Epicure's Cranberry Crumble

Epicure's Cranberry Crumble

A tasty combination of juicy red fruit and spiced crumble topping. Cool on stovetop during dinner and watch how fast the kids will clean their plates!

Cost Per Serving: 0.99

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 35 - 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup (160 ml) brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup (80 ml) whole-wheat flour
  • 2/3 cup (160 ml) old-fashioned or quick oats
  • 2 tsp (10 ml) Epicure's Apple Pie Spice or Epicure's Spices for Fruit Crumble
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) vegetable oil
  • 3 Tbsp (45 ml) chopped walnuts or sunflower seeds — optional
  • 2 cups (500 ml) fresh or frozen cranberries

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350° F (175° C).
2. Lightly grease a shallow 11” x 14” (27 cm x 35 cm) baking dish.
3. Mix sugar, flour, oats, Apple Pie Spice and oil in a medium mixing bowl until just combined. Add walnuts, if desired. Mixture should be lumpy.
4. Press half of the mixture into a baking dish and top with cranberries. Add remaining half of mixture. Bake for 35–40 minutes, or until golden-brown.
5. Let cool for 30 minutes. Serve in individual serving dishes.

Cranberries are powerful antioxidants — good for urinary tract health.

Per Serving : Calories 200, Fat 8 g (Saturated 0.5 g, Trans 0 g), Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 10 mg, Carbohydrate 32 g (Fibre 3 g, Sugars 22 g), Protein 2 g.

Tips: Serving Suggestion: Serve warm with a cool dollop of low-fat frozen yogurt.

Flavour Changers:
• Try Epicure’s Pumpkin Pie Spice or Epicure’s Poudre Douce instead of Apple Pie Spice.
• Use Epicure's Cherries & Berries or finely diced Epicure's Crystallized Ginger in addition to cranberries.
• Replace cranberries with 1 cup (250 ml) sliced apples or berries and 1 cup (250 ml) cranberries.
• Replace cranberries with 1/2 cup (125 ml) figs, 1 cup (250 ml) strawberries and 1/2 cup (125 ml) rhubarb.

January 04, 2010