A Little Fruit With My Crisp Food

FRUIT CRISP BY HEART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• For the crisp: Mix together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt in a bowl. Using a pastry blender, 2 knives or a food processor, cut in the butter. Stir in the oats.
• For the fruit: Toss the fruit with the cornstarch, granulated sugar as needed and the lemon zest if using.
• Transfer the fruit mixture to a baking dish and top with the crisp mixture. Bake until the middle is warmed through and the top is crispy and golden brown, 50 to 55 minutes.

FRUIT CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F Grease an 8 or 9 inch square baking dish.
• In a large bowl, toss the fruit with the granulated sugar and cornstarch; pour into prepared baking dish.
• In a food processor or in a bowl with a fork or pastry blender, combine the flour, margarine, brown sugar and cinnamon. mix and mash until the mixture becomes moist and crumbly., Sprinkle evenly over the top of the fruit in the baking dish.
• Bake for 35-45 minutes, until the fruit is bubbly and the topping is browned. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream.
• TIP: Fantastic fruit ideas: peeled, pitted and sliced peaches; cored, sliced apples, or pears; diced rhubarb; blueberries, strawberries, raspberries; pitted and quartered plums.

MIXED BERRY CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Toss the berries with the cornstarch to evenly coat. Put the berry mixture in a large greased ramekin or a small greased baking dish (I used a 16 oz. ramekin).
• In a small bowl, combine the butter, oats, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix lightly with a fork until the mixture is crumbly.
• Top the berries with the crisp mixture. Sprinkle the top of the crisp with water.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until the fruit is bubbling and the topping is slightly browned.
• Serve with ice cream, frozen yogurt or whipped cream.

FRESH FRUIT CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon and melted butter. Stir until crumbly. Press half the oat mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover with fruit.
• In a medium saucepan, combine white sugar, cornstarch, water and vanilla. Cook, stirring, until thick and clear, 10 minutes. Pour over fruit. Cover fruit with remaining crumble mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven 45 minutes, until bubbly and golden.

LOWER CARB RHUBARB-PEACH OR NECTARINE CRISP

Steps:

• Cut the rhubarb into one inch pieces.
• Roughly chop the fruit; peel the peaches, if you use those instead of nectarines.
• Mix the rhubarb and stone fruit with the Splenda, tapioca, lemon juice and salt, and let stand for one - three hours at room temperature.
• Mix the margarine, oats, CarbQuik or other mix of choice, salt and splenda.
• Turn the fruit into a greased 9x13x2 inch pan and crumble the topping over it.
• Bake 375 degrees for about 70 minutes until fruit bubbles in the center and top nicely browned.
• Top with sugar-free ice cream or whipped cream.
• Note: this just fits in my baking pan; stick some foil under the pan if it looks like this will bubble over.

A LITTLE FRUIT WITH MY CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the berry mixture: In a medium bowl, combine the raspberries and strawberries, granulated sugar, cornstarch and vanilla. Stir and set aside.
• For the crisp: Butter an 8-inch square baking dish. In a large bowl (or food processor), combine the butter pieces, flour, oats, granulated sugar, brown sugar, pecans and salt. Cut together with a pastry cutter (or pulse in the food processor) until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Press half of the crisp mixture into the prepared baking dish. Top with the berry mixture, then sprinkle the remaining crisp over the top. Bake until the topping is golden brown, about 45 minutes. Allow to sit for 10 minutes before serving.
• For the whipped cream: Add the cream and granulated sugar to the bowl of a mixer and whip until soft peaks form.
• Scoop out the crisp with a spoon and top with sweetened whipped cream

SUMMER FRUIT CRISP DONE ON THE BBQ GRILL

Steps:

• Heat grill to 350-400 degrees or there about.
• Mix fruit and juice with the rest of the ingredients not including items for the topping (flour, sugar, cinnamon & nutmeg).
• Spray 10" seasoned cast iron pan with a little oil.
• Pour fruit mixture into cast iron pan and set on grill. Close cover and bake for about 15 minutes.
• Mix all topping ingredients in bowl using your hands until crumbly.
• Use heavy duty or double regular foil and set inside cookie sheet with all sides raised. Spread topping mixture on foil.
• Set foil directly on grill. Close grill cover.
• Make sure the grill is on medium or low and no more than 375 degrees.
• Turn fruit with spatula to bring the carmelized bottom to the top. Bake another 10 minutes.
• Bake topping about 10 minutes (please make sure to check so bottom does not burn). If needed, turn topping so bottom don't burn.
• Remove topping from grill. Cool for a couple of minutes. Break topping into small pieces. Distribute topping on top of fruit.
• Bake another 5 minutes.
• Remove pan from grill and cool before serving.