Easy Apple Rhubarb Crisp

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 2 cups chopped rhubarb
• 2 cups chopped apples
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Stir flour, oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Pour melted butter into oat mixture and stir until crumbly. Pat half the oat mixture into the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish.

Stir rhubarb and apples together in a bowl; pour on top of oat mixture in baking dish.

Stir cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water together in a bowl until cornstarch is dissolved and mixture is smooth.

Heat sugar, 1 cup water, and vanilla extract in a saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Pour cornstarch mixture into sugar mixture and continue to boil, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens, 1 to 2 minutes. Drizzle sugar mixture over rhubarb and apples; sprinkle remaining oat mixture over the top.

Bake in the preheated oven until hot and bubbly, 35 minutes.