Ingredients

The following ingredients have 16 Servings
  • 8 tablespoons butter, softened
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 cup flour*
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • ¼ teaspoon coarse salt
  • 8 ounce tub mascarpone
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 large or 2 small apples (any variety), skins on, thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup rolled old-fashioned oats
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 ½ tablespoons honey
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar with a hand mixer, until fluffy. Add the egg yolk and mix until fluffy.
  • Slowly mix in flour, cornstarch and salt, until mixture forms small pea-sized balls (like pie dough).
  • Press into an ungreased 8-inch brownie or cake pan. Bake 10 minutes, until shortbread starts to rise.
  • Remove from oven and allow to slightly cool.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, whip mascarpone, honey, egg and vanilla extract with a hand mixer, until fluffy.
  • When shortbread is slightly cooled, pour mixture onto the crust and spread evenly.
  • In a mixing bowl, toss apple slices, oats, butter, honey and cinnamon until combined.
  • Line apple slices on mascarpone filling, and sprinkle with remaining oat topping.
  • Bake 30-40 minutes, until mascarpone filling is set.
  • Allow to completely cool in the refrigerator or freezer before slicing.