APRICOT CHERRY MINI CRISPS…there’s joy in blogging!
“You’ve got to go out on a limb sometimes because that’s where the fruit is.”
Will Rogers
Summer’s here in full swing, & we’re slowly seeing the market getting flooded with ‘stone fruits’. It began with mangoes, then cherries, & now it’s apricots. Peaches are beginning to surface as well, but haven’t reached the ‘fully ripe’ & ‘lusciously juicy’ stage yet. This is what I love about summer in North India … all the fruit from the fruit basket in the Himalayas that reach the plains in much abundance. Very yummy situation indeed …
It’s one of those rare days that I bake, & then try & blog about it within 24 hours … but these were so good, that I feel compelled to. I spent a large part of day-before trying to find a recipe to use the fresh apricots that I had bought, but weren’t quite as sweet as I expected them to be. From one fruit board to another, hopping between Food Network & Epicurean, nothing was the ‘one‘. There was clafoutis on my list, but that has egg, & I wanted egg less.
Then late at at night, while twittering & blog surfing, stopped by at No Fear Entertaining, a blog which belongs to wonderful & enthusiastic Judy…BOING…found it! She posted a ‘First of the Season Georgia Peach Pie‘ … & it clicked instantly. This is what my apricots would need to get into. A tweet later, after confirming with Judy whether she thought apricots might work, which she tweetly did, I went to bed with sweet dreams.
As it often happens with me, woke up the next morning, & went straight to my cupboard for my little ramekins. I was going to make mini crisps sans the pie base, using Judy’s recipe. Great idea & very satisfying indeed. When you hand individually set desserts out to a bunch of folk, who enjoy this fruity delight to the last crumb, then proceed to lick the juices off the bowl, you just know it’s very good, & is going to be made again & again.
Rummaged around in the fridge & came out with a bowl of cherries. Yes, they were going to keep the apricots company … squish, squish. The pitting of the cherries was a bit tedious, but the very thought of all the fruit getting deliciously cooked under the crisp kept me going.
Pitted the cherries (by hand), halved & pitted the apricots, & I was set. The rest of the process was a breeze, so I wasted a little time clicking merrily because I love fruity colours! Judy poured her filling into a pie shell for the peach pie. I just went for a basic fruit crumble; light & juicy. Just so right for our summer here!
Bubble bubble … they came out of the oven in 30 minutes all deliciously bubbly & oozing wickedly from the sides. Because it is very HOT here, I cooled & refrigerated them, & served them with a dollop of whipped, unsweetened, low fat cream. They are also wonderful warm, served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. 
APRICOT & CHERRY MINI CRISPS
as adapted from Judy @ No Fear Entertaining
Ingredients:
3 tbsp flour
1/2 cup vanilla sugar ( I make mine in a jar, & love using it)
500gms apricots, halved & pitted
250gms cherries, pitted
Juice of 1/2 lime
Topping:
1/2 cup vanilla sugar ( I ran out of brown sugar)
1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup rolled oats
4 tbsp butter, chilled
Method:
- Preheat oven to 190C.
- In a large bowl, combine flour & sugar; stir in the apricots, cherries & lime juice & toss to coat well. You can taste the sugar here just in case the fruit are a bit tart.
- Spoon portions into ramekins (or into a large pie dish if making 1 big portion).
- For the topping: In a small bowl, combine vanilla sugar , flour and rolled oats. Cut in the butter until crumbly. Sprinkle a couple of tbsp ot topping over each ramekin, pressing down gently to seal the top.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes till the top is light brown & fruit juices are bubbling. (or about 40 minutes if you are using a single/big pie dish). Makes 8 small ramekins or a 9″ crumble.
- Serve warm or cold. A dollop of unsweetened whipped cream, or a scoop of vanilla ice-cream make this crumble unforgettable!
Deeba @ PAB
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
50 Comments
The Purple Foodie
Absolutely delicious looking crumble, Deeba. I haven’t seen stone fruits ere yet, but when I do I can imagine making crumbs and cobblers 😀
Happy cook
That looks indeed bubble bubble delicous, here too the cherries are appeatring in the shops, i have neve rmade a crumble till now.
Judy@nofearentertaining
Just beautiful Deeba!!! I can’t wait to try it with some different fruits now!!! SO glad you liked it!
The Food Librarian
Oh! Just so beautiful! I did a post about stone fruits and how I love them! But I haven’t made anything with them yet. Your creations look fantastic!!
Nachiketa
Looks bubblicous
Mangoes, Cherries n Peaches are the only reason i tolerate summers…..
Love the way u find the the stuff you want, prepare for it, make it, CLICK it n then BLOG abt it…..
Cheers…
SweetThings
Your blog photos are amazing – thank you so much for sharing. Juanita
Dawn
I absolutely love this one! Nice and warm out of the oven with a touch a cold ice cream Oh heavens yes!
Gloria
Absolutely nice and beauty dear Deeba. I love crumbles are beauty and so yummy.
Beuty pics.
Dear Come to my blog I write a little a bout you dear, xoxoxox Gloria
chriesi
Gorgeous!!!
lisaiscooking
Your mini crumbles look fantastic! They look like summer with apricots and cherries.
Swapna
Wow…another must try recipe from you!!!! looks really delicious….I am definitely going to make this soon….Thanks Deeba for sharing this recipe:)
Jo
Deeba, this is absolutely gorgeous and crying out, eat me, eat me! Love the colours of the stone fruit and the presentation. So right that this is a celebration piece to usher in summer.
Bellini Valli
Did I just wipe drool from my chin…wink…I should not be looking at your gorgeous and tempting photos before I have even had breakfast:D
jenncuisine
Absolutely gorgeous!
Eliana
Could this look any better? NO! You have incredible talent and exquisite taste.
Bunny
Deeba you’re making so hungry for the freh fruit of summer! This is fantastic, I love the pictures!
Ria
Lovely post as ever D!! 🙂
Manggy
Those do look fantastic! And you know, we never get any fresh apricots here, so you have one up on me! 😉
Núria
Not that is summer here yet but markets show plenty of colourful fruits and delicious sweet smells. This dessert would cheer up my day :D.
Yasmeen
Fresh himalayan fruit ,deeba you must be lucky.I don’t remember eating such variety in South.Love the oozing fruity crumbles:)
A_and_N
I’m not able to get over your pics! So indulgent 🙂
Gattina
I can’t resist!!! you put the best fruit in the dessert, and it looks incredibly pretty!!!
Donna-FFW
OMG!! These look gorgeous,delicious and so beautiful. I love the juice dripping down the sides..
Parita
Oh thats delicious crumble..love the combination..the bubbling fruits look sooo gorgeous..thanks a ton for stopping by my blog..it means a LOT to me 🙂
Mary
This crumble looks so delicious!
leemz
wow! now that’s too appealing to ignore although I’m not a huge fan of crumbles, but your effort is truly commendable 🙂
Keep up the good work deeba!
You’re doing a wonderful job!
Lisa
Lovely! It’s such a treat to have fresh fruits on hand. Your photos are gorgeous. Great creation!
Zoë François
Gorgeous, it is like a still life painting! I bet it tasted just as wonderful!
Superchef
that is just so mouthwateringly delicious!!!
Soma
This is it! I spend a few hours today just trying to think if its pie, tart, crumble or gallete..the apricots are waiting. this is the easiest, & the prettiest & ur pictures are beautiful enough to have me going soon:-D
pigpigscorner
They look beautiful and so mouth-watering!
meeso
You’re so creative with your presentations!
Reeni♥
I bet they are just delicious! And your pictures are so creative and beautiful!
Vera
Gorgeous dessert, Deeba!
Arwen from Hoglet K
You make me so jealous with your summer fruit! Here we have apples and pears and rain and cold. I certainly won’t be chilling my crumbles before serving like you did.
anna
Those are so beautiful and luscious, I can almost taste them! It’s not quite time for cherries and apricots where I am, but I’m definitely anticipating them!
Prathibha
That is so gorgeous….loved the pics.. A small doubt Deeba,how can we prepare vanilla sugar??
amritac
OMG! That is seriously loaded!
An yeah, I know what summer can be like for Indians….a fruit-lover’s paradise!
Snooky doodle
oh these crumbles look delicious. Summer fruit looks so colourful.
Kate - Aapplemint
Deeba, these look absolutely gorgeous !! Your pictures are so stunning, and such wonderful colours of the fruits. The crumbles must’ve tasted divine.
shalini
This looks awesome!!!! So simple and refreshing.
Could u plz tell me if i could bake ur Chocolate strawberry cake without a mixer.I just have an immersion blender.Plz lemme know if it would come out good as i have to bake it this weekend. thanks in advance.
Elle
Stunning dessert! You always have the most gorgeous photos. And the crumbles? What a great idea!
Patricia
What a delicious combination of colours and flavours….the photography is deliciously ‘still-lifey’, beautifully done, thank you for the recipe and visual treats!
Ricardo
It looks AMAZING and well delicious..WoW very inspiring 🙂 xxx Rico-Recipes
burpandslurp
you seriousl have the BEST gorgeous photos!! oh my god…I love the backdrop, and of course the dessert itself looks AMAZING!
Tangled Noodle
I can almost taste this with that big scoop of ice cream you mentioned! Beautiful crumbles!
oneordinaryday
I just love anything in mini. Nice job.
Fuji Mama
Oh. My. Yumminess. SO GLAD YOU LINKED TO THIS on the Food Bloggers Discussion Group! Wow. Will you share your recipe for Vanilla Sugar? I've never made/used it before!
Nagesh.MVS
I can almost taste this with that big scoop of ice cream.
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Swapna
Deeba just posted it on my blog. Thank you so much for this yummy dessert recipe 🙂