Apple Crisp with Oatmeal Crust

Ingredients: 

1-1/2 cup sucanat (organic dehydrated cane juice) 

Another portion of ½ (0.5) cup sucanat (organic dehydrated cane juice) 

2 cups rolled oats 

½ cup butter melted 

4 cups peeled and sliced apples 

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 

Directions: 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).  
  1. Lightly grease an 8 inch square pan with organic coconut oil or butter. 
  1. In a large bowl, combine 1-½ cup sucanat, rolled oats and melted butter. Mix until crumbly. Place half of crumb mixture in pan. Gently press and pack into bottom of pan using the back side of a teaspoon.  Set aside remaining crumb mixture in bowl, it will be use to top the apple crisp.  
  1. In a small bowl mix ½ cup of sucanat with the ground cinnamon.  Set aside. 
  1. Spread out about 1/3 of the apples slices to cover crumb mixture in pan.   
  1. Sprinkle about 1/3 of the sucanat and ground cinnamon mixture on the apple slices. 
  1. Repeat layers until apple slices and sucanat and ground cinnamon are used up. 
  1. Cover the top of the apple layers with the remaining crumb mixture. 
  1. Bake in oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until golden brown.