Apple Crisps With Dried Cherries And Ginger Recipes

GINGERSNAP APPLE CRISP WITH CREAM CHEESE AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• For the crisp: Peel and core the apples. Roughly chop into 1-inch chunks and toss with the sugar in a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours or up to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 13-by-9-inch or 2-quart baking dish.
• Drain the apples from their liquid and return the apples to the bowl. Add the cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, cloves and ginger and toss well. Using a rubber spatula, mix in the walnuts, maple syrup and half the cream cheese. Spread evenly in the prepared baking dish, then dot the mixture with the remaining cream cheese.
• For the topping: Mix together the crushed gingersnaps, oats, sugar and melted butter. Spread the topping evenly across the crisp and bake until bubbly, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve hot or at room temperature with ice cream.

BEST APPLE CRISP EVER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a 9 inch square baking pan, mix sliced apples with brown sugar. In a large bowl, mix together flour, white sugar, cinnamon and salt. In a small bowl, beat together egg and melted butter. Stir into flour mixture. Spread evenly over apples.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until topping is golden and crisp.

APPLE CRISP WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a 10 by 8 inch baking pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix ginger root, lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar, and cinnamon. Add apple chunks and mix thoroughly. Make sure the zest and ginger root are distributed equally throughout the apples. Put into baking dish.
• In the same bowl that you used for the apple mixture, mix flour, oats, cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar. Add the softened butter, and use two knives held together in your hand (or a pastry cutter or fork) to cut the butter into the dry ingredients. The mixture should hold together in large clumps.
• Using a large spoon or your hand, sprinkle the crisp topping over the apple mixture. Put into preheated oven and bake 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until apples are soft and crisp is lightly browned on top. Cool slightly, and serve warm with ice cream, if desired.

APPLE CRISPS WITH DRIED CHERRIES AND GINGER

Steps:

• Make topping:
• Mix oats, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt in large bowl. Add butter and rub in until coarse crumbs form. Mix in almonds and ginger. (Topping can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Make filling:
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter twelve 1 1/4-cup soufflé dishes. Combine apples, cherries, sugar, lemon juice, flour and ground cinnamon in large bowl. Mix to blend well. Divide filling among prepared dishes.
• Sprinkle topping over apples. Bake until topping is golden brown, about 40 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream.

APPLE AND CRANBERRY CRISPS WITH GINGER-PECAN TOPPING

Steps:

• For filling:
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter four 1 1/4-cup custard cups or soufflé dishes. Mix all ingredients in bowl. Let stand until juicy, about 5 minutes. Divide filling among prepared cups. Bake until bubbling at edges, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare topping:
• Blend first 7 ingredients in large bowl. Rub in butter with fingertips until coarse meal forms. Mix in pecans with fingertips.
• Crumble topping over hot apples. Bake until topping is golden brown, apples are tender, and juices are bubbling thickly, about 25 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

SPICED APPLE CRISPS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 160C/ 140C fan/ gas mark 3. Core the apple and slice through the equator into very thin slices 1 - 2mm thick. Dust with cinnamon and lay flat on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Cook for 45 mins - 1 hour, turning halfway through and removing any crisps that have turned brown. Continue cooking until the apples have dried out and are light golden. Cool, store in an airtight container and enjoy as a snack.

APPLE CRISP WITH FRESH GINGER

Steps:

• Peel, quarter and core apples and slice each into sixteenths.
• Mix slices with lemon juice, zest and grated ginger.
• Cut butter into small bits and mix with flour, sugar and cinnamon until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Place apples in bottom of 4 buttered baking dishes (1 1/2- to 2-cup capacity) and sprinkle butter mixture over top.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes, or until apples are cooked but still hold their shape.
• Serve with clotted cream or heavy cream alongside.