Fruit Crisp With Frozen Fruit Food

MIXED BERRY CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9-inch round pie plate with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.

FROZEN BERRY CRISP

Steps:

• Mix berries, white sugar, and cornstarch together lightly. Set aside.
• Cream brown sugar, butter, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl. Mix in flour and cinnamon. Stir in oats just until mixed. Chill topping for 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place berries in the bottom of a 9x9-inch baking pan. Place chilled topping on berries, pressing lightly.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 1 hour.

SUMMER FRUIT CRISP

Steps:

• cut the butter into 1/2-inch chunks and freeze for a half-hour.
• In a food processor, mix the dry ingredients (except the almonds) together, then add the butter. Mix until the butter forms roughly pea-size chunks. Add the almonds and mix until incorporated. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 4-quart gratin or casserole dish. Wash and peel the nectarines and slice 1/4-inch thick. Mix together the nectarines, berries, sugar and flour. Pour into a casserole and spread the topping evenly over the fruit.
• Bake the crisp for 45 minutes to an hour or until juices are bubbling over at the edges. To test, stick a knife into the middle of the crisp; if you feel resistance but the topping is dark, loosely cover with foil and bake a little longer.

FRUIT CRISP

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place six ramekins on a baking sheet and set aside.
• 2. In a large bowl, gently toss together the fruit, sugar, and lemon zest and let rest for 5 minutes.
• 3. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, oats, salt, brown sugar, walnuts, and butter. Using your hands or a spoon, gently toss to blend the ingredients and then rub the mixture together to work the butter into walnut-size lumps.
• 4. Divide the fruit between the ramekins, gently packing it down. Divide the oat and walnut streusel topping between the ramekins, packing a hearty mound on top of each.
• 5. Bake the fruit crisps until the streusel is golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.

OATMEAL FRUIT CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Slice apples in large greased large casserole dish. You can leave them unpeeled or peeled as you wish.
• Combine dry ingredients, then cut in margarine until crumbly. Put over fruit and cook for approximately 35 to 45 minutes until fruit is cooked through. Check with a knife - if the fruit is soft and the oatmeal crisp is brown, it is done.
• You can substitue diced rhubarb, pears, berries like saskatoons or blueberries for part or all of the apples. You may want to sprinkle a bit of cornstarch over top before you put the oatmeal over top to thicken the fruit as it cooks. Apples don't need thickening, but berries and pears are juicier.
• Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

FRUIT CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• If fruit is frozen, thaw but do not drain.
• Place fruit in a 2-quart square baking dish.
• Stir in the granulated sugar.
• For topping, in a medium bowl combine the oats, brown sugar, flour, and nutmeg.
• Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Stir in the nuts.
• Sprinkle topping over filling.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes (40 minutes for thawed fruit) or until fruit is tender and topping is golden.
• Cool slightly.
• Serve warm with ice cream if desired.