65 minutes or until apples are tender. Serve warm with ice cream, if desired.

Enjoy!