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Recipe: Very Cherry Mixed Fruit Crisp

Bake for Family Fun Month-a fun (and tasty!) treat
  
It’s a long weekend, thanks to President’s day and baking is something my kiddos and I enjoy doing together. Del Monte’s Very Cherry Mixed fruit is celebrating Bake for Family Fun Month and helping Moms everywhere discover ways to make more time for family and save money! 
 
A combination of peaches, pears, and an extra dose of cherries, Very Cherry Mixed Fruit makes fruit crisp a snap, even when peaches and pears aren’t in season! Keep it cheap, healthy, and good with a Very Cherry Mixed Fruit Crisp (recipe below). Then you can take all that time and money you saved and enjoy this long weekend with the family!
 
DID YOU KNOW?:
 
  • Peaches are a good source of vitamins A, B, and C.  That’s good for your eyes, energy, and skin!
 
  • Pears cause the fewest allergic reactions of all fruits
 
  • Very Cherry is the most popular flavor of Jelly Belly Jelly Beans
 
Very Cherry Mixed Fruit Crisp
Courtesy of Del Monte
 
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
6 servings
 
Ingredients
2 cans (15 oz. each) Del Monte® Very Cherry Mixed Fruit, No Sugar Added,
  drained
1/2 cup flour
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/3 cup old-fashioned oats
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
 
Optional ingredients
Low-fat frozen yogurt or ice cream
 
Directions
1.       Place fruit in 8×8-inch baking dish or pie plate.
2.       Combine flour, sugar, oats, walnuts and cinnamon.  Mix in butter until crumbly; sprinkle evenly over fruit.
3.       Bake at 425°F, 15 to 20 minutes or until topping is golden.  Serve with low-fat frozen yogurt or ice cream, if desired.
 

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About Julee: Julee Morrison is an experienced author with 35 years of expertise in parenting and recipes. She is the author of four cookbooks: The Instant Pot College Cookbook, The How-To Cookbook for Teens, The Complete Cookbook for Teens, and The Complete College Cookbook. Julee is passionate about baking, crystals, reading, and family. Her writing has appeared in The LA Times (Bon Jovi Obsession Goes Global), Disney's Family Fun Magazine (August 2010, July 2009, September 2008), and My Family Gave Up Television (page 92, Disney Family Fun August 2010). Her great ideas have been featured in Disney's Family Fun (Page 80, September 2008) and the Write for Charity book From the Heart (May 2010). Julee's work has also been published in Weight Watchers Magazine, All You Magazine (Jan. 2011, February 2011, June 2013), Scholastic Parent and Child Magazine (Oct. 2011), Red River Family Magazine (Jan. 2011), BonAppetit.com, and more. Notably, her article "My Toddler Stood on Elvis' Grave and Scaled Over Boulders to Get to a Dinosaur" made AP News, and "The Sly Way I Cured My Child's Lying Habit" was featured on PopSugar. When she's not writing, Julee enjoys spending time with her family and exploring new baking recipes.
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