My husband knows I like cherries, so he brought home a 3 pound bag of them. Three pounds! Pitting all of those is no easy feat, even with the overpriced cherry pitter tool I bought at Target, and as much as I like cherries, I wasn't so sure we could finish all 3 pounds of them before they went bad.
Pinterest to the rescue!
Below is a recipe I found on Pinterest (originally published by Zerrin at Give Recipe). I put asterisks next to my additions and changes-- I like to personalize a recipe for taste and health.
These turned out delicious!
Cherry mixture:
- 1 and ½ cups cherries, pitted
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- Dash of Almond Extract*
Crisp topping:
- ¼ cup whole wheat flour*
- ¼ cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
- ¼ cup oats
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon*
- 3 tablespoons butter
- A pinch of brown sugar, for the topping of each*
Let's Make it!
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.*
- For the topping: mix flour, sugar, cinnamon, butter
- Mix cherries, sugar, almond extract* and cornstarch in a separate bowl until combined.
- Put a little crumble mixture in ramekins to make a bottom layer for your crisp.
- Spoon the cherry mixture into 4 ramekins and sprinkle the topping mixture evenly on cherries.
- Sprinkle a pinch of brown sugar on each.*
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the topping is slightly golden and the cherry layer is bubbling.
- Devour!* (Makes 4 ramekins/servings)
Baking is a hobby I used to enjoy frequently before having young wildebeasts children. Now it's more of a special event. Still, I'm excited to be back in it again a bit, if even just for the summer. What hobbies are you currently or do you hope to reconnect with when you are able?