Little Cypress Lodge

Love the flavor of apple pie but not the effort? This recipe lets you enjoy both without the hassle. It’s quick to put together—most of the time is spent baking rather than prepping or cleaning up. Packed with warm spices, it gets a flavorful boost from a box of spice cake mix. Inspired by a Southern Living recipe.

• Cooking spray
• 4 (14.5-oz.) cans seasoned fried apples, divided
• 1 tsp. apple pie spice
• 1 (15.25-oz.) box spice cake mix (such as Duncan Hines)
• 1/3 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• 3/4 cup (6 oz.) unsalted butter, thinly sliced
• Vanilla ice cream

Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat a 13- x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Gather ingredients.

Drain 2 of the cans of fried apples; discard liquid. Dump drained apples and 2 remaining undrained cans of fried apples into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with apple pie spice.

Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over apples and scatter oats evenly over top.

Arrange butter slices over top, covering as much of the surface as possible.

Bake in preheated oven until golden brown on top and bubbly around edges, 50 to 55 minutes.

Let cool slightly, about 10 minutes, and serve warm with ice cream, or let cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes, to serve at room temperature.

Credit: 

Jen Causey; Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Stylist: Abby Armstrong

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