Thursday, July 8, 2010

It's Hot and Humid.... Let's Not Turn the Oven On

Delicious raw berry crisp recipe..... It's hot outside. It's humid. I love it. This is what summer used to be! All the hot summer days growing up on a tobacco farm... this would be the time of the year that dad would be starting to get out the irrigation pipes and start setting up to water those plants! What a fun time of year it used to be. Ah to be a kid again (or a teacher!) with no cares and enjoying those hot summer days.

In the midst of this beautiful weather the last thing most people want to do is turn on the oven. Here's a quick (REALLY QUICK) dessert you can whip together right after dinner or if company is coming!

INGREDIENTS:
6 cups mixed berries, such as blackberries, blueberries, raspberries and sliced strawberries
1 tablespoon pure maple syrup, more or less to taste depending on sweetness of berries
1 cup raw pecans
1/2 cup raw walnuts
1/2 cup pitted dates, roughly chopped
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

In a (7- x 11-inch) dish, toss berries with maple syrup. Put pecans, walnuts, dates and cinnamon into a food processor and pulse until coarsely ground. Scatter nut mixture over berries and serve immediately, or chill until ready to serve.

I got this from the Whole Foods website. Great idea. Stay cool.

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