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MAINE FRUIT CRUMBLE

Cheryl Wixson
Servings 24
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Ingredients
  

  • Vegetable cooking spray
  • 18 cups fruit
  • 1¾ cups maple syrup
  • 1 cup flour all purpose
  • 2 cups rolled oats or oatmeal Aroostook*
  • 1 cup flour whole wheat Aroostook*
  • 1 cup honey Maine*
  • 1 cup MOO milk butter at room temperature*
  • 2 teaspoon teaspoons cinnamon 1nutmeg

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a large hotel pan with cooking spray.
  • Prepare the fruit. Mix maple syrup with the fruit and stir in the flour. Spoon into hotel pan.

Topping

  • Combine rolled oats, honey, flour, nutmeg and cinnamon. Cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over fruit mixture. Bake in 350 degree oven for 45-60 minutes, or until fruit is bubbly and topping is golden brown. Let cool 10 minutes. Cut into 24 pieces and serve.

Notes

Nutritional analysis per serving (approximate, varies with fruit): 285 calories, 3 grams protein, 52 grams carbohydrates, 8 grams fat (0 grams trans fat), 50 mg. sodium, 4 grams fiber.
USDA School Lunch Guidelines: ¾ cup fruit, 1 ounce whole grain
*Seasonal Ingredient Suggestions
MAY/JUNE: rhubarb, wild blueberries (frozen)
Rhubarb: scrub, cut into chunks. May also be frozen for later use.
Wild blueberries: may be used either fresh or frozen, use right from the box.
JULY/AUGUST: Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, peaches, plums, wild blueberries
Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries: pick fruit over, wash well. Blackberries and raspberries may be too seedy to use without combining with another fruit like apples or peaches.
Peaches, plums: wash, cut in half, remove pits and slice. Not necessary to peel, but if desired, blanch in hot water and slip off skins.
Wild blueberries: may be used either fresh or frozen, use right from the box.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER: apples, pears, cranberries, wild blueberries (frozen)
Apples: wash, core and slice. Apples do not need to be peeled. May use lemon juice to prevent
browning.
Pears: wash, core and slice. No need to peel.
Cranberries: may be used frozen or fresh. May need to adjust sweetener due to tartness. Best when combined with other fruits like apples or wild blueberries.
Wild blueberries: may be used either fresh or frozen, use right from the box.
NOVEMBER/APRIL: apples, wild blueberries (frozen)
Apples: wash, core and slice. Apples do not need to be peeled. May use lemon juice to prevent
browning.
Wild blueberries: may be used either fresh or frozen, use right from the box.
Aroostook wheat and rolled oats, Maine honey, and MOO milk butter are available all year.