Apple Betty/Crisp

This is a fabulous dessert. Its one of those home cooking meals that is wonderful with ice cream and perhaps a slice of sharp cheddar cheese. Served warm or cold, its awesome either way.

Cut up 4 or 5 large applies (skinned and cored) in a baking dish and sprinkle with white sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg

Mix the following:

6 tbsp rolled oats
4 tbsp brown sugar
3 tbsp butter
pinch of salt

Bake in moderate oven 350-375F until apples are cooked.

** Fresh peaches or rhubarb can also be used in lieu of apples.

Raisin Delight Pudding

1/2 c raisins
3/4 c brown sugar
2 c water

Place in sauce pan and bring to a boil.

Batter:

1/2 c white sugar
1/2 c milk
Pinch of salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 c flour

Mix well and put batter into greased pan and pour on raisins/syrup mixture.
Bake in 375F oven until nicely browned or batter is cooked.
As pudding cooks, batter rises to top.

Fruit salad

Gram was forever finding low sugar recipes as she suffered from blood sugar issues. Fruit salad was one of her most common desserts for lunches and occassionally a breakfast item.

1 can pineapple bits (unsweetened)
1 can mandarin oranges or sections of 3 fresh oranges
2 grapefruit (sectioned)
2 bananas (sliced)

Sweetened to taste with sugar or low calore sweetner.
For colour add cherries or frozen strawberries.