Skillet Apple Crisp with Bacon Up® Bacon Grease

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Finished apple crisp with Bacon Up container in the background

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Skillet Apple Crisp with Bacon Up® Bacon Grease
 
This easy apple crisp is made in the skillet with oatmeal as the topper. It is a perfect fall dessert to use up extra apples. Skillet Apple Crisp is a simple yet delicious, old-fashioned treat – and using Bacon Up® Bacon Grease is an easy way to give it a more complex, rich flavor. Perfect for a crowd, and it’s even better topped with ice cream or whipped cream!
Ingredients
  • Filling
  • · 6 medium apples
  • · 3 Tbsp Bacon Up® Bacon Grease
  • · ⅓ cup brown sugar, packed
  • · 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • · ⅛ tsp Kosher salt
  • Topping
  • · 1¼ cups old-fashioned oats
  • · 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
  • · 5 Tbsp unsalted butter, cold
  • · ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • · ⅛ tsp Kosher salt
  • · Garnish: sprinkle of ground cinnamon
Instructions
  1. ) Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. ) Ensure apples are washed, peeled, cored, and cut into bite-sized pieces; put into a large mixing bowl.
  3. ) In a small skillet over medium-low heat, melt Bacon Up®.
  4. ) Once the Bacon Up® is melted, whisk in brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
  5. ) Pour the Bacon Up® mixture into the mixing bowl containing the apples and toss until the apples are coated.
  6. ) Add the apples and Bacon Up® back into the skillet and turn the heat to medium. Continuously stir until apples begin to soften, 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat.
  7. ) After the apples are partially cooked, cut the 5 tablespoons of butter into 5 separate pieces. Mix all topping ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. It is easiest to combine with a pastry cutter or hands. It is okay to have small lumps of butter throughout the mixture.
  8. ) Top the apples in the skillet with the topping evenly, sprinkle cinnamon on top, and place in the oven.
  9. ) Bake for 35-40 minutes, until apples are tender and the topping is crunchy.
  10. ) Top with your favorite vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Finished apple crisp with Bacon Up container in the background

 

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