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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.
 

For more great recipe ideas and tips, visit solutions.delmonte.com!

About Julee Morrison

Julee Morrison is an author and writer with over 35 years of experience in parenting and family recipes. She’s 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.

Her work has appeared in The LA Times, Disney’s Family Fun Magazine, Bon Appétit, Weight Watchers Magazine, All You, Scholastic Parent & Child, and more.

Her article "My Toddler Stood on Elvis' Grave and Scaled Over Boulders to Get to a Dinosaur" appeared on AP News, and her parenting piece “The Sly Way I Cured My Child's Lying Habit” was featured on PopSugar.

Outside of writing, Julee enjoys baking, reading, collecting crystals, and spending time with her family. You can find more of her work at Mommy’s Memorandum.

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