Fruit Crisp Breakfast Skillet Food

CAST-IRON BERRY CRISP

Steps:

• Prepare the berries: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 12-inch cast-iron skillet with butter and set aside. In a mixing bowl, combine the berries, granulated sugar, flour, lemon zest and balsamic vinegar. Pour into the pan and smooth into an even layer.
• Make the topping: In another mixing bowl, mix both sugars, the flour, oats, cinnamon and salt. Cut in the butter until you have a coarse crumb and the flour is fully hydrated. Sprinkle this mixture evenly and loosely over the top of the berries. Bake, uncovered, until golden brown, crisp and bubbling, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let sit at least 10 minutes before serving.

FRUIT CRISP BREAKFAST SKILLET

Steps:

• Stir oats, almonds, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl. Mix 1/2 cup coconut oil into oat mixture until crumbly.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons coconut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir apples in hot oil until crisp and tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Mix honey and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon into apples.
• Pour oat mixture into skillet with apple mixture, lower heat to medium, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until oats are cooked and tender, 10 to 15 minutes.

FRUIT CRISP TOPPING

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, mix the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. With a food processor, pastry blender or your fingers, work the butter into the flour mixture just until it comes together and large clumps form. Fold nuts into the mixture. Chill until ready to use.
• Cook's Note: Crisp topping can be refrigerated up to a week or frozen for up to 2 months.
• Fruit Crisp Variations:
• Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp: Chop 2 pounds rhubarb into 1/2-inch thick slices. Combine with 1 pound quartered strawberries, 1/3 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice. Allow mixture to macerate for 20 minutes before transferring to a baking dish and topping with crisp topping.
• Raspberry-Peach Crisp: Peel 5 large peaches and slice into wedges. Combine with 1 1/2 cups raspberries, 1 teaspoon fresh orange zest, and 1/3 cup sugar. Top the mixture with crisp topping.
• Cranberry-Pear Crisp: Peel, core, and dice 4 large pears. Combine with 1 cup cranberries, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, and 1/3 cup sugar. Top the mixture with crisp topping.

FRUIT CRISP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease or spray 9-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish. Spoon pie filling into baking dish. Stir in cranberries.
• Add flour, brown sugar, old-fashioned oats and ground cinnamon into bowl. Cut in butter with fork until well mixed. Stir in pecans. Sprinkle over pie filling.
• Bake about 30 minutes or until topping is browned.

IRISH BREAKFAST FRUIT CRISP

Steps:

• Combine apples, pears, prunes, apricots, cherries, maple syrup and ¼ cup apple juice.
• Place in 8-cup baking dish.
• For topping, combine rolled oats, flour, bran, brown sugar and cinnamon.
• Stir in melted margarine or butter and 1/3 cup juice.
• Spoon over fruit.
• Bake in preheated 350 oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until fruit is very tender and topping is crisp.
• Simply HeartSmart Cooking, Bonnie Stern.