A TRIO OF FRUIT GRATINS
* MACAROON GRATIN *
Ingredients:
Butter
1-2 slightly dry macaroon cookies
½ fresh pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into bite-sized pieces
Directions:
Same oven temperature and directions as above. Crumble the cookies over the pineapple slices and bake.
* GINGERSNAP GRATIN *
Ingredients:
Butter
2 Bartlett pears, peeled, quartered, cored and sliced
10 gingersnaps
1 tablespoon butter
Directions:
Prepare oven, dish, and fruit as indicated in preceding variations. Coarsely crush the gingersnaps so that some small pieces remain. Work in the butter, scatter over the fruit and bake.
* GRANOLA GRATIN *
Ingredients:
Butter
2 tart apples, unpeeled, quartered, cored and sliced
1/2 cup low-fat granola
1 tablespoon unbleached flour
1 tablespoon cold butter
Directions:
Proceed as directed above with pears. Combine the granola and flour. Pulse in the butter in a processor or lightly with fingertips. Scatter crumbly topping over the pears and bake.
