Skillet Hasselback Apple Crisp

This brunch and dessert recipe is so fast and simple to assemble and cook that you can put it in as soon as you pull your main dish off the grill and it will be warm and ready when you are. Add a little of your favorite Irish Whiskey for a little kick.

The “Hasselback” technique imparts amazing flavor and tenderness and dates back to the 1940s. At the Hasselbacken restaurant in Stockholm, Sweden, a recipe for potatoes cut and cooked accordion style became wildly popular. Called hasselbackspotatis, the same method creates an out-of-this world baked apple crisp. Teach the kids this one in these interesting times, and even a new use for your leftover instant oatmeal. Sure to be a hit with the whole family!

Details

Servings

6-8 servings

Prep time

15 minutes

Cooking time

45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3-4 Apples, Honeycrisp, Cosmic, or Pink Lady

  • 5 Tbsp Brown Sugar

  • 5 Tbsp Butter

  • 1 Tbsp Ground Cinnamon

  • 1/2 Tsp Kosher Salt

  • 1 Package Quaker Instant Oatmeal (Any Flavor) or Rolled Oats

  • Optional: Vanilla Ice Cream

  • Cast-Iron Skillet or Small Ceramic Baking Dish

Directions

  • Set your Big Green Egg to 400deg with the convEGGtor (Plate Setter).
  • Peel and Core the Apples removing any soft-spots/bruises
  • Remove the core of the Apples and then halve them
  • With a sharp, thin knife cut most but not all the way through the apples starting at the outer edges at 1/8in intervals (about the thickness of a slice of American Cheese)
  • Place the apples flat-side down in the skillet, with the “Accordian” of the apple facing you.
  • Melt and combine 2 Tbsp brown sugar, 2 Tbsp butter, and 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Brush over the apples,
  • Brush over the apples, getting in-between the slices.
  • Cover the skillet or baking dish with aluminum foil and place directly on the grill (cook indirect if on a gas grill). Bake for 30 minutes and remove.
  • Combine the remaining sugar, butter, flour, cinnamon, 2 Tbsp of Oats (off the top of the packet or rolled) and the salt in a small bowl. Then top each apple with the mixture, pushing gently between the layers.
  • Place the skillet/baking dish back on the grill and cook for 15 minutes or until oats are browning on the top.
  • Cool for five to seven minutes, top with ice cream and enjoy!
 

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