Apple Cranberry Crisp

     The other day on the news a local nutritionist was making a Cranberry Apple Crumble. It peaked my interest. I had some cranberries in the fridge that needed to be used.....hummmmmmmm The lady on the news was making hers all healthy (she was a nutritionist after all). I wasn't wanting to go overboard with the healthyness. So I decided to use my regular old apple pie filling recipe, but add in the cranberries. Then for the topping I would use a topping that I sometimes use for crisps and crumbles. So here is what my result is:

Apple Cranberry Crisp

5-6 Apples (peeled and diced into chunks)
1 C Cranberries (washed)
1 T. Lemon Juice
1 T. Cornstarch
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tsp. Pie Spice
1 C. Sugar (more or less depending on the tartness of the variety of apples you chose)

Crisp Topping Ingredients:
1 C. Gluten Free Flour Mix
3/4 C. Sugar
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
1/2 tsp. pie spice
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
1/3 C Butter (melted)

     Pre-heat oven to 350 deg. Spray a 8 x 8 pan with cooking spray. In the pan place apples, cranberries, spices, sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice. Mix well coating all of the apples and cranberries.
     In a small bowl Mix the ingredients for the crisp topping. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, spices, and salt until combined. Add egg and mix with a spoon until combined. Mixture will be crumbly.
     Sprinkle topping mixture over the apple/cranberry mixture. Pour melted butter over the topping mixture. Bake in a 350 deg. oven for 50 min. or until apples are cooked through and top is golden brown.
   Serve it warm, and with ice cream if you dare :)

Diced apples and cranberries

Combine cornstarch, sugar, spices and lemon juice

Combine to coat the apples and cranberries

Combine the Ingredients for the topping. Mix with a spoon until combined and "crumbly".

Spread the topping over the apple/cranberry mixture. Pour melted butter over the topping. Bake at 350 until golden brown (about 50 min.)

Mmmmmm!

If only I had some vanilla ice cream.......I should have planned ahead!

Well the recipe turned out very well. I liked the flavor of the tart cranberries with the apples. I would try it again! It was something different instead of the same old apple crisp or crumble. If only I had a little vanilla ice cream to go with it, that would have made it heaven!! Let me know what you think!

-Jessica

Healthy Soft Serve??? Shut the front door!!!!

    This was yet another find on Pinterest. A recipe for soft serve ice cream using only bananas and peanut butter!! I had to try it, mostly just because I didn't believe it would be very good.
      Well they showed me..........it was yummy!! It does have a banana flavor, so if you aren't a banana fan this may not be the recipe for you. I however do like bananas and LOVE peanut butter.
       So here is a link to the original recipe that I found via Pinterest Peanut Butter Banana Soft Serve and now on to the recipe that I ended up making. We all know I can't just make a recipe as it's written. I HAVE to make changes ha I always think I can make things better with my tweaks. Which sometimes works out in my favor.....and well we won't talk about those other times :)
            I used my magic bullet to make the soft serve. I was just making one serving for me to try so I didn't need a huge amount.
     Early on in the day I diced two bananas and put them into the freezer. That pretty much concludes the prep work for this recipe. Easy huh?

           Peanut Butter Soft Serve
2 frozen diced bananas
1-2 T. Peanut Butter
Cold milk (to make desired consistency)
1T Hershey Syrup

Place the bananas, peanut butter, and 2-3 T. Milk into the magic bullet (or other food processor). Blend for 20-30 sec. Check the mixture to see if it is smooth and creamy (no banana chunks). If it needs more mixing then mix it some more. You can also at this time add in the Hershey Syrup. Mix until the consistency is creamy like soft serve. You may need to add more milk. Once creamy....enjoy!!!

This recipe is super healthy. Bananas are full of fiber and potassium. They are low in fat. I hope you all enjoy this yummy healthy easy recipe!!

-Jessica