Kid Healthy Dessert - Fruit Crisp

Fruit crisps are thought to be a dessert that originated in the Southern States. Whether old or new, the recipe is a favorite with children. The fresh fruit makes a healthy snack for kids as well as an elegant dessert.

The recipes taste best is made with fresh fruits but frozen fruits are convenient and taste fresh with modern day packaging. A fruit crisp is easy to make. There is no crust required. These desserts can be served warm right out of the oven and topped with ice cream or real whipped cream.

You can create some healthy fruit crisps desserts for kids' snacks. Fruit crisp recipes are simple and quick to prepare. You can use almost any kind of fruit to create these scrumptious but healthy desserts. This recipe is a simple and quick way to prepare dessert without using refined sugar or even honey.

You can substitute fruit concentrates, date sugar or brown-rice syrup for white refined sugar. These alternative ingredients are usually available at your health food store.

Cherry Fruit Crisps are a delicious and a healthy way to consume vitamin C. Cherries are abundant with naturally occurring chemicals are called anthocyanins. Cherries also have anti-inflammatory properties useful in treating arthritis and may help fight colon cancer. Cherries are good for the entire family.

Cherry Crisps

Ingredients:

2 cups fresh or frozen, thawed, and drained dark sweet cherries

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

3 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons tapioca

½-1/2 cup of unsweetened pineapple juice concentrate (Minute Maid)

2 tablespoons of water

Double oat topping

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Spray a 9x9 by 2-inch glass or ceramic baking dish.

3. In large bowl mix together all the ingredients with the exception of the topping

4. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish.

5. Let sit for 10 minutes.

6. Add topping.

7. Bake 50 minutes or until topping is golden brown.

8. Remove from oven.

9. Place on a wire rack to cool

10. Serve warm or refrigerate