Tart Cherry Crisps

Fall is here!  Which means, a perfect time for pies!  I've recently bought this book and I love it and maybe you will too.  I've made their Tart Cherry Crisps recipe using individual ramekins rather than a larger pan, just for easier serving and quicker cooking time. 

The Southern Pic Book

Tart Cherry Crisps

Ingredients:
5 Cups - Frozen Cherries, thawed
1 Cup - Granulated Sugar
1 Tbsp - Cornstarch
1/4 tsp - Salt
1 Tbsp - Butter

1 Cup - All Purpose Flour
1/2 Cup - Brown Sugar, packed
1/2 tsp - Ground Cinnamon
1/4 tsp - Salt
8 Tbsp - Butter

Procedure:
1.  Place first four ingredients in a non-reactive pot, let sit for 15 minutes. 
2.  Bring pot to boil on medium-high heat.  Stir continuously and let it thicken.
3.  Removed from pan, stir in the 1 Tbsp butter and salt.
4.  Pour cherries into a baked pan.
5.  Combine All purpose flour, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, salt, and mix in diced butter until pea size.
6.  Distribute the flour mixture onto the cherry fillings.
7.  Bake at 350F for 40 minutes or until cherries are bubbling with topping golden brown.
8.  Serve with desired ice-cream.

Wild Berry Bunch Oatmeal Cookies w/ Chocolate Chips

I've recently subscribed to NATURE BOX.  This month, I received a package of dried fruits and it tasted so delicious, carry on with the sweetness and tartness of the fruits, it felt perfect to use it for an oatmeal cookie recipe!  It tastes so good, hope you'll enjoy this recipe with any dried fruit combinations you may use.  This cookie had many textures and flavors, MMmm!

Wild Berry Bunch Oatmeal Cookies w/ Chocolate Chips

Yield: 2 Dozen 3" Cookies

Fat & Sugar:

8 oz - Unsalted Butter, at room temperature

16 oz - Brown Sugar

1 tsp - Kosher Salt

Dry Ingredients 1:

12 oz - All Purpose Flour

1/2 oz - Baking Powder

1/4 oz - Baking Soda

3 Tbsp - Flaxseed

Liquid Ingredients:

1 oz - Milk

2 - Large Eggs

2 tsp - Vanilla Extract

Dry Ingredients 2:

10 oz - Quaker Oats (Quick Oats)

Particulates:

4 oz - Sliced Almonds

4 oz - Wild Berry Bunch (Cherries, Cranberries, Blueberries, dried - by NatureBox)

3 1/2 oz - Dark Chocolate Chips (60% Cacao)

Procedure:

1.  Cream 'Fat & Sugar' ingredients with a paddle attachment for 3-4 minutes at medium speed.

2.  Sift 'Dry Ingredients 1' set aside.  Combine 'Liquid Ingredients' altogether, set aside.

3.  Add 'Liquid Ingredients' & 'Dry Ingredients 1' to the 'Fat & Sugar' mix by alternating them and ending with the 'Dry Ingredients 1'.

4.  Add 'Dry Ingredients 2' to the batter and mix until combined, do not over-mix.

5.  Fold in the 'Particulates.'  (Feel free to add any particulates that adds up to 11-12 oz for the batter)

6.  Scoop each cookie with an ice-cream scoop.  Refrigerate for at least 15-20 minutes before baking.  (This will help the cookie hold its shape and not spread too much when baking)

7.  Pre-heat oven 375° F and bake for 12-15 minutes.  Enjoy.

Cherry Cornmeal Cookies

 My oven only allows me to make a dozen cookies maximum w/ 1/4 sheet pan! Yum!

 Up close and personal prior from baking!

The cookies decorated w/ royal icing!

mm Mmm..SO GOOD!