I've been experimenting with making a crisp in the microwave. I'm still tweaking, but this is essentially what I've come up with so far.
Peel, core, and slice about 2 1/2 small McIntosh apples. Place them in a microwave-safe dish. (I use a 2-cup bowl.) I'm a great believer in the maxim "Don't muzzle the ox that treads out the corn," so I taste a little of 3 apples as I go along and, that way, end up with the right amount, leaving enough room for a crust. In a separate bowl melt 3 1/2 TB salted butter. Add to that 2 TB sugar, 2 TB plain flour, 2 graham crackers crushed with your hands, 4 TB quick oats. Stir together with a large spoon, crushing any large crumbs of graham cracker. If you want, sprinkle just a smidgen of cinnamon over the apples. Put the topping over the apples and microwave on high 2 minutes. (My microwave is 1200 watts.) Voilà! (Serves 2 or 3.)
I've done this a couple of times with frozen blueberries as well, but I'm still working on that. The first time, I thought I should nuke the berries a minute before adding the crust. When I did that, the 2 additional minutes made the juice of the berries boil up into the crust. It still tasted great eaten right away, but I thought it might result in a bit of a soggy crust if it sat for a while. The next time, I just did 2 minutes with the crust and berries together, straight from frozen, but I ended up with some juice floating in the bottom of the bowl. One difference with the blueberries is that I sprinkle just a little sugar over the blueberries since they are more tart than the apples. I might try sprinkling just a wee bit of flour with the sugar.
If you try it, let me know how it turns out for you.
hat sounds good. I think I wil try it next time I have apples that get 'soft'. I love eating apples, but only the hard ones that crack with each bite. LOL Lately when they get past my taste buds desire I make apple sauce. Not an apple sauce eater, but Sherry loves it. This sounds good. The blue berries will fit her bill also.
ReplyDeleteThat looks great. I've never tried one but it is right down my eatin' alley.
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