Apple Crisp with Oat Topping

My friends, Cherry and Michael, offered me a few apples from their prolific trees. I was thinking along the lines of 4 or 5 nice apples. Michael put a hefty thirty pounds of apple goodness into my trunk and today I'm digging for inspiration on the internet.

I thought these delicious apples would be great in a crisp, and they are! You can get away with serving this for breakfast paired with plain yogurt. Yum!

Apple Crisp with Oat Topping
Adapted from Cookie and Kate 
Serves 6-8

4 large apples, cored and diced
1/3 cup honey or maple syrup
2 Tblsp tapioca starch
1 Tblsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon (or allspice)
1/2 tsp ground cardamom

1 cup old-fashioned oats (use gluten-free oats for a gluten-free version)
1/2 cup almond meal (use Cup4Cup for a nutless version)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 tsp salt
4 Tblsp butter, melted
3 Tblsp plain yogurt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, rack in center. Mix together the apples, honey, starch, lemon and spices.

In a medium mixing bowl stir together the oats, almond meal, nuts, sugar and salt. Add the butter and yogurt, mix well and add the topping by spoonfuls over the apple mixture spreading it out so it covers most of it.

Bake 45-50 minutes until golden brown and the apples are bubbling. Let cool for 10 minutes. Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.