Ingredients:

(3) pounds organic sweet and/or tart apples
(1) pound organic pears
(1) small organic lemon, juiced
Small piece lemon rind, chopped fine
(2) tablespoons black cherry concentrate
(1/2) cup raisins
(1) teaspoon cinnamon
(1) teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
(1/4) cup good bottled water
(3) tablespoons ground almonds, optional

Instructions:

Place juice of one lemon and small piece of finely chopped rind and water in pan. Peel and core apples and pears; slice in small pieces. Mix apples, pears, juice, rind and water in pan as you stir and cook at a medicum-to-high heat. When mixture starts to buggle, reduce heat. Add black cherry concentrate, cinnemon, pumpkin pie spice and raisins while stirring mixture. Continue cooking at low heat (approximately 15 to 20 minutes) until mixture is soft enough to mash with potatoe masher. Cover mixture and let cool on stove top. Sprinkle ground almonds over mixture and serve warm with plain goat yogurt (organic), frozen organic yogurt, coconut milk ice cream or over your favorite cake.

by Stan Kalson