Fruit Jumble Recipes

FRUIT JUMBLE

Steps:

• Wash grapes, wash and chop apple, peel and slice banana and open canned fruit and drain juice into a measuring cup. Combine fruit into a serving bowl.
• To make Jumble Juice: Put yogurt into a small bowl or cup. Add juice and stir with a whisk or fork until smooth. Pour Jumble Juice over fruit and toss gently to coat.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Divide Fruit Jumble into bowls or plates and sprinkle with nuts, coconut and cinnamon.

FRUIT JUMBLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spread the chopped pecans on a baking pan. Bake until fragrant, about 10 minutes. Transfer pecans to a bowl to cool.
• Cut the dried fruit, except the raisins, into 1/4-inch pieces. In a medium bowl, combine all of the dried fruit, nuts, granola, and salt; set aside.
• In a small saucepan, combine the corn syrup, butter, and orange juice. Set the pan over medium heat until the butter has melted, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in the orange zest.
• Pour the corn-syrup mixture over the fruit mixture; stir well. Set aside until completely cool, about 1 hour.
• Using a 1 1/4-inch ice-cream scoop or a tablespoon, form the cooled mixture into 30 balls. Place into paper mini-muffin cups or in a single layer in an airtight container, and refrigerate until cold, about 30 minutes. Store in an airtight container, refrigerated, up to 1 week.

FRUIT CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Scatter the apples, peaches, plums, and strawberries into the bottom of the prepared baking dish, mixing the fruit well. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon if desired. Pour the water over the fruit.
• Mix together the butter, 1 cup of sugar, the apricot nectar, flour, rolled oats, graham cracker crumbs, and 1 tablespoon of cinnamon in a bowl until the mixture is crumbly and well combined. Sprinkle the crumbly mixture over the pan of fruit.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the topping is lightly browned and the fruit is tender, about 45 minutes.

CANDIED FRUIT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in fruits and nuts. , Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks.

JUMBLED FRUIT CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Turn on oven to 375. Place the pie filling and the almond extract in the ungreased baking dish. Stir gently with the wooden spoon until combined. Spread mixture evenly in the dish.
• Put the graham crackers in the plastic bag. Seal or tie the plastic bag closed. Use the rolling pin to finely crush the crackers. (You should have about 2/3 cup crumbs). Put crumbs in the mixing bowl. Save until step 4.
• Put the butter in the saucepan. Put pan on a burner. Turn burner to medium heat. Cook until butter is melted. Turn off burner. Remove pan from burner. Or, put butter in the microwave-safe bowl. Cover bowl with waxed paper. Microwave on 100% power (high) for 30-45 seconds or until butter is melted. Use the hot pads to remove bowl from microwave.
• Put the melted butter, oats, and brown sugar in the bowl with the cracker crumbs. Stir mixture with the fork until combined. Sprinkle the crumb mixture over the pie filling in the dish.
• Put baking dish in oven. Bake 20 minutes or until crumbs are lightly browned. Turn off oven. Use the hot pads to remove dish from oven. Let cool about 30 minutes on the cooling rack. Serve warm with ice cream, if you like.

SUMMER FRUIT CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Peel the apples. Cut them in half, cut out the cores and slice them. Cook the apples till well done but not squishy.
• Then add the raspberries, blackberries and red currants along side the spices, sugar (and orange juice) and cook until soft.
• Sift the flour into a mixing bowl and add the butter and cut it into small bits with a knife. Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips. Keep lifting your hands high above the bowl to let air into the mixture which makes it light. Carry on doing this until you have an even, crumbly mixture,then stir in the sugar.
• Pour the cooked fruit into a 1 liter dish and out the mixture evenly. Spoon the crumble over the fruit in the dish. Spread it out with a fork but do not press down.
• Bake the crumble for 30-40 min until the top has browned slightly. Serve it hot with custard or cream.