Dealing With Fruit Cravings in a Snow Storm

In an attempt to re-create the new Dunkin' Donuts Waffle Breakfast Sandwich this weekend, I decided that wasn't what I wanted. I wanted fruit topping on my waffles. I was looking at some random odds and ends of frozen fruit and came across this idea...

Mix 2 cups frozen berries, 2 Tablespoons sugar, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch. Microwave for about 2 minutes. Mix it up and cook another 2 minutes, or until mixture looks like fruit topping.

Fresh fruit is hard to find sometimes...not so much hard to find, but hard to find GOOD fresh fruit, particularly in the depths of winter. Frozen fruit can be spendy, but if you buy when it's on sale, you can find a lot of uses for it - namely the fruit topping, and also smoothies.

Second use for the fruit topping was also discovered tonight. I buy big cartons of plain yogurt to keep around for random cooking purposes. It's also usually cheaper than the smaller single serve varieties, and mini-me eats through yogurt like there's no tomorrow. We like to put about half a cup of plain yogurt, a couple spoonfuls of honey, and a sprinkle of cinnamon together. It makes good fruit dip, or you can mix in some of that fruit topping for a much improved version of the single serve fruit yogurts. Smiley faces made with the fruit topping score extra yummy points.

Third use for fruit topping would be to just grab a spoon and eat it. It seems like it would also be good on toast, though maybe slightly too runny?