Family Matters is a flurry of activity during CPS Spring Break. As part of our FEEL (Food and Exercise to Eat and Live) Fit Initiative, Community Tutoring students and tutors had the opportunity to participate in a healthy cooking workshop in lieu of regular tutoring during Spring Break this year.
Facilitated by Howard Area Community Center Nutritionist Kathryn S., we learned about ingredient substitutions we can use to make desserts healthier, and prepared and ate a delicious Banana and Berry Crumble. It was a lively, educational, and fun evening, and we would like to share some pictures and the recipe with you. Enjoy!
Playing a matching game to learn about ingredient substitutions…
Getting our baking instructions from Kathryn…
Carefully measuring whole wheat flour…
…and plain non-fat yogurt…
Yum! Giving Banana Berry Crumble a big thumbs-up!!
Banana and Berry Crumble (Serves 10)
Ingredients*:
4 large bananas
2 cups fresh mixed berries
non-stick cooking spray
5 Tbsp whole-wheat flour, divided
1 c. old-fashioned rolled oats
1/4 c. light brown sugar, packed
1 tsp ground cinnamon
pinch of salt
4 Tbsp. cold unsalted butter
2/3 c. plain nonfat yogurt
1 Tbsp. honey
*We doubled the recipe to fit a 9 x 13 pan /serve 20.
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 F.
2. Peel and slice bananas in half lengthwise.
3.Rinse berries and pat dry.
4. Spray baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Place banana halves flat side down in baking dish.
5. Toss berries with 1 Tbsp whole-wheat flour.
6. In medium bowl, add 4 Tbsp flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Stir to blend.
7. Cut cold butter into little pieces. Add to bowl. Using your fingers, quickly blend the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture is crumbly.
8. Spread the crumbly mixture over the fruit in an even layer. Press down slightly.
9. Bake about 10-15 minutes, or until the crumble is firm and golden in color.
10. While crumble bakes, stir together yogurt and honey in a small bowl to create a lighter version of whipped cream.
11. When crumble is done, spoon 1 Tbsp of yogurt and honey topping over each serving.
