Mennonite Summer Fruit Dessert

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This is Mennonite Summer Fruit Dessert is a great large dessert to make during the summer, a combination of cake and fresh fruit and it feeds a lot of people.

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So this is a recipe that shows up a lot at church potlucks and summer picnics among the Mennonites.  The recipe is versatile in that you can use whatever fruit happens to be in season.  Add blueberries and strawberries for a patriotic color splash, or use fresh peaches and raspberries to add a tangy twist.  Whatever fruit you choose, you aren't likely to have leftovers with this popular dessert!

I love this desert because it tastes a bit like a "fruit cookie." It’s combination of a sugar cookie and fresh fruit. So at least it has a veneer of being “healthy “with the fresh fruit.  You can use whatever you have on hand: blueberries, kiwi, strawberries, raspberries, peaches, you can let your fruit imagination run wild.

Peaches also do very well in this dessert. Bananas and apples probably not as much as some other fruits. And, yes, if you decide to serve some vanilla ice cream with it, that will double the "refreshing" factor of this dessert. I mean, you can enjoy this dessert any time of year, but enjoying it on a hot summer day is optimum.

The crumby, sugary topping is outstanding also. For the topping, you can use brown sugar or regular white sugar. I tend to lean towards using the brown sugar.

🍑 Mennonite Summer Fruit Dessert

Cake layer:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup sugar
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• ½ c butter
• 1 cup milk
• 2 beaten eggs
• 2 teaspoon vanilla

Fruit layer:

• fresh or frozen unsweetened fruit of choice-apples, peaches, berries, apricots, plums, etc.

Topping:

• ¼ c melted butter
• ¾ c all purpose flour
• ¾ c sugar

📋 Instructions

Cake layer:

1. Blend flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and butter in a large bowl.
2. Stir in milk, eggs, and vanilla.
3. Spread in a well greased jelly roll pan (17x11x1").

Fruit layer:

Spread favorite fruit over cake layer

Topping and baking:

1. Combine topping ingredients until crumbly.
2. Sprinkle over fruit and bake at 375 for 30-35 minutes.
3. Yields: 40 squares.

🍐 More Amish Fruit Recipes

Mennonite Fruit Dessert - So good!

Fruit Cobbler - Wow!

Fruit-Filled Oatmeal Squares - amazing!

Fruit Pizza Deluxe - Delicious!

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