Yes, it can be done and without the guilt. Here's how.
Cobbler is essentially fruit with some protein, carbohydrates, sweetner, and flavoring added. Make the carbs and sugars complex and it sounds a bit like granola and fresh fresh fruit, doesn't it? Add some yogurt to the mix and you've got the typical morning starter. Mix it, bake it, and viola! Fruit cobbler. It's a two-fer. Serve with vanilla ice cream and you've got desert. Leftovers plain or with yogurt makes a great breakfast.
Simple. Quick. Prep time, 10-15 minutes depending upon skill level.
First assemble some fresh, seasonal fruit. This is an opportunity to use those less-than-perfect, very ripe, but still edible fruits.
In the house, Georgia peaches, California strawberries, and blackberries. Combine 1 cup each of peaches (skin on or off) cubed, strawberries halved, and blackberries whole in mixing bowl. Add 1/2 cup lemon yogurt (substitute plain or vanilla just don't use a custard-style variety), 2 tablespoons vanilla sugar (turbinado sugar stored with split vanilla bean for 1 week), 2 tablespoons maple syrup, 1/2 cup rolled oats. Teaspon of orange, lemon, or lime zest. Blend all ingredients. Pour into gently buttered gratin dish.
In a separate bowl cruble 2 cups of your favorite low-fat granola with cinnamon, chinese five spice, nutmeg, etc. to taste and 2 tablespoons butter. Sprinkle evenly over top of gratin. Bake in slow oven until edges bubble. Let rest for 10 minutes while the coffee brews. Yogurt on the side if you wish.
Yum. Yum.
Cobbler is essentially fruit with some protein, carbohydrates, sweetner, and flavoring added. Make the carbs and sugars complex and it sounds a bit like granola and fresh fresh fruit, doesn't it? Add some yogurt to the mix and you've got the typical morning starter. Mix it, bake it, and viola! Fruit cobbler. It's a two-fer. Serve with vanilla ice cream and you've got desert. Leftovers plain or with yogurt makes a great breakfast.
Simple. Quick. Prep time, 10-15 minutes depending upon skill level.
First assemble some fresh, seasonal fruit. This is an opportunity to use those less-than-perfect, very ripe, but still edible fruits.
In the house, Georgia peaches, California strawberries, and blackberries. Combine 1 cup each of peaches (skin on or off) cubed, strawberries halved, and blackberries whole in mixing bowl. Add 1/2 cup lemon yogurt (substitute plain or vanilla just don't use a custard-style variety), 2 tablespoons vanilla sugar (turbinado sugar stored with split vanilla bean for 1 week), 2 tablespoons maple syrup, 1/2 cup rolled oats. Teaspon of orange, lemon, or lime zest. Blend all ingredients. Pour into gently buttered gratin dish.
In a separate bowl cruble 2 cups of your favorite low-fat granola with cinnamon, chinese five spice, nutmeg, etc. to taste and 2 tablespoons butter. Sprinkle evenly over top of gratin. Bake in slow oven until edges bubble. Let rest for 10 minutes while the coffee brews. Yogurt on the side if you wish.
Yum. Yum.
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