Name: Classic Chocolate Crazy Cake with Aronia Berries (9x13 cake pan, delicious!)
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 3 cup flour; 2 cup sugar; 2 tsp baking powder; 6 Tbsp cocoa; 1 tsp salt; 1 cup vegetable oil; 2 Tbsp vinegar; 2 tsp vanilla; 1.5 cup aronia berries (chopped); 2 cup Cold water to equal 2 cups when added to the chopped aronia berries

Classic Chocolate Crazy Cake with Aronia Berries (9×13 cake pan, delicious!)

April 4, 2018 in aronia berries, baking powder, cocoa, Cold water to equal 2 cups when added to the chopped aronia berries, flour, salt, sugar, vanilla, vegetable oil, vinegar stars /by jasonhinze

Recipe from Roberta Barham
Barham Gardens, Wisconsin

Classic Chocolate Crazy Cake with Aronia Berries (9x13 cake pan, delicious!)

Recipe from Roberta Barham
Barham Gardens, Wisconsin

Cook Time

30 minutes

Servings

Ingredients

3 cup flour
2 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
6 Tbsp cocoa
1 tsp salt
1 cup vegetable oil
2 Tbsp vinegar
2 tsp vanilla
1.5 cup aronia berries chopped
2 cup Cold water to equal 2 cups when added to the chopped aronia berries

Cook Time

30 minutes

Servings

Ingredients

3 cup flour
2 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
6 Tbsp cocoa
1 tsp salt
1 cup vegetable oil
2 Tbsp vinegar
2 tsp vanilla
1.5 cup aronia berries chopped
2 cup Cold water to equal 2 cups when added to the chopped aronia berries

Instructions

Measure dry ingredients into a 9x13 cake pan. Mix. Make 3 indentations in
the dry ingredients with a spoon. Pour oil into one, vinegar into the 2nd
and vanilla into the 3rd. Chop aronia berries and add enough cold water to
equal 2 cups. Pour the aronia/water mixture over the dry ingredients and
mix well. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes

Aronia Vinagrette

April 4, 2018 in aronia berries, black pepper, cumin powder, olive oil, sugar, tamarind paste(Optional), vinegar (Balsamic or cider), water stars /by jasonhinze

Aronia vinaigrette can be used as a salad dressing, most suitable for spring salad with raisins and nuts.

The recipe makes around 200 mL; servings: 4-5; serving size 30-45 mL (2-3 tablespoons)

Aronia Vinagrette

Aronia vinaigrette can be used as a salad dressing, most suitable for spring salad with raisins and nuts.

The recipe makes around 200 mL; servings: 4-5; serving size 30-45 mL (2-3 tablespoons)

Servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup aronia berries
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup vinegar (Balsamic or cider)
2-3 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon tamarind paste(Optional)
1 pinch cumin powder

Servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup aronia berries
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup vinegar (Balsamic or cider)
2-3 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon tamarind paste(Optional)
1 pinch cumin powder

Instructions

½ cup of washed aronia berries is ground in a blender (Optional to strain In a sieve). Mix the ingredients and whisk to form an emulsion. Tamarind Paste is optional and can be added to increase the tangy flavor.

Recipe Notes

1st Place Winner of the MAA/Iowa State University Aronia Recipe Contest

Aronia Pinwheel Cookies

April 4, 2018 in Aroniaberries, baking powder, Butter, flour, Granulated, packed brown sugar, Pecans, salt Dessert stars /by jasonhinze

Aronia Pinwheel Cookies

Course

Dessert

Servings

Ingredients

1 cup Aroniaberries Fresh or Frozen
3 cuos flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup Pecans
1 cup Butter softened
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt

Course

Dessert

Servings

Ingredients

1 cup Aroniaberries Fresh or Frozen
3 cuos flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup Pecans
1 cup Butter softened
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Process together berries, pecans and brown sugar into a paste in food processor and set aside.

For the remaining ingredients: Beat softened butter for 30 seconds. Add sugar, baking powder and salt and beat until combined. Beat in eggs. Add flour (may have to work in by hand). Divide dough in half and refrigerate for 1 hour. When chilled, roll each half into a 10" square. Spread with filling and roll up. Chill rolls for at least 4 hours. Slice into 1/4" cookies; placing on parchment paper to bake. Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes. Edges should be firm and bottoms lightly browned.

Aronia-Chip Coffee Cake

April 4, 2018 in all-purpose flour, aronia berries, baking powder, brown sugar, dark mini chocolate baking chip, egg, salt, sugar, unsalted butter, vanilla extract, vegetable oil, walnuts, whole milk Dessert 5 stars /by jasonhinze

Coffee Cake

Aronia-Chip Coffee Cake

Coffee Cake

Course

Dessert

Prep Time

15 minutes

Servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
1/2 cup whole milk
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup dark mini chocolate baking chip
1 1/2 cups aronia berries
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup brown sugar
4 tbsp unsalted butter chilled and cut into pieces
1/3 cup walnuts chopped

Course

Dessert

Prep Time

15 minutes

Servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
1/2 cup whole milk
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup dark mini chocolate baking chip
1 1/2 cups aronia berries
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup brown sugar
4 tbsp unsalted butter chilled and cut into pieces
1/3 cup walnuts chopped

Instructions

For Cake: Heat Oven to 350 degrees. Coat an 8x8x2 inch baking pan with nonstick spray
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
In a small bowl, whisk together egg, milk, oil and vanilla
Make a well in the center of flour mixture. Add egg mixture to well and beat with a spoon 1 minute, until evenly moistened; stir in chocolate chips. Spoon into prepared pan and top with Aronia Berries.
For Topping: In a small bowl, combine flour and sugar. Cut in butter with pastry blender until crumbly. Stir in walnuts. Sprinkle over Aronia Berries
Bake cake with topping at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool pan on a wire rack. Cut into 9 squares

Oatmeal Aronia Cookies

April 4, 2018 in aronia berries, baking soda, brown sugar, coconut flakes, eggs, flour, margarine, peacans, rolled oats, salt, sugar, vanilla Dessert stars /by jasonhinze

Cookie recipe from Jeff Warren, Berryview Orchard, Mt. Morris. IL

Oatmeal Aronia Cookies

Cookie recipe from Jeff Warren, Berryview Orchard, Mt. Morris. IL

Course

Dessert

Servings

Ingredients

1 3/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 sticks margarine room temp
1 1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups rolled oats old fashioned or quick
1 cup peacans
1 cup coconut flakes
1 cup aronia berries frozen

Course

Dessert

Servings

Ingredients

1 3/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 sticks margarine room temp
1 1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups rolled oats old fashioned or quick
1 cup peacans
1 cup coconut flakes
1 cup aronia berries frozen

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray or use your margarine wrappers to grease 2 baking sheets.
Stir the flour, baking soda and salt together in a small bowl. Set aside.
In a bowl of a stand mixer w/paddle or hand mixer, cream margarine, sugars until smooth.
Add eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each. Stir in vanilla.
Important: Mix on low and add dry ingredients only until incorporated. Over beating will make flat cookies.
Using a wooden spoon, stir in the oats, then pecans and coconut.
Add frozen aronia and fold quickly. This will keep the cookies from turning purple.
Spoon uniform 1 1/2" balls on baking sheet with 2" spacing.
Bake for 6 to 9 minutes. Remove when edges begin to turn. Cookie will continue to bake while cooling. After 5 minutes on baking sheet, remove to wire cooling rack.

Recipe Notes

Enjoy!

Honey Maple Aronia Clusters

April 4, 2018 in aronia berries, cashew or mixed nuts, course salt, egg whites, ground cinnamon, honey, maple syrup, old fashioned rolled oats, olive oil, unsweetened chocolate chips Dessert 5 stars /by jasonhinze

Granola

Honey Maple Aronia Clusters

Granola

Course

Dessert

Prep Time

30 minutes

Servings

1/2 cup per person

Ingredients

Course

Dessert

Prep Time

30 minutes

Servings

1/2 cup per person

Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Place aronia berries on a parchment lined sheet pan. Make sure they are evenly spread out. Roast in the oven for 15 minutes. Let cool when it is done.
Meanwhile, combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl, tossing to mix evenly.
Pour olive oil evenly into the mixture and stir to coat mixture.
Whisk two egg whites in a small bowl until frothy. Stir evenly into the granola mixture.
Pour maple syrup over the oat mixture.
Stir in dried aronia berries to oat mixture.
Spread it in a single layer (approx. 1/2 inch thick) on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Increase the temperature to 375 degrees F. Bake for 30 minutes. About halfway through the baking time, use a larger spatula to turn over sections of the granola to evenly brown it.
After 30 minutes, turn off the oven and leave the pan for another 15 minutes.
Transfer the pan from the oven to the cooling rack to cool completely. Once it is completely cool, break granola into bite size clusters.
Can store granola in an airtight container for 2 weeks at room temperature.

Aronia Muffins

April 4, 2018 in all-purpose flour, aronia berries, baking powder, Butter, eggs, granulated sugar, milk, nutmeg, salt, vanilla stars /by jasonhinze

Recipe submitted by MAA Public Relations Chair, Melissa Ehrman Johnson

Aronia Muffins

Recipe submitted by MAA Public Relations Chair, Melissa Ehrman Johnson

Prep Time

20 minutes

Servings

Regular Size Muffins

Ingredients

1/2 cup Butter at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs large
1 tsp vanilla
tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup milk
2 1/2 cups aronia berries frozen
1 tsp nutmeg

Prep Time

20 minutes

Servings

Regular Size Muffins

Ingredients

1/2 cup Butter at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs large
1 tsp vanilla
tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup milk
2 1/2 cups aronia berries frozen
1 tsp nutmeg

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees
2. Grease 18 regular-size muffin cups (or 12 large size muffin cups)
3. In bowl, mix butter until creamy. Add sugar and beat until pale and fluffy.
4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
5. Beat in vanilla, baking powder and salt.
6. With spoon, fold in half of flour, then half of milk into batter; repeat.
7. Fold in aronia berries
8. Spoon into muffin cups and sprinkle a dash of nutmeg onto each muffin.
9. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until golden brown and springy to touch

Aronia Applesauce Bundt Cake

April 4, 2018 in 1 cup, 1 teaspoon, 1/2 teaspoon, 2 cups, 2 teaspoons, 3 cups, 3/12 cups, 4 teaspoons Dessert stars /by jasonhinze

Aronia Applesauce Bundt Cake

Course

Dessert

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

90 minutes

Servings

Ingredients

Butter 1 cup room temp
Sugar 2 cups
Applesauce 3 cups unsweetened
Baking Soda 4 teaspoons
All Purpose Flour 3/12 cups
Cinnamon 2 teaspoons
Nutmeg 1 teaspoon
Cloves 1/2 teaspoon
Aronia Berries 1 cup thawed
Nuts 1 cup coarsely chopped

Course

Dessert

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

90 minutes

Servings

Ingredients

Butter 1 cup room temp
Sugar 2 cups
Applesauce 3 cups unsweetened
Baking Soda 4 teaspoons
All Purpose Flour 3/12 cups
Cinnamon 2 teaspoons
Nutmeg 1 teaspoon
Cloves 1/2 teaspoon
Aronia Berries 1 cup thawed
Nuts 1 cup coarsely chopped

Instructions

Spray bundt pan with cooking spray for baking.
Cream butter and sugar.
Add egg to butter mixture.
Add applesauce and blend well.
Sift dry ingredients together three times, add to egg-butter mixture.
Fold in nuts and Aronia berries.
Pour mixture into bundt pan. (Mixture will be thick)
Bake for 1 1/2 hours, chick for doneness with toothpick. May need to add more time in increments of 15 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
Cool in pan for 15 minutes.
Invert bundt pan onto serving plate.

Aronia-Black Bean Salsa

April 4, 2018 in Recipes aronia berries, black beans, chopped green chilis, chopped tomotoes, cilantro, peppers stars /by jasonhinze

Aronia-Black Bean Salsa

Servings

Ingredients

4 cups chopped tomotoes (fresh or canned)
2 cans black beans (drained and rinsed)
1 large aronia berries
3/4 cup chopped green chilis
combination of peppers
1 bunch cilantro
3 cups aronia berries (frozen)

Servings

Ingredients

4 cups chopped tomotoes (fresh or canned)
2 cans black beans (drained and rinsed)
1 large aronia berries
3/4 cup chopped green chilis
combination of peppers
1 bunch cilantro
3 cups aronia berries (frozen)

Instructions

Combine the following in a very large bowl:
4 cups chopped tomatoes-include the juice (can be fresh or canned
2 15 oz cans of black beans
1 large onion, diced
3/4 cup chopped green chilis (if canned, include the juice)
Combination of diced peppers (use what suits your tastebuds, but I often use 2 jalepenos, 2 seranos, and 1 anahiem for a medium spice salsa)

After combined, add 1 bunch of finely chopped cilantro and 3 cups of Aronia berries (I use frozen)

Chill 2-3 hours to allow flavors to mingle. Serve with your favorite tortilla chips. This salsa will be a fresh-tasting, chunky, bruschetta type salsa.
Original recipe by Melissa Ehrman Johnson

Aronia Crumble Bars

April 4, 2018 in Recipes aronia jam, baking powder, brown sugar, butter or margarine, flour, oatmeal, vanilla Dessert stars /by jasonhinze

Delicious, easy oatmeal crumble bars.

Aronia Crumble Bars

Delicious, easy oatmeal crumble bars.

Course

Dessert

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

6-25 minutes

Servings

bars

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter or margarine
1 cup brown sugar tightly packed
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 cup oatmeal old fashioned
1 jar aronia jam 10 oz.

Course

Dessert

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

6-25 minutes

Servings

bars

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter or margarine
1 cup brown sugar tightly packed
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 cup oatmeal old fashioned
1 jar aronia jam 10 oz.

Instructions

Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla. Mix dry ingredients. Add to butter/sugar mixture. Mix well. Press 1/2 of crumbs into a greased 9x9 baking pan (glass if cooking in microwave). Spread with jam. Crumble remaining mix on top. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Cool. Cut into bars.
Microwave preparation:
Mix as in recipe above. Put 1/2 of the crumbs into a glass 9x9 baking pan. Microwave on high for 3-4 minutes (depending on microwave strength). Spread jam on baked crumbs. Sprinkle remaining crumbs on top. Press lightly. Cook for 3 more minutes. Cool. Cut into bars

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Entries by jasonhinze

Classic Chocolate Crazy Cake with Aronia Berries (9×13 cake pan, delicious!)

Aronia Vinagrette

Aronia Pinwheel Cookies

Aronia-Chip Coffee Cake

Oatmeal Aronia Cookies

Honey Maple Aronia Clusters

Aronia Muffins

Aronia Applesauce Bundt Cake

Aronia-Black Bean Salsa

Aronia Crumble Bars

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