Cherry Crisp - From Scratch! - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Filling
3 cups sweet cherries, pitted
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
Crisp
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup granola cereal
1/3 cup butter, cold
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, gently toss first 5 ingredients together. Place in a greased casserole dish or 8 inch square pan.
In another bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients, using a pastry blender or fork. The mixture should resemble course crumbs. Spread mixture over pie filling. Bake for 30 minutes or until brown.
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream. You can substitute canned cherry pie for the homemade cherry filling if you want to, but why?