Nothing says summer to me more than the fruits that are available just during this season! Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, peaches and plums; oh my! My most favorite is cherries; I just love cherries! They are not in season for very long so indulge while you can! We are!
Here on our At Home with GCH blog, Monday’s are always focused on healthy but oh-so-yummy! recipes. This week I have a recipe for a delicious, light Fruit Crisp featuring some of these great in-season produce. Our featured ingredient(s) this week are peaches and cherries!!! Here are a couple of links to the nutritional value along with some incredible health benefits of these delicious fruits (peachesand cherries)—besides the fact that they are just yummy!
This is delicious served with a dollop of whipped cream…or a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!
Summer Fruit Crisp
ingredients:
3 large peaches, sliced
1 cup (18-20) cherries, pitted* and halved
1/2 cup raspberries (optional)
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3/4 cup oats
3/4 cup almond flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons cold butter, cut into cubes
directions:
- preheat the oven to 375
- cube up the butter and place in refrigerator until ready for it
- in a baking dish or pie plate, toss the cut-up fruit with 1 tablespoon of the sugar and the almond extract; set aside.
- place the oats, 1/4 cup sugar, almond flour, cinnamon and salt into the large bowl of a food processor. pulse a couple of times to combine.
- add the cold butter, pulsing just until it comes together and forms clumps. (of course, you can mix this by hand, too!)
- mound the oat mixture on top of the prepared fruit being sure to cover it completely; bake for 35 to 40 minutes
- serve warm or cold
* Here is how I pitted the cherries—with a drinking straw. Yes, ma’am! Now I am a girl who l-o-v-e-s her gadgets! And, of course, you can go out and buy a cherry pitter. But sometimes simple is the better answer. And besides, then one can save her pennies to buy an incredible kitchen tool! 
Just do it like this:
– remove the stem from a cherry
– place the end of the straw over the indentation of the cherry
– firmly, but gently, wiggle the straw straight through the cherry; the pit will pop right out! Easy-peasy!
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God loves you! ♥ (Don’t ever forget that!)
♥ coleen
