13 favorite crunch Recipes

pastry for double-crust pie (homemade, frozen or refrigerated), sugar, all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, salt, peeled chopped cooking apples (golden delicious is my favorite, but also try rome and granny smith), lemon juice, applesauce, butter, chopped into small pieces, all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, butter, at room temperature

hazelnut spread (we tested with nutella), bittersweet chocolate-dipped biscotti or other favorite biscotti (we tested with nonni s)

fresh blueberries, rinsed and completely dried, fresh red grapes, rinsed and completely dried, raw shelled walnuts, dry roasted salted peanut, cacoa bittersweet chocolate chips (i like ghirardelli or you can use your favorite dark chocolate!)

a few handfuls of fresh cherry tomatoes halved, avacados diced, yellow bell pepper diced, tblsp of your favorite ranch or ceaser dressing, grain german mustard, apple juice, two of black pepper, juice of half a lemon, stirr together in a bowel and marinate stiring often to create a creamy dressing, head chopped lettuce, crushed up tortilla chips , i like juarez, grated cheese

ripe banana, nonfat cottage cheese, banana nut crunch cereal (or your favorite ), sugar-free strawberry jam

old fashion rolled oats, kashi , go lean crunch (or your favorite crunchy cereal), canned pumpkin, apple, sliced and cored, milk or 1 cup water, cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ginger, sugar (to taste) or , substiture (to taste)

parkay margarine, salt, chex cereal (your favorite ), grated parmesan cheese

two 4-oz ground beef patties, seasoning salt, cheddar, bun, your favorite spicy bbq sauce, lettuce , tomato, onion, pickles, for dressing the burger, bbq pork rinds

grass-fed ground beef, your favorite spicy salsa or mexican tomato sauce, breadcrumbs, worcestershire sauce, salt, ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, egg, jalapeno, seeded and chopped, ketchup, brioche rolls, grilled pickled jalapenos, bacon, tomato slices, cole slaw, sriracha mayo (equal parts mayonnaise and sriracha and 1 squeeze of lime juice), blue cheese, pimento cheese, we always top with green onions. we love the color and the crunch

whole wheat bread, peanut butter, crushed saltine crackers or 1/2 cup any desired cracker, sliced banana

sweet potatoes, drained and mashed, sugar, salt, eggs, beaten, butter, melted, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, brown sugar, flour, pecans, chopped, butter