Winter Fruit Crunch Recipes

WINTER FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving 3/4 cup juice.
• In a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Add pineapple juice, orange juice and lemon juice. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Remove from the heat; set aside.
• In a bowl, combine pineapple chunks, oranges, apples and bananas. Pour warm sauce over the fruit; stir gently to coat.
• Cover and refrigerate.

FRESH FRUIT CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon and melted butter. Stir until crumbly. Press half the oat mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover with fruit.
• In a medium saucepan, combine white sugar, cornstarch, water and vanilla. Cook, stirring, until thick and clear, 10 minutes. Pour over fruit. Cover fruit with remaining crumble mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven 45 minutes, until bubbly and golden.

AUTUMN CRUNCHY CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Sift the flour into a bowl and add the margarine.
• Using a fork or your hands, mash together the margarine and flour until it resembles breadcrumbs and there are no remaining lumps of margarine.
• Add the oats, sugar, and cinnamon to the flour and margarine mixture.
• Core the apple and/or pears, and stone the plums, if using. Chop all the fruit, keeping the skin on for added flavour, vitamins, and minerals, and put in an ovenproof dish in layers.
• Drain the sultanas and add to the fruit. Drizzle with the honey.
• Sprinkle over the crumble mixture. Bake for 20-30 mins until the crumble topping is golden and the fruit is bubbling. Serve with a large spoonful of natural yogurt, ice cream or crème fraîche.

WINTER FRUIT CRUNCH

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• 2. Place the oats, the flour, the salt and the brown sugar in a food processor and process to blend the mixture. Add the butter and process until the ingredients are coarsely mixed.
• 3. Place the apples in an oval, 8 1/2 by 12-inch oven proof baking dish. Mix the cinnamon with the vanilla sugar and sprinkle it over the apples. Mound the oat mixture atop the apples, covering them as evenly as possible.
• 4. Bake in the oven until the topping is golden and the apples are baked through, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature before eating.