"So easy, but I took it one step further which I believe I saw Ina do on one of her shows. I used puff pastry from the freezer section of the grocery store. I also sprinkled a tiny bit of cinnamon on top with the sugar. To serve, I used a pizza cutter and served it with a side of whipped cream with a tiny bit of powered sugar, vanilla and again,"

"I made this for my elderly mother when I was visiting her in Vero Beach, FL for Christmas. She eats like a bird! When she tasted this, she loved it so much, she had a second helping. I haven't seen her eat this much in years. There was a lot of leftovers for it makes quite a bit, so I made individual servings and froze them for to eat later on""

"Excellent recipe. Was always not very fond of adding the oats for the topping, but it was fantastic, just the right ratio of butter, sugar, flour and oats. I believe on The Barefoot Contessa I saw her add dried cranberries to the apple pear mixture? Does not call for it in the recipe, so I did anyway and was excellent. Throwing out all other r""