Gluten Free Dessert: Apple Crisp and Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream

I recently was making dinner for a family that needed gluten free food.  I decided to make marinated chicken  and rice, served with salad and fresh cut watermelon.  A great gluten free dessert I decided to make was apple crisp and homemade vanilla ice cream. Here are my dessert recipes:

Apple Crisp

Ingredients

7 apples, peeled, cored and sliced

4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup oats (rolled or quick)

1/2 cup butter

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  In a mixing bowl, combine apples, lemon juice and vanilla.
2. Mix together.

3. Layer apples (in slices or cubes) in a 9x12 inch baking dish.

4. Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and oatmeal in a bowl.
5. Cut butter into the mix.
6. Sprinkle sugar mixture over the apples in the baking dish.

7. Bake 45 minutes or until topping looks crunch and apples are tender.
8. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream

(You can make this individually in plastic bags like we did at preschool if you want to involve the kids in the process, or follow the recipe below in an ice cream maker)

Ingredients

2 cups milk

1 cup sugar

2 cups whipping cream (or half and half)

2 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions

Mix completely until sugar is dissolved.  Pour in icecream maker and follow instructions of machine.  You can double the recipe if it is not enough.

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