ground cherries Tag

13 Aug

Posted at 12:13h in Recipes by
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Ground cherries, those delicious golden fruits in a papery husk, pair beautifully with oatmeal, adding a bright, sweet-tart flavor that makes this baked dish feel both hearty and fresh.

Ground Cherry Baked Oatmeal

Ingredients:
1 cup ground cherries, husked and cut in half
3 cups rolled oats- check out organically grown and milled fresh Morganics Family Farm Rolled Oats (grown in NJ) sold by Blooming Glen Farm!
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup milk (can use dairy free also)
2 eggs
½ cup maple syrup
¼ cup butter or coconut oil, melted
1 tsp vanilla

Ground Cherry Maple Drizzle-
½ cup maple syrup
½ cup ground cherries, peeled and cut in half

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Combine oats, baking powder, sea salt, and cinnamon in medium bowl.
  • In large bowl, combine milk, eggs, maple syrup, melted butter, and vanilla.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ones and mix well. Fold in ground cherries.
  • Place in a greased 8 x 8 baking dish.
  • Bake for 30 minutes covered. Uncover and bake an additional 5-10 minutes.
  • While the baked oatmeal is cooking, make the maple drizzle.
    • Combine the maple syrup and ground cherries in a small pot. Heat on low.  Simmer for 5 minutes.  Let cool for 5 minutes and then blend.
  • Once the baked oatmeal is done, serve in bowls and top with maple drizzle.
  • Enjoy!

Recipe and photos by Stephanie Borzio.  Stephanie is a mom of three active boys and is an autoimmune warrior.  After battling her own health for several years, Stephanie found healing through food and lifestyle changes, including joining Blooming Glen Farm CSA of which she is a long time member.  She is a Board Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach who is passionate about sharing healthy living tips and real food recipes.  Instagram and Facebook: Tru You Essentials; Website: www.truyouessentials.com

 

29 Jul

Posted at 12:25h in Recipes by
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Ground Cherries are such a fun fruit to work with.  This from Farmer Tricia, “These sweet tart little fruits are in the nightshade family (along with tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and potatoes). The fruit is encased in a tan paper wrapper, like a tiny tomatillo. You DO NOT eat the wrapper, just the golden fruit inside (it may be greenish, but the more yellow/golden the sweeter it will be). The flavor is definitely not tomatoey, there is more the suggestion of pineapple perhaps? You be the judge!” This recipe features them in a sweet treat that is super easy to make.

Ingredients
1 cup ground cherries, husks removed
1 Tbsp salted butter
1 ½ Tbsp honey
1 puff pastry, thawed**
1 egg
2 tsp maple sugar (or other granulated sweetener)
1 Tbsp coconut oil

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Grease muffin tin with coconut oil.
  • Roll out puff pastry. Cut into 9 squares.
  • Gently push the squares into the greased muffin tin.

  • In a small saucepan, combine ground cherries, butter, and honey. Heat through and simmer for 10 minutes.  If the mixture is dry, add a tablespoon of water to prevent burning.  The cherries will release their juices as they cook.
  • Remove cherry mixture from heat and allow to cool.
  • While mixture is cooling, bake puff pastries for 8 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes. Push down the center of the pastries.
  • Mix egg in small bowl. Brush egg on pastries and then sprinkle with sugar.
  • Spoon 1 Tbsp of cherry mixture into the center of each pastry.
  • Bake for an additional 5-10 minutes until pastries are golden.
  • Best if served warm. Enjoy!

**Feel free to make your own puff pastry if you have a great recipe, but they sell puff pastry usually in the frozen section of the grocery store.  I was able to find a gluten free puff pastry that we used for this recipe.

Recipe and photos by Stephanie Borzio.  Stephanie is a mom of three active boys and is an autoimmune warrior.  After battling her own health for several years, Stephanie found healing through food and lifestyle changes, including joining Blooming Glen Farm CSA of which she is a long time member.  She is a Board Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach who is passionate about sharing healthy living tips and real food recipes. 

Instagram and Facebook: Tru You Essentials

Website: www.truyouessentials.com