May 14, 2012

Mixed Berry Crisp

My second blog entry talked about my desire to make food that can be multi-purposed.  Dessert AND breakfast.  I was ready to make something fruity and non-chocolatey....gasp....so I was going to go to my old standby, Cherry Peach Cobbler.  So easy and so fabulous and so light and so very berry.  I mentioned it to Hub and he gently said, what about a crisp?  What??  A crisp?  I've never made one. Cooking with oats confuses me...1 minutes oats, 5 minute oats, rolled oats, steel oats, blah,  blah, blah.

Why make a crisp when my cobbler is A+  Every. Single. Time.  Turns out Hub likes Crisps better then Cobblers.  Who knew?  Not I.   So I went in search for a crisp that s.p.e.l.l.e.d. o.u.t. what kind of oats to use.

Thank you William Sonoma for having a Rhubarb and Strawberry Crisp; although I immediately ruled out Rhubarb, as that is like sending me to Home Depot for some tool....too overwhelming and no clue what that is and what it tastes like.  So I added blackberries, blueberries and strawberries.



I must say, I was very impressed.  It was tasty and pretty and it made me happy.  Turns out, not only my husband prefers but so does my number one "tester".  Who knew?  I've learned so much with just this one crisp.  Toss some whipped cream or ice cream on this and viola, dessert.  Add a nice side dish of Panna Cotta, it's now a breakfast dish.  I've achieved my goal....multi-talented food. 

So if you were when you are at our Bed and Breakfast, would you want this in the morning, or as a nighttime treat? Both, of course...with a nice cup of coffee or hot chocolate.

3 comments:

  1. Love fruit crisps. So easy to make and so good. I make a lot of them. Rhubarb, by the way is easy and good. I'd add in some apples or berries with it. I usually don't have enough rhubarb anyway, so I just add it in with whatever else I use.
    My recipe to compare:
    1.5 sticks melted butter or marg
    1cup old fashioned oats
    1 cup flour
    1/2cup brown sugar
    1/2 cup granulated sugar
    1 tsp cinnamon
    1tsp vanilla
    (sometimes some nutmeg)

    Glop it over 3 cups fruit

    375 degrees 30-35 min
    Burn your mouth when you can't wait for it to cool.

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  2. My answer...BOTH!
    I, too, love crisps, and have eaten it for dessert one evening and breakfast the next morning. :D

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  3. Carol, I will try that, that sounds nice and easy! Cheryl, I think I might just have to agree with you!

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