Cran-Apple Delight

Looks like I'm hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year. In going through the menu and my old recipes I found a favorite and thought I would share it with you. An attorney I used to work with gave it to me, and as soon as I tried it once it became a favorite at holiday time. It's called Cran-apple delight, but last year I made it with pears instead of apples and it was much better. Wasn't quite as tart as the apples and cranberries can sometimes be. You may want to use sweeter apples also. Play with the amount of sugar until you get it to just the right sweet/tart combination to suit your family's taste.

Fruit:
3-4 tart apples or pears
2 cups raw cranberries
3/4 to 1 cup sugar
3 to 4 tablespoons water

Topping:
3/4 cup uncooked oatmeal
1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/4 pound butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Peel, core and slice apples or pears. Rinse and pick over cranberries. Mix fruit with sugar and water and place in 2 quart casserole. Set aside. For the topping, mix dry ingredients, then add melted butter. Spread topping over fruit. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!