Description

Fresh apricots, cinnamon sugar, brown sugar and an oat crust make this resemble a crisp but firm enough to cut into squares. This recipe can also be made non gluten-free.

Ingredients

• 4 cu. chopped apricots
• 2/3 cu. sugar
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tbl. arrowroot or cornstarch
• 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 tsp. almond extract
• 1 1/3 cu. brown rice flour or oat flour *
• 2/3 cu. tapioca starch *
• 1 1/2 cu. old fashioned oats
• 1 cu. light brown sugar
• 1 cu. butter, melted
• * If you do not need a gluten free version of this recipe, simply substitute 2 cups total of all purpose flour for the items with an *.

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place the fruit in a mixing bowl. Add the sugar, cinnamon, salt, arrowroot, and almond extract. Stir to combine and then let rest on the counter while preparing the crust.
2. In a separate mixing bowl, stir together the flour, starch, oats, and brown sugar. Add the melted butter and stir to combine. Press half of this mixture into a well-buttered or parchment lined 9x13 pan. Pour the fruit over the bottom crust and then sprinkle the rest of the dry mixture on top.
3. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until the crust turns golden brown. Serve warm from the oven or let cool completely and slice into servings.