Apple Betty Granola With Banana Creme Recipes

APPLE BETTY "GRANOLA" WITH BANANA CREME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Combine the flour and salt in a bowl. Add the shortening, and cut in with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. With a fork, stir in just enough water to bind the dough. Gather into a ball and transfer to a lightly floured surface. Roll out to about 1/8-inch thick. Transfer to a 9-inch pie pan and trim to leave a 1/2-inch overhang. Fold the overhang under for a double thickness. Flute the edge with your fingers. Refrigerate.
• For the filling and topping:
• Peel, core and slice the apples into a mixing bowl. Add lemon juice and stir to coat apples. In a separate small bowl, mix together the cornstarch, salt, and just 1/3 cup of the sugar (reserving the rest for the topping). Add the sugar mixture to the apples and stir to blend.
• For the crumb topping, combine the remaining sugar, flour, cinnamon and butter in a bowl. Blend with your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
• Spoon the fruit filling into the pie shell. Sprinkle the crumbs lightly and evenly over the top. Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 350 degrees F. Cover the top of the pie loosely with a sheet of foil, and continue baking until browned, 35 to 40 minutes more.
• In a large saucepan mix sugar, cornstarch, and salt and blend well, before putting on stovetop. Gradually whisk in milk and vanilla extract until combined, then whisk egg yolks in until no yellow streaks remain. Bring to a simmer over low heat whisking to keep smooth. Remove pan from heat, add bananas, and blend using an immersion blender. Finish by whisking in butter.
• Serve pie topped with banana creme and garnished with mint chiffonnade.

CINNAMON APPLE AND BANANA "GRANOLAMEAL"

Steps:

• Place apple, bananas, granola, cinnamon, sugar, and cocoa powder in a container with a lid. Cover and shake until combined.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add apple mixture; increase heat slightly and cook, stirring constantly, until cinnamon starts to darken and turn into a paste, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in milk.
• Reduce heat to medium; cook, covered, until flavors combine, about 1 minute. Uncover and stir. Cover and simmer for 1 minute more. Remove from heat and stir.

APPLE-GRANOLA BETTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an eight-inch square baking dish with some of the melted butter.
• Toss the apple chunks in a bowl with the remaining melted butter, the lemon juice, three tablespoons of the granola, four tablespoons of the sugar and one-half teaspoon of the cinnamon. Spread the mixture in the baking dish.
• Using a fork, lightly blend the whole-wheat flour and the remaining cinnamon with softened butter until it is crumbly. Mix in the remaining sugar and granola. Spread this mixture over the apples.
• Bake about 40 minutes, until the top has browned and the filling is bubbly. Allow to cool until just warm, about an hour, then serve with ice cream or whipped cream if desired.

GRANOLA BERRY-BANANA SMOOTHIES

Steps:

• In blender, place yogurt, milk, strawberry halves and banana slices. Break up 3 granola bars; add to blender. Cover and blend on high speed 10 sec. Scrape sides.
• Cover and blend about 20 sec longer or until smooth.
• Pour into 2 glasses. Crumble remaining bar; sprinkle in each glass. Serve immediately.

BANANA & APPLE BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix sugar, salt and cinnamon together; combine with sliced apples and bananas.
• In a skillet, brown bread cubes in the butter.
• Fill buttered baking dish with alternate layers of bread cubes and fruit using bread cubes as top and bottom layers.
• Cover dish and bake 30 minutes.
• Remove cover and bake 15 minutes longer or until apples are tender.