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Mixed Fruit Parfait

Ingredients

  • 1 cup fresh, frozen, or dried fruit of choice (cherries, apples, blueberries, strawberries, peaches, pears, pineapple, etc.)
  • 2 cups low-fat yogurt, vanilla, plain, or your favorite flavor
  • 1/2 cup granola or crushed cereal (optional)

Directions

  1. Wash hands with warm, soapy water for 20 seconds. 
  2. If fruit is frozen, allow it to thaw. Cut large pieces of fruit into bite-sized pieces.
  3. Layer a small amount of yogurt and fruit in three glasses.
  4. Repeat layers until glass is full.
  5. Top with granola or crushed cereal (optional).
  6. Serve and enjoy.

Makes 3 servings

Baked Apples

Ingredients

  • 4 apples
  • 1/2 cup raisins, dates, or mixed dried fruits
  • 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/3 cup water or apple juice

Directions

  1. Wash hands with warm, soapy water for 20 seconds. 
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  3. Spray baking pan with nonstick spray.
  4. Wash, dry, and core apples, leaving them whole. Slice bottoms to sit level.
  5. Combine dried fruits, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Spoon into centers of apples. Pour apple juice or water into the baking pan.
  6. Bake at 350°F for 30-40 minutes or until apples are tender, basting occasionally with the water or juice.
  7. Serve warm with low-fat vanilla yogurt, regular or frozen.

Makes 4 apples

Black Bean Brownies

Ingredients

  • 1 15-ounce can black beans (about 2 cups cooked)
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, divided
  • 3 Tablespoons canola oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • Nonstick spray 

Directions

  1. Wash hands with warm, soapy water for 20 seconds. 
  2. Spray and 8×8-inch or 9×9-inch baking pan with nonstick spray. Set aside. 
  3. Preheat oven to 350 F. 
  4. If using canned beans, drain and rinse with cool water. 
  5. In a blender, add beans, 1/4 cup chocolate chips, and oil. Blend until beans are no longer whole. The mixture may look a little lumpy.  
  6. Add remaining ingredients to the blender and blend until smooth. 
  7. Spread mixture in the baking pan. Sprinkle with the remaining chocolate chips.
  8. Baking at 350 F for 20-25 minutes. 
  9. Cool before slicing. 

Makes 9 brownies

Fruit Crisp

Ingredients

  • 2 15-ounce cans peaches, pears, apricots, apples, mixed fruit etc.
  • 1 Tablespoon cornstarch or flour
  • 1 ½ cups coarsely crushed whole-wheat cereal or
  • ¾ cup oats
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ½ cup CNP Master Mix (see linked content) or flour
  • 3 Tablespoons margarine, melted
  • ⅓ cup chopped nuts, sunflower seeds, or peanuts (optional)
  • Nonstick spray
Directions
  1. Wash hands with warm, soapy water.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F and spray baking an 8×8-inch baking pan with nonstick spray.
  3. Drain fruit, saving 1 Tablespoon of liquid. Arrange fruit in baking pan.
  4. Mix fruit juice with cornstarch or flour and pour over fruit.
  5. Mix together cereal crumbs or oats, sugar, CNP Master Mix or flour, and margarine. Stir in nuts or seeds.
  6. Sprinkle evenly over fruit. Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes.
  7. Cut into nine pieces. Serve.

Winter Fruit Crisp

Ingredients

  • 4 cups diced apples or pears
  • 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup rolled oats
  • 1/3 cup margarine
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

  1. Wash hands with warm, soapy water for 20 seconds. 
  2. Heat oven to 375°F. Lightly spray or oil a square pan (8 x 8 x 2 inches).
  3. Wash apples or pear. Core and cut into small, bite-sized pieces.
  4. Arrange fruit in pan.
  5. In a small bowl, mix remaining ingredients, then sprinkle over fruit.
  6. Bake until topping is golden brown and fruit is tender, about 30 minutes.

Makes 8 servings

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