Family Fitness Magazine

Apples and Blueberries

Apple and Berry Crisp
This delicious warming dessert is bursting with antioxidants from the berries and plenty of essential fats, protein and minerals to support immune health. Manuka honey is a well known immune booster or use agave nectar for a low sugar option. Serve hot.

Serves 6
50g (2oz) rolled oats
6tbsp wheatgerm
30g/1oz/¼cup chopped almonds
4tbsp sesame seeds
4tbsp hulled hemp seeds
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp Manuka honey or agave nectar
3 eating apples, cored and finely chopped
300g blueberries or frozen mixed berries
2tbsp apple juice

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC, 400ºF, gas mark 6.
2. Mix the oats, wheat germ, almonds, oil, seeds and honey in a large bowl.
3. Place the apples, berries and juice in a baking dish. Sprinkle over the topping and press down lightly.
4. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes until golden on top.

How your child can help:
• This recipe is simple enough for older children to make completely themselves (with supervision)
• Younger children can place the berries, apples and juice into the baking dish.
• Older children can cut up apples (supervise)
• Younger children can mix together the topping ingredients in a bowl
• Encourage children to weigh ingredients with you and count the tablespoons as you add them to the bowl
• Supervise placing the dish in the oven – remind them of safety around the oven, use of oven gloves etc

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