Apple Crisp

My kids and I went apple picking with some friends and came home with soo many apples. I don't even know all the kinds because the kids were lke squirrels hopping from one row of apple trees to the next. My kids eat apples at an alarming rate so they each brought home a full 2 pound bag. I wanted to make something that the kids would enjoy and settled on this. I added protein powder to it, because, I figured if my kids are gonna eat baked goods, it might as well have an extra boost to it. When you see that you have to peel, core and chop the apples, don't be scared. Take your potato peeler and get rid of the peel. Cut around the core, and then chop the flesh. I only covered this with half walnuts because SOMEBODY doesn’t enjoy the texture. Super easy - no apple corer needed. This recipe has the fiber, the protein, and the carbs! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 3 pounds of apples, peeled, cored and chopped
• juice from 1/2 a lemon
• 3 teaspoons of cinnamon
• 1/2 cup of granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon of honey
• 1 tablespoon of cornstarch
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup rolled oats (not instant)
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• walnuts (optional)

Recipe:

1. Heat oven to 350. Spray a 11x7 pan (9x13 will also do, I just like the 11x7 size better) with cooking spray.
   
2. Peel, core and chop apples into bite sized pieces. Place in a large bowl.
3. Add the lemon juice, 2 teaspoons of cinnamon, sugar, honey, and conrstarch to the apples. Give a good stir to incorporate. Pour into the pan to make an even layer.
   
4. In a medium bowl add the meted butter, oats, flour, protein powder, and salt. Mix really well together. Spoon mixture on top of the apples. 
5. **OPTIONAL*** you can sprinkle walnuts on top of the dish and drizzle a bit of honey on top, but those are just extras.
6. Bake for 1 hour.
7. let sit for about 10 minutes.
8. Serve with ice cream if you are brave! On top of yogurt for breakfast would be really decadent!