Jill’s Cherry Crisp

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 cups pitted tart red cherries
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Mix brown sugar, flour, oats, butter, and cinnamon together in a bowl until crumbly. Press half the mixture into the bottom of an 8×8-inch pan; top with cherries.

Combine water, white sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla extract in a saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved and syrup is clear, about 5 minutes. Pour syrup over cherries; top with remaining brown sugar-oat mixture.

Bake in the preheated oven until topping is browned and cherry filling is bubbling, 30 to 35 minutes.