Hi John,

I can assure you that I wouldn't dream of passing on any Recipe to my Friends, unless I have prepared it at least once.  There's nothing worse than to have your taste buds titillated by a good sounding recipe and then have them mercilessly destroyed by something that tastes like it came from the rear end of a horse.

Have A Great Weekend,

Phil

Ingredients:

6 cups thinly sliced peeled apples (about 6 medium apples, preferably Golden Delicious)

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1/3 cup chopped dates

1-1/3 cups uncooked quick oats

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon salt

Dash ground nutmeg

Dash ground cloves

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) cold butter, cut into small pieces

Preparation:

Spray slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. Place apples in medium bowl. Sprinkle with lemon juice; toss to coat. Add dates and mix well. Transfer apple mixture to slow cooker.

Combine oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, salt, nutmeg and cloves, in medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Sprinkle oat mixture over apples; smooth top. Cover; cook on LOW 4 hours or until apples are tender.

Oh, thank you for featuring our many-gifted friend, Phil's recipe.  It sounds delicious! 

Thank you Phil for posting.  We are all looking forward to trying this one.

Sara