Apple Crumble

Ingredients:

6-8 apples
1 large jar unsweetened apple sauce
1/2 cup sugar or Splenda (or, you can use sweetened applesauce and leave
out the sugar--I often do)
1 8-12 oz. bag dried cherries (or dried berries or dried cranberries)
1 1/2 cups oatmeal
1 half-stick of butter (4 Tbsp.)--more is better if you don't mind the
fat and calories
cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg to taste

Directions:

1. Spray an oblong baking dish with Pam or other spray-on oil.
2. Cut up the apples in chunks (I leave the skins on), discarding the cores.

3. Fill the baking dish with the apples, leaving room for the crumble on top.

4. Sprinkle the apples with dried cherries.

5. Pour entire jar of applesauce over the apples and dried cherries and stir till mixed.

6. Melt the butter in the microwave.

7. Add butter to the oatmeal and spices. (I use at least a half-tablespoon of cinnamon, less of allspice and nutmeg, and even add ground cloves sometimes.) Mix till blended.

8. Distribute the oatmeal-butter- spices mixture as best you can over the apples, cherries, and applesauce.

9. Bake in the oven at 350 until bubbly delicious--- apples soft and top brown. It usually takes 40-50 minutes in my oven.

You'd be surprised how sweet this when you don't add any sugar! Of course, a dollop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream improves the experience. :-)

Thanks to Sharona Nelson!