Harvest Fruit Dessert Recipes

HARVEST FRUIT DESSERT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Beat butter and 1/3 cup sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add flour; mix well. Spread onto bottom and 1 inch up side of 9-inch springform pan.
• Beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Add 1/4 cup nuts, orange zest and juice; mix well. Add egg; beat just until blended. Spread onto bottom of crust; top with fruit. Drizzle with syrup; sprinkle with remaining nuts.
• Bake 40 min. or until center is almost set. Let stand 5 min. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen dessert; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate dessert 4 hours.

FALL HARVEST FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Coat pears and apples in lemon juice.
• Mix dried cranberries, walnuts, granola, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a large bowl. Toss pears and apples into the mixture.

HARVEST FRUIT DESSERT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F Process margarine and 1/3 cup sugar in food processor until fluffy. Add flour; process until blended. Press onto bottom and 2-inch up side of 9-inch springform pan.
• Beat cream cheese and remaining sugar until well blended. Stir in 3 tablespoons syrup and egg. Spread on crust. Top with fruit; sprinkle with pecans.
• Bake 40-45 minutes or until center is almost set. Let stand 5 minutes. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 3 hours. Drizzle with remaining syrup just before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.
• TIP: Top each piece wirth a dollop of thawed Cool Whip Topping or Whipped Cream.
• NOTE: If using a dark nonstick springform pan, reduce the oven temperature to 350°F.

HARVEST FRUIT COMPOTE COBBLER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• In large bowl, mix compote ingredients. Spoon into ungreased 8-inch (2-quart) square glass baking dish.
• Bake uncovered 25 minutes. Meanwhile, in same bowl, mix all topping ingredients except coarse sugar, using rubber spatula or spoon, until dough forms. Drop dough by spoonfuls over top of hot compote. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until fruit is tender and topping is golden brown and baked throughout.

HARVEST FRUIT CRUMBLE

Steps:

• 1. Prepare fruit by peeling (apples, peaches, pears), pitting (peaches, cherries), and slicing larger fruit into 1/2" wedges. Measure all fruit together to make 6 1/2 cups.
• 2. Put fruit into a bowl and stir in 1/3 cup white sugar. Allow to sit for 30 minutes to juice up (macerate). Stir occasionally. In the meantime, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and...
• 3. ...make the topping while waiting on the fruit. Combine flour, white sugar, brown sugar, and salt in the bowl of a **food processor. Sprinkle vanilla over the top. Pulse 5 times to combine. Add butter and half of the nuts (if using). Process until the mixture sticks together, about 30 seconds. (Scrape down sides of bowl, as needed.) Add remaining nuts and pulse twice. **This step can be done in a bowl with a long-tined fork. I use the meat fork that came with my silverware. It just takes a little time and some muscle power.
• 4. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (best) or silicone sheet or spray baking sheet with cooking spray. Spread out topping evenly. Mixture will break into chunks. It's supposed to. =^..^= If it doesn't now, it will after it bakes or you can help it out.
• 5. Bake at 350 degrees F on the middle rack until the chunks are firm and LIGHTLY browned, about 16-20 minutes. (Check early the first time you make this.)
• 6. While the topping is baking, check on the macerating fruit. If time is not up, jump down to Step 7 and measure out the other ingredients, besides the fruit juice, and mist a 3 qt. baking dish (or extra large pie plate or 11 x 7" baking dish**) with cooking spray. Once 30 minutes are up, drain the fruit juice, RESERVING 1/4 cup of the juice for Step 7. The rest can be discarded. **You want to have enough space above the fruit & topping so nothing bubbles over into your oven! Also, although I haven't tried it because I don't currently have a cast-iron skillet in the right size, some people LOVE Crumbles & Crisps baked in cast-iron. I expect the final baking time might change, but I don't know for sure. If you make this recipe in a cast-iron skillet, please comment below and let me know. (Thanks!)
• 7. In a bowl, stir together the fruit juice, cornstarch, lemon juice, salt, and cinnamon. Stir in the fruit, then pour into the prepared baking dish.
• 8. BACK TO THE TOPPING... After the topping is lightly browned, remove the baking sheet from the oven. Carefully transfer the topping chunks to cover the fruit in an even layer, pressing down lightly with a spatula. Break up any large chunks. Sprinkle with remaining 1 Tablespoon of white sugar. If you used parchment paper, you can pick it up carefully by the corners and slide the topping chunks right over the fruit.
• 9. INCREASE OVEN TEMP TO 375 degrees F! Bake until the topping is well browned and the fruit is bubbling and soft, around 20-30 minutes. Again, check early the first time you make it.
• 10. Cool on a wire rack about 15 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream. How about a drizzle of caramel? Bon appetite! =^..^= This photo shows Shishi's Peach, Blueberry, and Blackberry Harvest Crumble. Doesn't it look delicious?