Maple Bacon Apple Crisp

I'm not competitive...hehehe....

I really am ! I love entering bake offs, chili cook offs, you name it ! And when I saw the Kingfield Farmers Market had an apple bake off, I wanted to enter, because I make a really awesome apple crisp. But I needed to kick it up a notch, to win, of course ! And I didn't...

But, I was so pleased with the recipe, I am posting it anyway! Maybe a little too adventurous for the folks at the Kingfield Farmers Market, but I would make it again in a heartbeat!

Maple Bacon Apple Crisp

For the apple base:

3 large Granny Smith Apples, peeled and diced

3 large Minnesota Zestar apples, peeled and diced

1 cup Minnesota maple syrup

6 ounces dried cranberries

¼ cup all purpose flour

1 tablespoon Saigon cinnamon

1 teaspoon nutmeg

Mix together and place in a 9 by 13 pan coated with butter.

For the topping:

1 cup salted butter

2 ½ cups old fashioned oats

¾ cup all purpose flour

¾ cup dark brown sugar

1 tablespoon Saigon cinnamon

1 teaspoon nutmeg

1 pound good, smoked bacon, fried crispy and diced into small pieces

Mix all ingredients together until crumbly. Bake at 375 degrees  45-60 minutes until brown on top and bubbly. Let rest 10-15 minutes, before serving warm with your favorite vanilla ice cream.