jill's cherry crisp

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 cups pitted tart red cherries
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• mix brown sugar, flour, oats, butter, and cinnamon together in a bowl until crumbly. press half the mixture into the bottom of an 8x8-inch pan; top with cherries.
• combine water, white sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla extract in a saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium heat. cook and stir until sugar is dissolved and syrup is clear, about 5 minutes. pour syrup over cherries; top with remaining brown sugar-oat mixture.
• bake in the preheated oven until topping is browned and cherry filling is bubbling, 30 to 35 minutes.