Mango-Ginger-Blueberry Crisp
Rememeber all the extra mangos I mentioned I had on hand last week? Well it didn't take long to figure out what to do with them!
I've never had a mango crisp before, but it sounded like it would work. So I chopped up the mangoes, tossed in some blueberries and couldn't resist grating up a fresh hunk of ginger I had in the fridge. It worked:).
I wanted to make the topping using oil instead of butter (you know me, I figure if I'm gonna have the fat I may as well have a fat that works with me) so I did a little research and found a great crisp topping in Andrew Weil's cookbook, "The Healthy Kitchen" that used canola oil in place of the butter. I decided to follow his recipe for the topping verbatim and I'm glad I did. It was super flavorful and got nice and crispy even without the butter!
Now call me crazy, but I just don't think a warm fruit crisp is truely complete without a scoop of ice cream... I mean seriously, am I alone here? I decided to top this with some Pulsating Pineapple Coconut Ice Cream (a flavor made by Cool Cravings), and OMG it was so crazy good. It was like a tropical taste sensation!
Although my Mango-Ginger-Blueberry Crisp is not exactly a lower calorie dessert, it is a dessert made up of d'lishes and nutritious ingredients that you can feelgood about eating!
*On another note, Beng and I shot a bunch of videos this weekend. So as promised, the videos will be back in full effect for August:).
Mango-Ginger-Blueberry Crisp
Ingredients
3 mangoes, peeled and chopped into chunks2 cups blueberries
The juice of 1/2a lemon
2 tbsp of white whole-wheat flour
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp grated ginger
Pinch of salt
Topping
1.5 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
½ cup toasted wheat germ
¾ tsp salt
1.5 tsp cinnamon
½ cup light brown sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
1/3cup maple syrup
Directions
Pre heat oven to 350.
In a large bowl combine mango, blueberries, lemon juice, and ginger. Sprinkle in sugar and flour and lightly toss everything together. Pile fruit mixture into a 9x9 glass Pyrex dish.
In a separate bowl, mix together the ingredients for the topping and spread over the mango-blueberry mixture.
Pop in the oven for 35-40 minutes. Enjoy!!
Serves 6.
Nutritional Analysis
Calories: 482; Total Fat: 14.6g; Saturated Fat; 0.9g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Sodium: 10mg; Carbohydrate: 85.5g; Dietary Fiber: 7.9g; Sugars: 51.6g Protein: 8.5gOther Recipes You May Enjoy:
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Steamy Kitchen :
oh wow - i'm such not a baker - I need to come back to LA to have dessert at your house!!
posted on July 27, 2008 7:50 PM
Maya :
MMM..I just got back from the Bahamas, and I had a mango crisp there, and it was delicious!! I can't wait to try this..I'm sure it's much healthier *wink wink* The one I had didn't have blueberries and ginger, so I'm excited to try this!!! Is Beng your husband? :)
posted on July 28, 2008 4:21 AM
Dani :
Steamy Kitchen - You're welcome any time:).
Maya - Ohhhh, the Bahamas?! That sounds like fun! If you get a chance to try this, I'd love to hear what you think! And Beng is my husband (he shoots and edits all the videos for the site).
posted on July 28, 2008 6:03 AM
Leticia :
Remember a while ago when you asked about picture advice and then you got all this advice from readers on how your pictures will look better, yada yada yada. I HATE that you got this advice because now I want to pull your food from the screen and start eating immediately. Seriously awesome pictures -- this looks great.
posted on July 28, 2008 6:12 AM
Culinarywannabe :
I luv how easy this sounds! I have a bunch of mangoes sitting around since I've been to lazy to peel them up. Thanks for the perfect inspiration!
posted on July 28, 2008 7:02 AM
Dani :
Leticia - Thank You!! And thanks to everyone who chimed in to help me learn how to take a better picture. I must admit though, the picture thing is a lot easier in the summer b/c of the longer days... I just go right out to the balcony and use the day light to help me. It's when I have to take photos in doors that I really struggle with the lighting. Anyhow, we'll see what happens this winter;).
Culinary Wannabe - Fruit Crisp is one of the easiest dishes when it comes to baking (and they're super forgiving)!!
posted on July 28, 2008 8:20 AM
Kim Ayres :
Looks really tasty :)
Thanks for taking the time to visit and comment on my blog :)
posted on July 29, 2008 5:04 AM
Roni :
Awesome idea and picture! I happen to have a mango and blueberries lying around. Hmmmm now my gears are turning!
PS the inside picture thing. I purchased a reveal lite bulb and put it in an old office lamp (the kind you can bend). I move it to the kitchen to take my nighttime shots. Not exactly the sun but gives you a boost of light!
posted on July 31, 2008 9:56 AM
Dani :
Roni- Can't wait to see what you do with your mango and blueberries... I'm sure something d'lishes!
And thanks for the indoor lighting tip... I've been dreading the shorter days!
posted on July 31, 2008 11:42 AM
Martha :
Must try this weekend. It looks and sounds divine. I'm wondering about your thoughts on coconut oil instead of canola in this recipe. It seems like it would work well, especially with the pineapple coconut ice cream.
FYI - I mentioned your wonderful site in a recent post.
posted on August 8, 2008 11:35 AM
Dani :
Martha - I think coconut oil is a great idea for this recipe... wish had thought to do it myself! It will definitely work:) Thanks for the mention!
posted on August 9, 2008 6:03 AM