Apple Mincemeat Loaded Crisp

Try this very unique and meaty recipe for apple crisp. This is filled with a lot of goodies, specifically layers of nutritious apples and a mixture of mincemeat, nuts, dates and chocolate chips and the nice buttery crumb topping. Besides the mincemeat, the addition of chocolate chips made this apple crisp even more fantastic. Chocolate chips made this apple crisp sweeter and gave it a special chocolaty flavor. By the way, mincemeat is a unique kind of ingredient commonly used as a pie filling. It is made up of chopped dried fruit, distilled spirits, spices and originally has lean beef, beef suet or venison. Modern recipes for mincemeat use beef suet and sometimes brandy or wine.  If you’re wondering how this unique combination tastes like, then don’t hesitate to try this recipe.

This recipe serves 6.

Ingredients:

• * 4 cups thinly sliced apples
• * 1 cup prepared mincemeat
• * 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• * 1/2 cup chopped dates
• * 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• * 1/3 cup cranberry juice 
• * 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• * 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• * 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• * 1/4 teaspoon salt
• * 1/2 cup butter, room temperature

Procedure:

Grease a 9-inch square baking dish with butter and then assemble half of the apple slices into the dish.

In a large mixing bowl, stir in mincemeat, chopped nuts, dates, and chocolate chips. Pour mixture over the apples on baking dish and then top with the remaining apples. Pour cranberry juice evenly over the apples.

In a medium-sized bowl, mix brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and butter with your clean fingertips. Mix until crumbly and then pour all over the crisp on baking dish.

Bake crisp in the oven at 350° Fahrenheit for 55 to 60 minutes, or until apples are soft.

Serve warm and topped with whipped cream or ice cream.

Enjoy!

Apple Crisp for a Satisfying Dessert

Apple crisp is a traditional American dessert (see American cuisine) which is also called apple crumble in United Kingdom.  This has been in every American home in every occasion and holiday, if not every weekend.  Its recipe has been passed on from generations to generations because it has served families with its delicious taste and the satisfying feeling we get after eating this mouth-watering dessert is inexplicable.   Its ethereal cinnamon scent leaves us no choice but to succumb to our grumbling stomach and satisfy ourselves with this enticing dessert.  Apple crisp reminds us of autumn with its red leaves and chilling weather, or it may trigger our high school memories where a poor version of apple crisp became a staple food in cafeterias.  But, nonetheless, apple crisp reminds us of happy memories of holidays, high school, autumn, and even a simple weekend with your family. This just proves how it has become a part of our culture.

To find out more about apple crisp, just leaf through this blog for apple crisp recipes and video. 

Facts About Apple Crisp

Apple crisp is a tasty dessert which traditionally consists of apples, sugar, flour, butter, cinnamon, and often with oats, ginger, and nutmeg baked with goodness.  It is actually a modern dish, even though you can usually imagine this dessert being enjoyed by the pilgrims in United Kingdom centuries back.  That is just how people see apple crisp, but the truth is that it hasn’t even appeared in cookbooks until the year 1924, that means that apple crisp recipe has been invented a few years back.   The dish just became a hit at the time of its appearance in cookbooks, it rapidly became famous and in no time it turned out to be one of the staple foods in United States.

Benefits from Apple Crisp

Apple crisp’s main ingredient, apple, surely has a lot to offer. It isn’t just a typically famous fruit, it is highly nutritious as well.  Apples are rich in vitamins A and C as well as potassium and phosphorus minerals.  It contributes to bone protection because of its boron contents and its flavonoids in the form of phloridzin which can be found only in apples. This increases bone density and helps post-menopausal women deal with the changes in their bodies.

Apples in apple crisp also lowers LDL cholesterol or commonly called “bad” cholesterol.  It helps asthmatic children and adults, prevents Alzheimer’s disease and cancers such as lung, colon, breast, and liver cancers. Because apples are low in calories, it helps people achieve weight loss with the added help of exercise and discipline. Studies showed that apples contain pectin which supplies galacturonic acid which decreases the body’s demand for insulin and in turn help people with diabetes. 

Apple Crisp Demonstration

The video above shows a clear and simple demonstration of making apple crisp.  Stephanie Jaworski explains what an apple crisp is and how it is included in the list of simple baked American desserts that combine with a fresh fruit and a delicious topping.  This apple crisp is irresistibly good yet is very simple and easy to make.  This is a visual demonstration with fairly easy directions newbies should follow. Stephanie talks and gives some tips on what kind of apples we should use in making this dessert.  She has wise ways on preparing apple crisp as well and she shares them gratefully to her viewers.

Apple Crisp Recipe

Ingredients:

• 10 cups of all-purpose apples (peeled and sliced into cubes without the core)
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ cup water
• 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
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(For topping)

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup oats
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup melted or cubed butter

Directions

1. Preheat and ready the oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
2. In a mixing bowl, mix in sliced apples, white sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Toss properly until ingredients are fairly mixed.
3. Transfer apple mixture in a baking pan (9x13), make the apples even.
4. In another smaller bowl, toss in flour, baking powder, baking soda, brown sugar, and butter; mix together or you can mix through a food processor until ingredients are in crumbs. Then, pour gradually into the pan over the apples.
5. Bake at 350° Fahrenheit for about 45 minutes or until apples are tender not mushy.
6. Let it cool for 15 minutes or less, then serve in individual plates. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream if you prefer.