Apple Pecan Crisp

When we were invited to the Indian dinner the other night at my hubby's co-worker's house,  I made this wonderful and yummy apple pecan crisp. I had never tried pecans in apple crisps so I was really excited to make this treat. This recipe calls for granny smiths, which was also new to me. It was delicious and the pecans give such a nice crisp, too. Don't forget to dish it with some ice cream! :)

Apple Pecan Crisp 

Adapted from the Neely's Recipe

Ingredients:

Filling:

• 5 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, chopped small
• 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup (I didn't have any maple syrup so I used a normal syrup with 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Maple syrup is way too expensive!)
  
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Topping:

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into pieces
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

For the Filling:

• Mix all the ingredients together. Place into 7 to 8-ounce ramekins.

For topping:

Mix the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt in large bowl. Blend the butter into the mixture until it forms pea size lumps. Stir in pecans and sprinkle over filling.

Bake crisps for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before serving.