Spicy Autumn Crisp Recipes

AUTUMN CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Prepare a glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Mix apples, pears, raisins, and chia seeds in the baking dish. Drizzle apple cider and maple syrup over the fruit mixture and stir gently to coat.
• Mix oats, wheat germ, brown sugar, flax seed, flour, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Mash butter into the oats mixture with a fork until the mixture is uniform in texture; spread atop the fruit mixture. Cover the dish loosely with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top is browned and crisp, 35 to 40 minutes.

WARM AND SPICY AUTUMN PUNCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Stud the whole oranges with cloves, and bake for 30 minutes.
• In a large saucepan, combine the apple juice and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in the nutmeg, honey, lemon juice, and pineapple juice.
• Serve hot in a punch bowl with the 2 clove-studded baked oranges floating on top.

SPICY GINGER SUNDAES WITH FIVE-SPICE CRISPS

Steps:

• Divide the ice cream between two bowls or sundae glasses. Top with the ginger caramel and coconut chips. Add the crisps to the edge of each bowl or glass and finish each with a dollop of whipped cream. Dive in.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the ginger and sambal and cook for a minute to release the flavor. Add the coconut sugar, cream and salt. Cook while whisking gently until thick and smooth, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Use warm or cool and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix the sugar and five-spice powder together in a small bowl.
• Add the tortillas to a sheet pan and brush the tops with half of the melted butter. Sprinkle the tortillas with half of the sugar mixture. Flip and repeat with the remaining butter and sugar mixture.
• Bake until very crisp and golden, 15 to 17 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely. Break apart and eat as a snack or with your favorite ice cream.

FALL FRUIT CRISP

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine pears, cherries and lemon juice; set aside. In another bowl, combine vanilla, brown sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Sprinkle over pear mixture and gently toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour or as long as overnight., Place pear mixture in a greased 9-in. square baking dish. For topping, combine oats, brown sugar, flour, pecans, cinnamon and nutmeg in a bowl. Stir in butter. Sprinkle over pear mixture. Bake at 350° for 35-45 minutes or until filling is bubbly and topping golden brown. Serve warm with ice cream.

SPICY AUTUMN CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• To prepare topping; place cookies in a food processor; pulse 10 times or until coarse crumbs form to measure 1/2 cup.
• Combine cookie crumbs, sugars, and flour in a medium bowl; cut in the butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture is crumbly.
• To prepare filling, combine apple and remaining ingredients in a large bowl; toss well.
• Spoon apple mixture into an 8 inch square baking dish or a 1 1/2 quart casserole.
• Sprinkle with topping.
• Bake at 375 degree for 45 minutes or until bubbly.