Ingredients

  • Filling
  • 1 (15 ounce) can dark sweet cherries, pitted (I used OregoN brand)
  • 1/2 cup whole frozen cranberries
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon dark rum or 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • Topping
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened

Method

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • In a medium saucepan, combine filling ingredients. Place over medium heat and stir constantly until thickened. Cranberries will swell and begin to pop. Remove from heat and set aside.
  • Combine oats, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon in a medium bowl. With a fork, thoroughly cut in softened butter (Note: I like to microwave my butter for 30 seconds until mostly melted with a tablespoon-sized chunk of softened butter in the middle. This makes cutting it into the other ingredients much easier).
  • Pour filling into a lightly greased 8" x 8" baking pan, smoothing to edges of pan, and sprinkle evenly with topping.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes or until filling is bubbly and topping is lightly browned.
  • If desired, serve over vanilla ice-cream.