Cherry Coconut Crumble Food

CHERRY COCONUT SCUFFINS

Steps:

• Special equipment: two 24-cup mini muffin tins or four 12-cup mini muffin tins; mini muffin liners and a small cookie scoop
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare two 24-cup mini muffin tins with muffin liners.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and fine salt. Set aside. In a bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the coconut sugar and oil. Beat on high until well combined, about 4 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Add the yogurt and almond extract and beat on medium-low to incorporate. With the mixer on the lowest speed, add the dry ingredients, and mix just until the batter comes together. Fold in the cherries and 1/2 cup of the coconut.
• Using a small scoop, fill the prepare muffin tins about three-quarters of the way full. Sprinkle the remaining coconut over the muffins. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean and the coconut is toasted on top, 10 to 15 minutes. Place on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes before serving.

CHERRY COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine flour and confectioners' sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Press into a lightly greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack. , For filling, in a small bowl, combine the eggs, sugar and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to the egg mixture and mix well. Stir in walnuts, cherries and coconut. Spread over crust. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until firm. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

COCONUT CHERRY BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 8- or 9-inch square pan.
• In medium bowl, mix 1 cup flour, the butter and powdered sugar with spoon until flour is moistened. Press mixture in pan. Bake 10 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat eggs. Stir in remaining ingredients. Spread over baked layer.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 5 rows.

CHERRY CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Melt butter or margarine in a large saucepan. Remove pan from heat; stir in oats, flour, brown sugar, and salt until a dry, crumbly dough forms. Press about 2/3 of the dough into the bottom of 9 inch square pan, making a firm even layer.
• Spread cherry pie filling in the crust, and sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until top is lightly browned. Serve warm or at room temperature.

OUR GARETH'S CHERRY AND COCONUT CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/350°F.
• Pit the cherries if they're not already and put in a pan along with the syrup they came in, the sugar and lemon rind and bring to the boil.
• Mix the cornflour with the water in a small cup and add to the cherries once boiling. Stir constantly until the mixture thickens (1 minute or so).
• Take of the heat and add the butter. set aside.
• To make the topping sieve the flour into a bowl, cut the butter into small cubes and rub into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs (you could use a food processor).
• Now add the sugar and coconut and mix well.
• To assemble to crumble, pour the cherry mixture into an ovenproof dish and sprinkle the coconut mixture on top.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes until golden brown and serve with lashings of custard or cream.

CHERRY PIE WITH COCONUT CRUMB TOPPING

Steps:

• Make topping
• Mix first 6 ingredients in medium bowl. Add butter; rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Cover and refrigerate.
• Make pie
• Roll out pastry between sheets of lightly floured waxed paper to 12-inch round, turning over occasionally and lifting and smoothing paper. Peel off top sheet of paper. Using bottom paper as aid, lift pastry and invert into 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Peel off paper. Press pastry gently into dish. Fold overhang under; crimp to form high-standing decorative edge. Chill 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Mix remaining ingredients in large bowl. Let stand until cherries release juices, about 10 minutes. Transfer cherry mixture to crust.
• Bake pie 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F. Transfer pie to baking sheet. Sprinkle topping over pie. Bake until cherries are tender and juices bubble thickly, covering pie loosely with foil if topping browns too quickly, about 50 minutes. Transfer to rack. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHOCOLATE-CHERRY-COCONUT GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with a piece of parchment paper that is large enough to go up all sides of the pan.
• Combine oats, rice cereal, coconut, almonds, and cherries in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
• Combine honey, peanut butter, brown sugar, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and salt in a small saucepan. Heat over medium heat until brown sugar is melted; continue to simmer for 1 minute more. Pour heated mixture into the dry ingredients and stir to fully combine. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Pour granola into the prepared baking pan and press firmly with a nonstick spatula or lightly oiled hands to tightly compact and distribute evenly throughout.
• Refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Remove from the refrigerator and slice into 20 equal portions. Tightly wrap individually in plastic wrap or serve immediately.

CHERRY COCONUT TREATS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a small bowl, mix the first 5 ingredients; stir in melted butter. Press onto bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking pan., In another bowl, mix filling ingredients; pour over crust. Bake until edges are lightly browned, 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 1 hour. Refrigerate, covered, 4 hours before cutting. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

CHERRY COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• In food processor, mix flour and confectioners' sugar.
• Add butter and pulse approximately 15 times, or until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• Press in to a 9 inch square baking dish that has been sprayed with oil.
• Bake on 350°F for 12-15 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• Cool on wire rack.
• While crust is cooling, combine eggs, sugar and vanilla extract in food processor and blend well.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt and add to egg mixture and blend until smooth.
• Add cherries, nuts and coconut and pulse until just blended.
• Spread over crust and bake on 350°F for 20-25 minutes or until firm.
• Refrigerate left overs-- if you have any.