Baked Apples and Pears

Ingredients:

6 cups Granny Smith apples (about 6 large), peeled, cored and thinly sliced

4 cups pears (about 5 large), peeled, cored and thinly sliced

2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/2 cup stevia (may substitute with maple or barley syrup)

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring

For the topping 1 ¼ cup oats 1/2 cups walnuts (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. lightly oil a 9x13 inch baking dish.

2. Prepare the fruit base: In a large mixing bowl, combine apple, pears and lemon juice; toss to coat.

3. In a medium bowl mix, maple syrup, vanilla flavoring, cinnamon and nutmeg.

4. Sprinkle maple syrup mixture over apples and pears tossing to coat. Pour apple pear mixture into prepared pan, spread into an even layer.

5. Prepare the topping: In a large bowl, combine the oats, and walnuts. Crumble mixture evenly over the apples and pears.

6. Bake in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes or until the crumble topping it golden brown.

Serve warm.