INGREDIENTS:

4 large apples or pears; peeled, cored and sliced

4 Tbs. butter

1/2 C. dried cranberries or raisins

1/3 C. Tait Farm Shrub of choice* (Fall/winter favorites for this recipe include Spiced Apple, Spiced Vanilla Pear, Cranberry, Spiced Cranberry Orange)

8 oz. mascarpone, ice cream or whipped cream. (whipped cream pictured)

2-3 Tbs. honey (if using marscapone)

1/2 C.+ crushed gingersnaps

If serving with marscarpone, stir the honey into the marscarpone by hand until well blended. Set aside.

Melt the butter in a skillet. Add apples or pears and cranberries. Stir and cook until the fruit softens. Add the shrub and stir to coat and glaze the fruit. Stir until the sauce thickens somewhat. Spoon into bowls; sprinkle with gingersnap crumbs and top with a dollop of the Mascarpone, ice cream or whipped cream. Serve warm.

(Serves 4)

*Ginger, Ginger Lemon and Spiced Vanilla Pear Shrubs are nice with pears. Spiced Cranberry Orange, Ginger and Spiced Apple Shrubs are nice with apples. Cranberry and Raspberry Shrubs also work well with a variety of fruits.