Zucchini Apple Crisp

Zucchini Apple Crisp

From: Chef Jan Olpin of Dairy Keen (on Fox news)

Ingredients:

6 cups zucchini (about 4 medium)

1 cup applesauce

½ cup lemon juice

½ cup to ¾ cup sugar

3 teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon nutmeg

1 ½ Tablespoon cornstarch

2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon salt

¾ cup cold butter

Directions:

Filling: Peel zucchini, and scoop out seeds. Cut into bite size pieces, should be 6 cups.

In a saucepan combine zucchini, applesauce, and lemon juice. In a small bowl combine sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cornstarch. Add to the zucchini. Heat over medium heat until thickened, stir constantly.

Crust and topping: Combine flour, sugar, and salt. Cut butter into flour until butter in about the size of peas. Press half of this mixture into a 13X9 pan. It looks like a lot of flour and dry but it will work. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and top with the hot filling. Sprinkle the remaining flour mixture over the top of the zucchini mixture.

Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. 

Serve while hot with vanilla ice cream. If you don't tell anyone they will never know it is zucchini instead of apples. You can also make this with apples or plums.