Ingredients

  • Filling
  • 1 1/2 cooking apples
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch salt
  • Topping
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, cold & cut into pieces
  • 3 tablespoons rolled oats
  • 3 tablespoons pecans, chopped and toasted

Method

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease two 1- to 1 1/2 cup oven proof bowls or ramikins and set them aside.
  • Make the filling:peel apples & cut them in half. Remove the cores. Thinly slice the apples & place them in a mixing bowl. Add lemon juice ^ toss to mix.
  • Melt the butter in med. skillet over med. heat. Using a whisk, stir in the honey,flour, cinnamon, and salt, whisking until smooth. Add the apples & cook mixture over med. heat, turning the apples gently until they are just tened, 5 minute.
  • Remove from heat & spoon mixture into prepared dishes, dividing evenly.
  • Make the topping: Place flour & sugar in a small bowl ^ whisk to blend well. Add butter pieces & toss to coat the butter with the flour mixture. Rub the mixture with your fingertips until crumbly. Mix in oats & nuts. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the filling. Bake until topping is golden brown and the filling is hot, 20 minute
  • Remove dishes from oven & let cool on a wire rack for 15 minute Serve crisp warm or at room temperature, with your chioce of ice cream or topping.