When I was in Girl Scouts back in the late 60's - we had the Betty Crocker Cookbook for Kids and to get my cooking badge I had to make a dessert and since we had two apple trees in out yard, I made apple crisp. And I made apple crisp again and again - until I accidentally overheard my dad said he had his fill of apple crisp. My mom was so thrilled to have someone else cooking she didn't care what we made.
When we moved into this house in 1989 I found apple trees that grow in So. Cal. and we have 2 trees. But I use them for applesauce (something my mother never made), Then I freeze enough to make 3 very thick apple pies, and 3 apple crisps. Luckily I have a friend with a family that loves my applesauce so I give away at least half.
Another friend's husband loves my applesauce as ice-cream topping. He said he can't always have a pie, so this works well.