Apple Cardamom Honey Crisp Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 T. butter, cold and cut up
- 1/4 c. brown sugar
- 1/2 c. whole pecans
- 1 c. old fashioned oats
- ½ c. whole wheat flour
- 1 t. cardamom (or 6 cardamom pods, cracked and ground)
- Pinch of fine sea salt
- 1 t. vanilla
- 3 lbs. apples, peeled, cored, and sliced (I used Jonathan apples from the farmers market.)
- Plan C: Add some pears.
- juice of one lemon
- 1/4 c. honey
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