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Brandied harvest fruit, a simply delicious cheesecake topping

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Springfield Food Examiner

Brandied Fruit
Brandied Fruit, a terrific gift made special when

accompanying your favorite cheesecake recipe.


  • Apple Brandy - Calvados

  • Fruit Cake gets a makeover

  • Pomegranate Relish

  • About Pomegranates

Cheesecake is one of life's joys.  There are endless recipes and flavor combinations.  Plain New York Style cheesecake is  the classic.  However it is never as exciting on it's own as with a  fabulous sauce.  This recipe for Brandied harvest fruit makes the most of autumn's bounty and presents a stunning contrast to the cream colored slice of decadence on the plate.  It is simply delicious! 

  • 1/2 cup Apple Brandy, Calvados or Pomegranate Juice
  • 1/4 cup Firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 tbsp Harvest Fruit Dip Mix
  • 3 cups Fresh Cranberries
  • 3 medium Unpeeled apples -cored and sliced and cut - in half
  • 2 medium Unpeeled pears -cored and sliced and cut - in half
  • 1/4 cup Pomegranate Relish

 Combine brandy, brown sugar and Harvest Fruit seasoning, mix well. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat stirring constantly. In large bowl combine cranberries, apples and pears; mix well. Pour hot brandy mixture over fruit; mix gently. Stir in relish.  Cover; store in refrigerator 8 to 10 hours or overnight stirring occasionally. 

Spoon over plain New York Style Cheesecake.   This recipe Makes 8 1-cup servings. If you are planning to make it for holiday gifts this will make 8 1/2 pint jarred gifts.  If you would like to give jars that do not need to be refrigerated visit Karen Solomon's web site www.jamitpickleitcureit.com for tips on canning.

Cheesecakes are relitively simple to make and always a crowd pleaser.  Should you be intimidated by the notion we have a list of tips to help easy the process.

Where to find Harvest Fruits

                                        Fresh Acres, Sixteen Acres

                                        River Valley Market, Northampton

                                        A C Produce Company, Springfield - 489 Main St - (413) 737-3086

Where to find Apple Brandy or Calvados

Table & Vine

Westfield Spirit Shop

Photo Credit:  Preserved Brandied Fruits - The Gourmet Foodie Blog

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, Springfield Food Examiner

Julie loves to cook, travel, and explore. At a very young age she began spending time with her grandmother learning the lore of the Italian kitchen; it was the start of a lifetime's fascination with food. When other people go abroad they visit museums; Julie flocks to grocery stores. Having...

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