Recipe
Sticky Toffee Apple Crisp with Candied Bacon Streusel
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 3/4 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed (divided usage)
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (divided usage)
- 1 1/2 tsp. apple pie spice (divided usage)
- 1/4 cup bacon, cooked crisp and finely crumbled
- 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
- 8 Michigan Golden Delicious apples, peeled and cored
- 3/4 cup chopped dates
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Prepare streusel by combining the butter, ¾ cup of brown sugar, 1 cup of the flour and ½ tsp. of the apple pie spice in a bowl.
- Work together with fingertips or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Add crumbled bacon and walnuts, blending well.
- Reserve.
- Slice each apple into 8 wedges.
- Place into a large mixing bowl.
- Combine remaining 1 cup brown sugar, remaining ¼ cup flour, and remaining teaspoon of apple pie spice.
- Sprinkle over the apples, tossing thoroughly to blend.
- Add chopped dates, distributing evenly, and place mixture into prepared baking dish.
- Sprinkle reserved streusel mixture evenly over apple mixture.
- Bake in preheated oven for about 45 minutes, or until apples are tender and bubbly and streusel is golden brown.
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