Fruit Crisp....

In the summer there is nothing like picking your own locally grown fruits. I take my children, and often their friends to help pick, as you can NEVER have enough hands.  We will of course munch along the way, and end up with full belly's and stained fingers from all of our labors.
One of our favorite things to make with those freshly gotten goodies is a Fruit Crisp...

Fruit Crisp

5 cups Fruit (bite sized - chop if needed)

1/2 cup Sugar

1/2 cup Sugar

1/2 cup Flour

1/2 stick softened Butter

3 Tbs Cinnamon

1 tsp Allspice

1 cup Quick Oats

Mix the fruit and sugar and add to a 2 liter baking dish
Mix the remaining ingredients, making sure the butter is well incorporated into the flour and oats.
Place on top of the fruit and bake at 350 for 45 min.
Eat warm either alone or over ice cream. I love to have this in the morning when cooled with Yogurt.

Fruits to be used:
Blueberries
Strawberries
Peaches
Rhubarb
Cherry's
Apples
Raspberries
Blackberries

Feel free to combine fruits as well, just be sure to end with about 5 cups of fruit.

Leftover fruits or those which may begin to turn prior to them being eaten can be frozen and again used in this recipe during the winter months.  When freezing fruits (cut into but sized pieces when needed) and place in a single layer on a cookie sheet in the freezer. Once solid, then place into Ziploc Baggies. This will help to keep the shape of the fruit.

Come on Blueberry season.....