The Hunger Struck - Confessions of a Food Fanatic.

Sometimes you really need a little dessert and just haven’t planned for it. You open your fridge desperately wishing you would find a bowl full of chocolate mousse or that last slice of left over apple pie you shoved all the way to the back in the hope of keeping it safe until it you needed it. But after staring into the depths of your fridge for 20 minutes you are forced to face the obnoxious reality that there is no chocolate mousse and that last slice of pie you thought was safe is now just a few crumbs on a plate.

This sort of situation is extremely common for me. It happens at least once a week day, yet knowing this I’m still not the type of person who keeps a stash of chocolate chip cookies in the pantry ready for the taking. So for the last week or so I have been getting creative with yogurt and whatever I can lay my hands on. We are big yogurt eaters and generally have a large supply of this amazing locally made yogurt in the fridge. There have been some failures I must admit, but on the whole if it involves some kind fruit you really can’t go wrong.

If you’re ever feeling the need for something sweet in a hurry and happen to have some yogurt and fruit on hand, you might want to give this a try. You’ll be glad you did!

Yogurt with Brown Sugar, Caramelized Apples and Blood Orange – Serves 2

2 medium sized apples, sliced – use whatever you have on hand I used Macintosh

1/2 cup brown sugar, divided

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

juice of one orange

one squeeze of lemon juice

one blood orange, sliced into rounds

2 cups plain good organic yogurt

Good quality maple syrup

In a heavy bottom pan over medium heat, melt the butter and add the apples, 1/4 cup of brown sugar, orange juice, and squeeze of lemon. Allow the apples to caramelize, this will take about 10 minutes or until all of the liquid is evaporated and your left with just a caramel and the apples are soft.

In a bowl combine the yogurt and remaining brown sugar and stir to combine.

To serve divide the yogurt into two bowls and arrange the warm caramelized apple slices on top as well as the blood orange slices. To finish drizzle over some maple syrup and a few squeezes of juice from the peel of the blood orange. Voila a dessert that is satisfying and still on the healthy side.