Baked Apples or Pears

Recipe from Karen Miller

Select large apples or pears. Core the apples (I like to peel them also) or peel the pears. On the apples, slit the skin around the middle of the apple to avoid bursting. Arrange the fruit in a microwave casserole dish.

For each fruit, mix 2 T brown sugar, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and 1 tsp butter. Fill each fruit core with the mixture. Multiply 2 T water for each fruit and pour the total amount of water around the fruit in the dish.

Microwave on high: 1 apple or pear, 2-4 minutes, or 4 apples or pears, 9-10 minutes. Flip the fruit over halfway through cooking time so it can cook more evenly.

Cranberry Stuff

From Miller Family

Recipe From: Wixoms

1 pound cranberries

1 orange (remove "heel" ends, but leave the rest of skin on)

2 apples (unpeeled, remove seeds and stem)

2 cups sugar

Put all but sugar through food chopper or food processor; add sugar, mix well. Let stand overnight. Good by itself or as a salad in cherry jello.

Fruit and Oatmeal Bake

Recipe from Sarah Morley

I’ve made this with blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, and apples. I reheat it for about 45-60 seconds and put light whipped cream on top.

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups of quick oats

¼ cup steel cut oats

¼ cup oat bran

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

¼ cup brown sugar

¼ cup splenda (my change to the recipe, use regular sugar if you like, but add calories accordingly)

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup nonfat milk

2 eggs

¾ cup unsweetened applesauce

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups fresh fruit

Mix wet and dry ingredients separately (except the fruit). Combine wet and dry ingredients and mix well. Bake in greased 9x13 inch pan at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Mix in fruit and bake 20 minutes longer. Cut into squares and enjoy!

Fruit Pizza

Recipe from Linae Pickard

Makes a good baby shower dish!

Ingredients
1 (18-ounce) package refrigerated cookie dough
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or other flavoring (almond, orange, or lemon)
Fresh blueberries, banana slices, mandarin orange sections, seedless grapes, strawberry halves, kiwifruit (or any other fruit you want), well drained
1/2 cup orange, peach, or apricot preserves
1 tablespoon water

Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line an ungreased 14-inch pizza pan with cookie dough cut in 1/8-inch slices, overlapping slightly. Bake 12 minutes or until light brown; remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.

In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract or other flavoring; spread over cookie crust. Arrange fruit over cream cheese layer in any design you want (use your imagination).

In a small saucepan over very low heat, make a glaze by heating preserves and water. Brush glaze over fruit, making sure to cover the fruit that will turn dark. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Note: This does not keep well, so plan on using it up. You may also use your own sugar cookie recipe in place of the refrigerated dough.

Makes 8 to 10 servings