Maple Pecan Crisps Recipes

MAPLE PECAN APPLE CRISP RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a baking dish with non-stick spray.
• Wash, peel and slice apples into wedges. I used my apple slicer to cut them into 10 wedges, then I cut each of those in half. Add apples to baking dish.
• Combine 2 TBSP brown sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Pour in apple juice and maple extract. Stir, then pour over apples and toss gently to coat.
• To make the topping, combine flour, 2 TBSP brown sugar, butter and salt. Mix until butter resembles the size of peas. Stir in oats and pecans. Sprinkle mixture over apples.
• Bake for 40 minutes. Remove from oven and cover with foil, then bake an additional 10 minutes.
• Remove foil. Drizzle apple crisp with 2-3 TBSP maple syrup. Serve topped with vanilla ice cream and additional maple syrup.

MAPLE PECAN APPLE CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, toss the apples and raisins with 3 tablesppons of brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg and salt. Spoon into a buttered 9-inch pie plate.
• In another mixing bowl, combine the remaining brown sugar and spices, and the flour; give a couple good stirs with a wooden spoon.
• Cut in the butter with two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; stir in cereal. Sprinkle over the apple mixture.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until topping starts to brown and apples are tender.
• Serve warm with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
• Cook's Tip: For a special treat, sprinkle some shredded cheddar cheese on top of the crumble topping the last 10 minutes of baking. Yummm!

MAPLE ORANGE PECAN PEAR CRISP

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 375 degree's. Butter a 9 inch baking dish. Set aside.
• 2. Peel pears. Remove seeds. cut each pear in to 4 pieces length wise. Toss in lemon juice. Place pears in buttered pan.
• 3. Place pears in buttered pan. In a sauce pan mix maple syrup, cinnamon,, 1 tsp orange zest, 2 TB butter. Heat until boiling while stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Pour syrup over pears. Then set aside.
• 4. Topping: In a food processor Pulse topping ingredients until it becomes crumbly. It will resemble cookie dough.
• 5. Crumble nut cinnamon mixture over pears. You may add more chopped nuts and orange zest at this point if desired. Place in oven and bake 30-40 minutes, or until pears have softened and top is golden brown.
• 6. Remove from oven. Serve alone, with vanilla ice cream. The juices with msple syrup are wonderful over ice cream.