Good morning!
There is nothing I enjoy more than going on a shopping spree at Bonnie Togs.
I love, love, love shopping for kids clothing. It is honestly one of my great joys. The clothes are just so cute! I could stay in the stores for hours looking at all the cute dresses and itsy-bitsy shoes.
I hope my niece and nephew like them!
Look what our CSA brought us this week…
Grapes!
Well, that is what the CSA (Plan B Farm) called them, but to me I would expect they are a certain variety of grapes?? Surely, they can’t just be called plain old grapes, can they…?
They are delicious, sweet, and juicy.
And then I did the unthinkable.
I baked with them.
I know, I know, first avocado, now grapes.
I figure there is a first for everything in my kitchen.
They actually taste and look like blueberries, so I figured they could be a good substitution in a breakfast cobbler…
Grape, Banana, & Apple Cobbler
This was my first shot at making a cobbler without a recipe and I was pretty happy with it. The end result was a very chewy and moist cobbler- this isn’t a crisp if that is what you are looking for. If you want to make it crispier, you might want to use more Sucanat and less maple syrup, just as an idea. Have fun with the recipe and don’t be afraid to play around with different add-ins!
Ingredients:
- 2 cups regular oats
- 2 tbsp flour (I used spelt)
- 1 cup blueberries or grapes
- 1/4 cup Sucanat (or brown sugar)
- 1 ripe banana, peeled and chopped
- 1 apple, peeled and chopped
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 cup Earth Balance
- 3-4 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp fresh lemon
Directions: In a large bowl add the chopped apple, banana, grapes, oats, flour, sea salt, cinnamon, and Sucanat. In a medium sized bowl mix the slightly melted Earth balance, lemon, and maple syrup. Add wet to dry and mix well. Place in a casserole dish and bake at 350F for 70 minutes. Note: Next time I would bake at a higher temperature so it wouldn’t take as long…probably 400F for 50 minutes? Watch it carefully to avoid burning. Serve hot or cold. Top with your favourite nut butter!
The soy-free Earth Balance I use…
A few weeks ago, I did a blind taste test on Eric using Earth Balance and his regular margarine on toast. He pointed to the toast and said with much confidence, ‘This one is MUCH better, it has to be my margarine.’ and I grinned and told him it was Earth Balance and he has been enjoying it ever since!
It works great in baked goods too.
Whisk the maple syrup and Earth Balance until they are one.
Squirt some fresh lemon…
Just a tiny squirt…no more than 1/2 tsp or the lemon will overwhelm the dish.
I’m sure you can find a way to use up the rest of the lemon. :) Spike some water…or a margarita…
I made a much needed batch of lemon sugar scrub. Love that stuff! Dare I say it is my favourite face scrub ever?
Chopped apple, grapes, banana, oats, Sucanat, cinnamon, flour, and sea salt!
Mixed up:
Dressed up:
I saw something green in the mix and I realized it was the inside of a grape!
Whew.
into a casserole dish…
And baked for 70 minutes at 350F. Next time, I would bake it at a higher heat to speed up the process. The cobbler doesn’t get very hard, but it remains quite soft and chewy almost like overnight oats.
While this was baking I hit the road for a glorious run in some glorious sunny and crisp weather. I had two medjool dates and some tea before I left. I decided to run a 10k today.
The run was pretty uneventful except for seeing 3 pheasants cross the road in front of me!! They are so funny to watch. My 10k (6.2 mi) time was 53:55 mins. and then I ran another 0.2 miles to get home. The hills were killing me during the last mile!
When I got home I tried the cobbler right out of the oven and it was quite good, but I suspected I would like it even better cold, so I threw it in the fridge while I showered and did Polly’s Yoga for Runners.
It was delicious cold and it got all clumped up in big chunks. Mmmmm.
I spooned some TJ’s Sunflower Seed Butter on top. Man oh man was this heaven in a cup!!
To my delight, the grapes tasted really good in this. Very refreshing and juicy. I’m not sure if ‘regular grapes’ would work in this, but these ones sure did.
I’m off to do a bit of cleaning, make a chocolate sauce for the brownies, and then pack for our weekend getaway. I will do my best to get a post up tonight. Have a great start to your weekend! :)
I love shopping for kids clothes too! They are just SO cute.
Earth Balance for the win! I have no idea why anyone uses any other kind of butter. Earth Balance is perfect.
Awesome run! The cobbler looks delicious. I’ll add that to my list of “OSG Recipes I HAVE to make ASAP!”
Mmm! Breakfast cobbler. Yours looks AWESOME! I think I may have to try breakfast cobbler.
Dumb question here: you left your oven on while running: was Eric keeping watch?
Do you have a fancy one that shuts off after a certain amount of time? Ours is a basic one that I wouldn’t dare leave alone. :)
I bought those grapes 2 weeks ago and fell in love! They are wonderful. Kind of like a tart blueberry. I have had visions of baking with them and today I put them in spelt pancakes (your recipe). I loved them! Now I want to try this cobbler!
Those grapes were beautiful!! How could you bake with them??? Well, at least the cobbler looks delicious :D
And I also love shopping for baby/children’s clothes! Once I saw this little leather jacket for a toddler and I nearly died. So cute :D
yes, concord grapes! a favorite childhood memory – my grandfather grew them in a tiny vineyard out back!
I absolutely love Earth Balance. I’ve never been a fan of margarine -just ask my mother. Every margarine I tried just tasted fake and plasticy to me. I always had to have real butter on the table. Then I met Earth Balance (thanks to your blog actually) and it was love at first taste! The rest, as they say, is history.
I totally agree, I was raised on real butter and whenever I would visit a friend’s house who’s parents used margarine, it would be sooo dissapointing. Sooo now in my adult life I also tried earth balance thanks to your blog, Angela, and absolutely love it, best taste ever. I am trying to get my parents to convert but haven’t had any success yet ;)
I love looking through all of the kid’s clothes. I hate actually shopping for them though. They are so expensive! I’m alway surprised anew when I realize they cost the same as clothes for myself!
That little outfit is so cute! I love it :)
I made cobbler the other day, and as I was eating it, I kept thinking about how awesome it would be to have it for breakfast. But I never actually got around to making substitutions so that it would actually be a good meal…and not just a dessert. I’ll have to try this version. I love all the different fruits you’ve thrown into it!
I love buying kids’ clothes too (obviously). No offense to the boys, but it’s SO fun to dress the girls.
Your breakfast cobbler looks fabulous!
If they’re seedless then they’re Coronation Grapes. If they have seeds then they are Concord. Coronation grapes are my absolute favourite type– tangy, sweet and -best of all-no seeds so I can just keep popping them in my mouth!
That looks great! I’m not 100% positive but I think those may be concord grapes? They look really similar to the ones my grocery store has been selling.
Kiddie clothes are the cutest! You’ll be an A-dorable mom one day : )
Ok I have to make this now! I wasn’t too hungry but now I’m starving :)
Looks wonderful! Perfect in-between of summer fruits and fall recipes :) Enjoy the weekend!
That looks amazing!!! You are so creative with baking! I’m always so nervous I’m going to screw something up if I improvise too much– I should just take the plunge! :)
I love kid’s clothes– they are so cute. I love the little details like buttons and pockets. So cute.
Your food always looks so good — I’ve never cooked with grapes, but it looks delicious and I”m sure it tasted great.
I made your apple pie burritos (and blueberry pie burritos) last night — pics on my blog. Thanks for the recipe!
oh that looks tasty! i’m going to have to make something similar soon i think, along with some brownies
Those DO look like blueberries! The cobbler looks delicious and I like the idea of eating it for breakfast:)