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Plum and Pear Cobbler

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Plum n' Pear Cobbler -- Epicurean VeganAdmittedly, I’m not  great about eating fruit. Very rarely, I’ll bite into an apple, but give me a luscious bunch of kale and I’m all over it. So I always feel bad when I have to toss squishy apples and pears away because no one has eaten them. But baked fruit, I can do. I’ll take apple pie or a fruit tart over chocolate cake any day, and add some nondairy ice cream and I’m a happy camper. I wasn’t about to let these pears and plums whither away on my counter, so the Seventh Grader and I made this wonderful cobbler!

Plum n' Pear Cobbler -- Epicurean Vegan

INGREDIENTS:
4 pears, sliced (leave the skins on)
4-5 plums, slice (with skins)
1/2 C brown sugar
2 Tbs flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 C vegan margarine, cut into chunks
1 C oats
1/4 C almond milk (or other nondairy milk)
Nondairy ice cream (optional)

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 375. Combine the fruit in a baking dish–an 8×8 would be fine.

Plum n' Pear Cobbler -- Epicurean Vegan

In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, margarine, oats, and milk. Use a fork or pastry blender to combine everything; making sure the butter turns to small pea-sized pieces. It will be a wet mixture. Top the fruit with the oat mixture.

Plum n' Pear Cobbler -- Epicurean Vegan

Bake covered for 20-25 minutes. (It will smell sooooo good baking . . . 🙂 ) Top with some nondairy ice cream and thoroughly enjoy!

Plum n' Pear Cobbler -- Epicurean Vegan

Plum and Pear Cobbler
 
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Admittedly, I'm not great about eating fruit. Very rarely, I'll bite into an apple, but give me a luscious bunch of kale and I'm all over it. So I always feel bad when I have to toss squishy apples and pears away because no one has eaten them. But baked fruit, I can do. I'll take apple pie or a fruit tart over chocolate cake any day, and add some nondairy ice cream and I'm a happy camper. I wasn't about to let these pears and plums whither away on my counter, so the Seventh Grader and I made this wonderful cobbler!
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Ingredients
  • 4 pears, sliced (leave the skins on)
  • 4-5 plums, slice (with skins)
  • ½ C brown sugar
  • 2 Tbs flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ C vegan margarine, cut into chunks
  • 1 C oats
  • ¼ C almond milk (or other nondairy milk)
  • Nondairy ice cream (optional)
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 375. Combine the fruit in a baking dish--an 8x8 would be fine.
  2. In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, margarine, oats, and milk. Use a fork or pastry blender to combine everything; making sure the butter turns to small pea-sized pieces. It will be a wet mixture. Top the fruit with the oat mixture.
  3. Bake covered for 20-25 minutes. (It will smell sooooo good baking . . . 🙂 ) Top with some nondairy ice cream and thoroughly enjoy!

Strawberry-Pear Tarts

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Strawberry-Pear Tarts -- Epicurean VeganFor about a month, I’ve had some puff pastry in freezer because I accidentally bought it, thinking I was getting phyllo sheets. So, instead of letting it continue to sit and freeze, I decided to make these tarts. Now, even though puff pasty is vegan, it isn’t the healthiest stuff out there and we probably shouldn’t gorge on this stuff on a regular basis—vegan or not. It’s a treat and that’s okay. And these treats you’ll love—not too sweet and ready to eat before you know it.

INGREDIENTS:
1 puff pastry sheet, thawed
1 pear, peeled, sliced thin and cored
6 strawberries, sliced
2 Tbs brown sugar
2-1/2 Tbs vegan margarine, melted and divided
1/3 C walnuts, chopped
4-4″ tart pans

DIRECTIONS:
To thaw puff pastry, remove from bag and place on counter. It will thaw in about 40 minutes at room temperature. Preheat oven to 400. Unfold pastry sheet and place the bottoms of the tart pans on it, cutting around the circles.

Strawberry-Pear Tarts -- Epicurean VeganPlace bottom of pan and cut out dough back into the tart shell. In a medium bowl, combine the pears, strawberries, brown sugar, walnuts, and two tablespoons of melted margarine.

Strawberry-Pear Tarts -- Epicurean VeganDivide the fruit mixture evenly among the 4 tart pans. Roll out the extra dough and using a cookie cutter, cut out a heart or other beautiful shape you wish to make. Place on top of each tart. Brush the cut-out with the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of melted margarine.

Strawberry-Pear Tarts -- Epicurean Vegan

Bake for 20-22 minutes and enjoy!

Strawberry-Pear Tarts
 
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For about a month, I've had some puff pastry in freezer because I accidentally bought it, thinking I was getting phyllo sheets. So, instead of letting it continue to sit and freeze, I decided to make these tarts. Now, even though puff pasty is vegan, it isn't the healthiest stuff out there and we probably shouldn't gorge on this stuff on a regular basis---vegan or not. It's a treat and that's okay. And these treats you'll love---not too sweet and ready to eat before you know it.
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Ingredients
  • 1 puff pastry sheet, thawed
  • 1 pear, peeled, sliced thin and cored
  • 6 strawberries, sliced
  • 2 Tbs brown sugar
  • 2-1/2 Tbs vegan margarine, melted and divided
  • ⅓ C walnuts, chopped
  • 4-4" tart pans
Directions
  1. To thaw puff pastry, remove from bag and place on counter. It will thaw in about 40 minutes at room temperature. Preheat oven to 400. Unfold pastry sheet and place the bottoms of the tart pans on it, cutting around the circles.
  2. Place bottom of pan and cut out dough back into the tart shell. In a medium bowl, combine the pears, strawberries, brown sugar, walnuts, and two tablespoons of melted margarine.
  3. Divide the fruit mixture evenly among the 4 tart pans. Roll out the extra dough and using a cookie cutter, cut out a heart or other beautiful shape you wish to make. Place on top of each tart. Brush the cut-out with the remaining ½ tablespoon of melted margarine.
  4. Bake for 20-22 minutes and enjoy!

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