Cranberry Apple Crisp
One Cranberry Apple Crisp ready to eat and one ready to bake!
In gratitude to the Native Americans for finding these gorgeous and healthy berries in the 1500s.
I love symbolism and the meaning behind why we do things. So here’s my Thanksgiving question: Why do we eat ‘cranberries’ on this day of gratitude? Mind you everyday is gratitude day! - Thank you Thanksgiving for the reminder!
There’s something special about Thanksgiving that’s why pretty much the entire country celebrates one way or another with family and friends and all cultures and religions - togetherness - unity - we’re all one! Love this HOLYday. Ok, back to ‘cranberries’ - as I read through my online sources the Native Americans - Indians were the first to discover and eat cranberries as their survival food (btw, cranberries are a superfood a.k.a. medicinal - super sour, too and that’s why sugar is added to recipes using them). They also used cranberries as natural dye for their clothing.. Yup, they might stain your clothes! This was all around the time of our first Thanksgiving in the 1600s - 1621 to be exact. The story of the autumn feast can be found on line. Staying focused here! lol! So, when you’re enjoying your cranberry relish, sauces and all the delicious recipes made with cranberries think of our Native Americans with gratitude for finding those gorgeous red healthy cranberries.
Mise En Place - baking is fun when you have all the ingredients in place
Recipe: Inspired by my partners at FasterWay cooking classes
1/3 cup coconut oil
3 large apples - chopped
2 cups frozen cranberries
1/2 cup maple syrup
3/4 cup gluten free flour - I use Bob’s Red Mill all purpose gluten free flour - divide the flour
1 1/2. cups oats
1/4 cup coconut sugar
optional: add cinnamon and/or nutmeg, nuts to oat mixture, butter instead of coconut oil
-Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
-Grease baking dish with a little of the coconut oil
-Add the apples, cranberries, maple syrup, and a 1/3 of the flour to the baking dish. Toss all the ingredients until well combined
-In a bowl stir the remaining flour, oats, and coconut sugar and add the remaining coconut oil and use your hands - yes your clean hands to combine until the mixture is crumbly
-Sprinkle the oat mixture evenly over the fruits and press very gently
-Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until golden brown and fruits are softened.
-cool the cobbler or gobble it right when it comes out of the oven. It’s quite the dessert! The wait to enjoy this cobbler is challenging!
Note:
-stays fresh covered well for 5 days
-Freezes well for 3 months
-top with dairy free ice-cream or yogurt
Genia’s Spoon Me Self Care: Cranberries can be eaten raw although they are cheek puckering, saliva building, face squishing sour. You can add them to a smoothie or any juice, casseroles, baking dishes, cookies, cakes and bread like in this recipe, and/or meatball sauce - my families favorite.
Cranberry benefits: They are a superfood because of their nutrients and antioxidants and used medicinally to heal your bladder - urinary tract infections - UTI, poor appetite, immunity, blood pressure, and more. If you are using cranberries to heal - you might need a more concentrated form, therefore, you might have to take cranberry in a capsule or powder form.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Grateful to you all for reading my foodie blogs and being creative in your kitchens,
Much love, Genia