After all the Hannah Swensen novels we’ve read, we like to think we know all the characters. This recipe for Honey Apple Crisp, from Christmas Cake Murder, gives us the chance to showcase her sister, Michelle’s, baking prowess.

Fresh apples, sprinkled with cinnamon and nutmeg are some of the key ingredients in this Honey Apple Crisp from Christmas Cake Murder, a Hannah Swensen mystery.
Fresh apples are key to this Honey Apple Crisp. Photo: Kay Logsdon.

In this retrospective book that gives the backstory to Hannah’s return to Lake Eden after college, we get to know a high school-aged Michelle as well, and find she has a few talents of her own!

Made with fresh apples, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and more, this delicious apple crisp won't last long on your table.
Freshly Baked Honey Apple Crisp. Photo: David Nehmer, The Food Channel.

This Honey Apple Crisp is great served hot or cold, and it feeds a crowd (or gives you plenty for second day leftovers). Dress it up with ice cream and sprinkled nuts, or eat it as is—you’ll see why Hannah can’t stop thinking about it!

This Honey Apple Crisp is great served hot or cold, and it feeds a crowd (or gives you plenty for second day leftovers). Dress it up with ice cream and sprinkled nuts, or eat it as is—you’ll see why Hannah can’t stop thinking about it!
Honey Apple Crisp topped with a dollop of ice cream. Photo: David Nehmer, The Food Channel.

Recipe from “Christmas Cake Murder”, ©2018 by Joanne Fluke, shared with permission of Kensington Books and Joanne Fluke.

Find our review of the culinary mystery Christmas Cake Murder here.