Harvest Crumble

Description

Paul Decker of New York presented Bella Viva with this marvelous desert as an entry in our Online Bake Off. We awarded his recipe first prize ($100 Bella Viva Certificate) based on: taste, quality, revelant use of dried fruit and ease of baking. We invite you to experiment with any and all of our delectable dried fruits in this tasty desert recipe. Thanks Paul!

Ingredients:

-1 cup Bella Viva Dried Apricots or Dapple Dandy Pluots, chopped
-1 cup Bella Viva Dried Peaches, chopped
-1 cup Bella Viva Dried Cranberries and/or Golden Raisins
-4 Granny Smith apples, cored and sliced (skin on), 4-5 cups

-1 cup chopped walnuts
-1 cup oats
-1 cup brown sugar (more or less according to taste)
-1 tsp. cinnamon
-¾ cup butter or margarine
-pinch of salt

Instructions

Mix dried fruit with enough water to cover in a saucepan and bring to a slow boil. Simmer until fruit is reconstituted and the water is absorbed. Mix with the apples and put mixture in a greased or sprayed baking dish.

Mix topping ingredients (lower list) and sprinkle over fruit.

Bake at 375° for 30 minutes or until topping is brown and crispy. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.