Spiked Fruit Topping Food

CREAMY FRUIT TOPPING

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, honey and spices with a high-speed mixer until all ingredients are well combined and fluffy. Stir in dried fruit.
• Spread desired amount on a hot toasted bagel. Store the rest covered in refrigerator up to 1 week.
• Makes 1 1/3 cups.

FRESH FRUIT TOPPING

Steps:

• In large mixing bowl, mix pudding, milk, and triple sec until thickened.
• Fold in whipped cream.
• Spoon over fresh fruit.

STRAWBERRY YOGURT POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, the baking powder and salt, set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl at medium speed, beat together the butter and the sugar until it's light and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs,the yogurt and extract until well blended.
• Reduce mixer speed to low.
• Add the flour mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, beating just until blended.
• Spread evenly in a greased and floured 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
• Bake in about 70 minutes,until cake tester inserted near center comes out clean.
• Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan and cool completely.

TVP HONEY NUGGETS

Steps:

• Mix TVP and honey in a bowl. Make sure it's well blended.
• Spread out on a non stick cookie sheet and bake 300 degrees for 6 minutes.
• Stir and bake another 1-2 minutes tops.
• Let cool and transfer to an air tight container or use right away!
• This makes 2 servings at 12 grams protein, 0 fat, 110 calories!

SERIOUSLY GOOD SPICED FRUIT COMPOTE

Steps:

• Put all the ingredients, except the fruits, into a large saucepan and slowly bring to the boil, uncovered. Boil the syrup for 5 minutes then remove the pan from the heat.
• Top and tail the oranges, then slice off the skin and every scrap of pith, using a small, sharp kitchen knife. Cradle each orange in the palm of your hand, hold it over the saucepan and cut out the segments, letting them drop into the syrup. Squeeze any juice from the debris into the syrup, too, then discard.
• Add the apricots and plums to the syrup and return the saucepan to a medium heat. Bring to the boil, then simmer the fruits for 10 minutes. Leave to cool, then chill for at least 2 hours.
• Serve the poached fruits just as they are or as a brûlée: whisk the milk into the fromage frais to loosen it a little, then divide the fruits and enough juice to cover them, among six ovenproof ramekins and spoon on the fromage frais, thickly. Dust with caster sugar and then 'burn' the sugar with a blow-torch. (Or put the ramekins on a heavy baking sheet, place it under a very hot grill and leave for 1-2 minutes until the sugar has caramelised.)

EASY FRUIT TART WITH PECAN COOKIE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Pulse cookies, pecans, sugar, and 1/4 tsp. salt in a food processor until finely ground. Add butter and pulse until dough sticks together when squeezed with your fingertips. Transfer dough to pan and press into bottom and up sides of pan. Chill until set, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer pan to a rimmed baking sheet and bake shell until golden, 18-20 minutes. Let cool.
• Using an electric mixer on high speed, whip cream in a large bowl until soft peaks form. Fold in lemon curd and remaining 1/4 tsp. salt, then whip on medium-high speed until medium peaks form.
• Spoon lemon curd mixture into tart shell and top with fruit. Chill 15 minutes to set, then serve.
• Do Ahead
• Tart shell can be baked 3 days ahead. Let cool, tightly wrap with plastic, and store at room temperature.

FRUIT CRISP TOPPING

Steps:

• Melt enough butter until mixture is crumbly in texture or balls up. Put 2 cans of your favorit pie filling or fruit in pan and add mixture to top. Bake at 350 for 1/2 hour.