Fruit Casserole Food

HOME-FOR-CHRISTMAS FRUIT BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Toss apple slices with lemon juice. Arrange in a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup juice. Combine pineapple, peaches and pears; spoon over apples. Top with cherries and pecans; set aside. , In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and reserved pineapple juice. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted. Pour over fruit. Bake, uncovered, until apples are tender, about 45 minutes. Serve warm.

MARY'S BAKED FRUIT

Steps:

• In a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan, starting at the 9-in. end, arrange rows of fruit in the following order: half of the apricots, pears and plums, all of the peaches, then remaining apricots, pears and plums. , Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup of juice. Lay pineapple over fruit in pan. In a saucepan, combine the pineapple juice, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and cloves. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted. Pour over fruit. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.

HOT FRUIT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Arrange drained fruit layers in large buttered casserole dish in the following order: pineapple, peach slices.
• pear halves, apricot halves and spiced apple rings.
• Combine flour and brown sugar and mix well with the melted butter and creme sherry in a sauce pan.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened.
• Pour over fruit, cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Remove from refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature before baking for about 30 minutes at 350 degrees, or until hot and bubbly.
• NOTE: Cooking time refers to both cooking and chilling time.

OVEN-ROASTED FRUIT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Place the peaches and plums snugly in a single layer, cut side up, in 2 glass or porcelain oven-proof baking dishes. Sprinkle with the sugar, and then top with the raspberries. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until tender.
• Heat the broiler and place the fruit about 5 inches below the heat and broil for 5 to 8 minutes, until the berries release some of their juices.
• Remove from the broiler and sprinkle with orange juice. Serve warm, at room temperature, or chilled.

SPICED ELIZABETHAN PORK AND FRUIT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat the oil and gently fry the onion and garlic for 10 minutes.
• Toss the meat in the flour combined with the spices and seasoning and add to the onion.
• Fry the meat, stirring occasionally until evenly browned.
• Stir in the red wine with the honey and continue to cook over a medium heat, stirring for a further minute.
• Add the dates and potato chunks and transfer to an ovenproof casserole dish.
• Cover and cook for 2-2 1/2 hours or until the meat is thoroughly cooked.
• Just before serving stir in the fresh herbs.

LINDA'S MACAROON FRUIT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a 13 x 9 baking pan with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl gently mix peaches, pears, pineapple, cherries and apricots.
• Set aside.
• Place macaroons in food processor and crush coarsely(may need to do this in 2 batches).
• Spread 1/3 crumbs evenly over the bottom of the baking dish.
• Top with 1/2 of the fruit.
• Repeat layers ending with macaroon crumbs.
• Scatter slivered almonds and brown sugar over the top.
• Cover loosely with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Drizzle melted margarine on top.
• Bake uncovered for 45 minutes or until top is bubbly and lightly brown.
• Serve warm.

HOT FRUIT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Drain the pineapple chunks, peaches, pears, and cherries.
• slice the bananas and sprinkle with lemon juice.
• Add the bananas to the fruit.
• Transfer half of the fruit mixture to a 3 quart casserole dish.
• Sprinkle half the brown sugar, half the vanilla crumbs, half the margarine, and half the creme de banana.
• Cover with the remaining fruit and the remaining sugar, vanilla crumbs, margarine, and creme de banana.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until fruit is bubbly.
• Stir to combine before serving.