Thursday, November 29, 2012

Apple Crisp With A Twist


Remember when I went to the apple orchard in September? I had all of these plans to make lovely recipes to use up the apples that the kids so lovingly picked that day.

It's now (late) November and I still have a fridge drawer full of apples. The guilt is starting to eat away at me.

So, yesterday I put together this recipe for Apple Crisp With A Twist.You probably guessed from the picture that the twist in this apple crisp is raspberries. But, I really should have said twists plural, because I also added orange juice and flax seeds for extra fun!


I am not a big fan of apple crisps or apple pies. I prefer berries to apples. But this little dessert is all the better for pairing the two together. It turned out to be rather tasty, if I do say so myself. And, I enjoyed the little crunch from the flax seeds.

The only problem is, this kind of thing goes quickly in our house. But that's not really a problem -- I have lots more apples to use up!

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Apple Crisp With A Twist



by Joann MacDonald
Keywords: bake dessert snack vegan nut-free vegetarian apples raspberries crisp



Ingredients


6 apples, peeled, cored and chopped
1 cup raspberries, frozen or fresh
1/3 cup orange juice
1/2 cup agave nectar
    For the topping

    1 cup quick oats
    1/2 cup light spelt flour
    1/4 cup vegan margarine
    1/4 cup organic sugar
    1/2 tsp cinnamon
    1/2 tsp powdered ginger
    1 Tbsp flax seeds
      Instructions

      Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly oil or spray an 8-inch square baking dish.

      Place chopped apples in the prepared dish. Stir in raspberries.

      In a small bowl or measuring pitcher, mix the orange juice and agave nectar with a whisk. Pour the juice mixture over the fruit.

      In a medium bowl, stir together the oats, flour, margarine, sugar, cinnamon and ginger.

      Sprinkle the oat mixture over the fruit mixture. Sprinkle the flax seeds on top. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until golden on top.
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      24 comments:

      1. That looks delicious! I want to eat that right now! New follower..
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      2. Yes ,a delicious Way to eat Apples :)

        xoxo

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      3. Absolutely forwarding this to my oldest {ever think of writing an online cookbook? just an idea!}

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        1. I HAVE though about doing a little ebook. I think it would be fun. :)

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      4. Looks delicious! I love pretty much any fruit crisp!

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        1. It makes for a quick, tasty dessert doesn't it Ruthie?

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      5. Yummy, I love the idea of the flax seed. Looks so tasty.

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        1. I throw flax seed or ground flax on pretty much everything. :)

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      6. I think we get easily carried away when picking apples!! I have!!

        Love crisps, a crisp with berries looks pretty good too!!

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        1. Yes, especially this year. The apples weren't even good and we picked them anyway just for fun.

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      7. I'm always up for a crumble (what you guys call a crisp!). Love your Johnson Bro collection, mine has really grown ;)

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        1. I am not adding to my collection anymore. No space to store them! But never say never... ;)

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      8. I love apple pies/ crisps/ cobblers, all things apple, and this looks delic! I've also added cranberries in the past for a little sour punch :)

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        1. Adding cranberries is a great idea...especially in the holiday season!

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      9. This looks YUMMY. I love apple pie and apple crisps so this is right up my alley. I may try it using blueberries at some point too.

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        1. Blueberries would be great too! I might just try it!

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      10. This looks delicious! Love apple crisp...might be good with strawberries as well!

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      11. I love everything about this dish! The ingredient combo, how healthy it is and the lovely presentation!
        Thank you so much for sharing this at Wednesday Extravaganza - Hope to see you there again tomorrow with more deliciousness :)

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        1. Thank you for those very kind words! I will see you tomorrow with my chocolate macaroons! ;)

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