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Apple Butter Crisp Recipe

dessertsSheri SpalloneComment
Apple Butter Crisp Recipe

Apple Butter Crisp Recipe

Fruit crisps (aka fruit crumble) are one of the most versatile comfort foods because they can be made with any fruit (fresh or frozen) for any season and are perfectly suitable for family or guests.

Fruit crisps are also extremely easy to make. It is tough to mess up a fruit crisp (unless you put it in the oven, and for the next hour, you multitask until you smell something burning, but I have never done that;).

Please, folks, set a timer! 

I love trying something new, primarily when an experiment works out perfectly!  I reviewed my mom's original apple crisp recipe and pondered whether or not to substitute Cherchies® Apple Butter for the sugar.  It worked, and the result was delicious (sometimes, cooking substitutions do not work)!  This apple crisp may be one of the best versions I have ever made!  You must try this!  For the adventurous, substitute our new Cherchies® Cherry Butter for an apple-cherry crisp or our Cherchies® Strawberry Butter for an apple-strawberry crisp!  Yummy!

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Ingredients

  • Cooking Spray

  • 6-7 medium apples, peeled and roughly chopped (We tested with a variety of apples (sweet and tart) we received in our fruit farm share)

  • 1-2 Tablespoons (Tbsp) lemon juice

  • 1 Tablespoon (Tbsp) orange zest, plus juice from the Orange

  • 1 jar Cherchies® Apple Butter Spread (try our Cherry or Strawberry Butters as a tangy substitution)

  • 1 teaspoon (tsp) cinnamon

  • 3/4 cup flour (We tested with Bob's Mill All Purpose Flour but have also used regular flour)

  • 3/4 cup oats

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar

  • 1/2 teaspoon (tsp) cinnamon

  • 2 Tablespoons (Tbsp) butter, melted

  • 6 Tablespoons (Tbsp) butter cut into chunks

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13x9 baking dish with cooking spray. Peel and chop apples. Place them in a medium bowl with lemon juice and combine until the apples are evenly coated. Add orange zest, juice from the orange, Cherchies® Apple Butter Spread, and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, and mix. Once combined, add to the sprayed baking dish.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, and remaining cinnamon.  Add the 2 tablespoons of melted butter to the flour mixture.  Mix together with a fork until tiny crumbs form.

Sprinkle crumb topping over apples.

Cut up the remaining 6 Tablespoons of butter and dot the apple crisp with butter. Bake for about 1 hour or until golden brown and bubbly. (Every oven is different, so check the crisp after 45 minutes.)

Serve with your favorite ice cream.  Oh my goodness, you must try!  Enjoy!

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Blackberry Monkey Bread Muffin Recipe

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Blackberry Monkey Bread Muffin Recipe

Blackberry Monkey Bread Muffin Recipe

I love berries, and I love sweet rolls, so the thought of combining the two made my knees quiver. Ok, maybe not quiver, but you get the gist. My family also loves sweet rolls, but I save making them from scratch for the holidays as they are a labor of love, and I wanted something quick this time!

I recently ran across my monkey bread recipe, which used refrigerated biscuits, and it dawned on me, monkey bread muffins (quick, easy, and elegant)! I wanted to jazz them up even more, so my daughter and I tested them with our Blackberry preserves. Talk about tantalizing your tastebuds! The muffins were incredibly decadent and buttery with a hint of cinnamon and blackberry sweetness, pure perfection. I do not know why I didn't think of these gems sooner. They were a massive hit with our family. My advice? Make sure to grab some for yourself because these tasty morsels will not last long, and they will disappear right before your eyes:)

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Ingredients

  • 1 package of Refrigerated biscuits (we used Pillsbury Grands Biscuits)

  • 1/2 cup sugar

  • 2 Tablespoons (Tbsp) Cinnamon

  • 1 stick butter, melted

  • Cherchies® Seedless Blackberry Preserves (about 1 Tablespoon (Tbsp) per muffin or try this recipe with our other preserves.

  • Zest of one lemon, divided

  • Lemon Cream Cheese Icing (below)

Lemon Cream Cheese Icing

  • 4 oz. room temperature, cream cheese

  • lemon zest

  • Juice of one lemon

  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Add the sugar and cinnamon to a resealable plastic bag and shake the bag.  Open the biscuits and cut biscuits into sixths with kitchen shears or a sharp knife.  (This is a great family activity).

Lightly grease muffin pan with cooking spray or place muffin liners into trays.  Place four biscuits into each muffin tin, and pour melted butter over the biscuits.  Drizzle about 1 Tablespoon of Cherchies® Seedless Blackberry Preserves over biscuits.  Sprinkle biscuits with half of the lemon zest.

Bake muffins at 350 degrees for about 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown.  While muffins are baking, prepare the icing by mixing together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla.

Remove muffins from oven and cool about 6-9 minutes before serving.  Drizzle with icing and serve warm.  Ohhhh my goodness...Enjoy!

 

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Pepper Jam Grilled Pineapple Recipe

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Pepper Jam Grilled Pineapple Recipe

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It's grilling season folks!  If you've never had grilled pineapple, you're in for a real treat!  Grilling brings out the sweet juices in the pineapple, and your taste buds will thank you.  I could have stopped there, but I decided to try our pepper jams as a glaze.  Oh my goodness, I had the best of both worlds...sweet and spicy.

Ingredients

Preparation

Lightly brush grill with oil.  Turn the grill on high and turn down to low after 5 minutes. Remove scales from pineapple with a knife and slice pineapple into 3/4 inch slices.  

Coring the pineapple is the next step and completely optional (The core does become tender during the grilling process, which makes it perfectly edible).  I prefer to core the pineapple as it's all about the presentation.   I use an apple corer I've had for years, but you could easily cut out the core with a knife.

Once the grill is heated, place pineapple slices on the grill and grill for 3-4 minutes (more depending on thickness of the pineapple) on each side.  As the pineapple finishes cooking, brush on the pepper jam for that sweet and spicy deliciousness!  You could stop with just the grilled pineapple depending on your preference, but then you'd be missing out on a party in your mouth:)

Remove from grill and enjoy!  This would be great served with ice cream...hmmm:)

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Swirl Cheesecake Recipe

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Swirl Cheesecake Recipe

Swirl Cheesecake Recipe

Cherchies® Cranberry Preserves, Cherchies® Blackberry Preserves, or Cherchies® Fig Preserves add an element of elegance to a simple cheesecake!

Ingredients

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Preparation

Combine cookie crumbs and butter. Press mixture in bottom and on sides of a 9 inch round pan. Refrigerate.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine cream cheese, sugar and lemon peel. Beat until well blended.

Blend in eggs and sour cream until smooth, scraping bottom of bowl with a rubber scraper during the mixing time.

Pour mixture into crumb lined pan.

Stir Preserves. Place spoonfuls of preserves over cheese mixture. Using a spoon, partially mix  into mixture, creating a marble effect.

Bake 35 to 40 minutes, or until set.

Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.

Makes 10 to 12 servings.

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