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Choose-a-Fruit Crisp
Ingredients
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5
cups sliced, peeled apples, pears, peaches, or apricots; or frozen unsweetened peach slices
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2
- 4
tablespoons granulated sugar
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1/2
cup regular rolled oats
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1/2
cup packed brown sugar
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1/4
cup all-purpose flour
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1/4
teaspoon ground nutmeg, ginger, or cinnamon
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1/4
cup butter
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1/4
cup chopped nuts or coconut
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Vanilla ice cream or light cream (optional)
Directions
1. For filling, thaw fruit, if frozen. Do not drain. Place fruit in an ungreased 2-quart square baking dish. Stir in the granulated sugar.
2. For topping, in a mixing bowl combine oats; brown sugar; flour; and nutmeg, ginger, or cinnamon. With a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in nuts or coconut. Sprinkle topping over filling.
3. Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 30 to 35 minutes (40 minutes for thawed fruit) or until fruit is tender and topping is golden. If desired, serve warm with ice cream or light cream.
From the Test Kitchen
- Variation Microwave directions:Prepare filling as above, making sure you use a microwave-safe baking dish. Microwave filling, covered with vented plastic wrap, on 100% power (high) for 4 to 7 minutes or until fruit is tender, stirring twice. (Additional cooking time may be needed if using thawed fruit.) Prepare topping. Sprinkle over filling. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 2 to 3 minutes or until topping is heated, giving the dish a half-turn once. Makes 6 servings.
- Make Ahead Tip Crisp Tip:Make a double batch of the crunchy oatmeal topping mixture and store the extra in a freezer bag. Seal, label, and freeze it for up to 1 month.
- Variation Blueberry Crisp:Prepare as in recipe on page 2, except for filling, increase granulated sugar to 1/4 cup and combine with 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour. Toss with 5 cups fresh or frozen unsweetened blueberries.
- Variation Cherry Crisp:Prepare as in recipe, except for filling, increase granulated sugar to 1/2 cup and combine with 3 increase granulated sugar to 1/2 cup and combine with 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour. Toss the sugar-flour mixture with 5 cups fresh or frozen* unsweetened pitted tart red cherries.
- Variation Rhubarb Crisp:Prepare as in recipe, except for filling, increase granulated sugar to 3/4 cup and combine with 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour. Toss with 5 cups fresh or frozen* unsweetened sliced rhubarb. *Note: If fruit is frozen, thaw but do not drain.
- Note Nutrition facts per serving with apple filling:275 cal., 12 g total fat (5 g sat. fat), 20 mg chol., 83 mg sodium, 43 g carbo., 3 g fiber, 3 g pro. Daily values: 7% vit. A, 7% vit. C, 2% calcium, 7% iron.
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Easy to make and great served warm with vanilla ice-cream. I may add some raisins to the apple version next time.
2/9/2010 06:51:03 PM Report AbuseEasy and Delicious. I used 6 apples and it came out fantastic. cooked down quite a bit so the 6th apple was not too much. I used a round glass casserole dish. Everyone really liked it.
2/5/2010 05:46:34 AM Report Abuse