Start with a spice cake mix, add some oats, cheese, walnuts, and apple pie filling, and you end up with a fabulous fall dessert.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 pkg. two layer spice cake mix
- 1-1/4 cups quick oats, divided
- 2/3 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 2 Tbsp. butter, softened
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 21-oz. can apple pie filling
- 1/2 cup craisins
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 12" round pizza pan or 13x9" cake pan and set aside.
Combine cake mix, 1 cup oats, cheese, and 1/2 cup butter in large bowl and mix until crumbly. Reserve 1 cup of these crumbs. Add egg to remaining crumbs and mix until combined. Press into greased pan and bake for 10 minutes.
To reserved crumbs, add 1/4 cup oats, 2 Tbsp. butter, pecans, brown sugar, and cinnamon and mix well.
Remove crust from oven and spread with apple pie filling. Sprinkle with craisins, then top with reserved crumb mixture.
Bake 15-25 minutes longer until crumbs are golden brown. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
