Aronia Fruit • Recipes for Cooking

Aronia Fruit • Recipes for Cooking

Aronia Granola recipe:
2 cups oats
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup coconut flakes
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
1 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 cup chopped Aronia berries
Stir and spread into and oiled cookie sheet. Bake in the oven at 350 degrees while stirring several times.

Aronia Berry smoothie:
2 cups strawberries
1 cup Aronia berries
2 bananas (frozen)
1 cup milk
1 cup yogurt
Blend until smooth and enjoy.

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Native Fruit Association: http://nativefruit.org

The Native Fruit Association (NFA) was formed to promote and share knowledge about native fruits of the Midwest that have commercial possibilities. The group has received grants from Iowa Department of Land Stewardship to create demonstration plots and to create informative videos and a website.

NFA has partnered with these organizations to develop a website with a series of professionally produced videos to promote the cultivation and consumption of three native Iowa Fruits: American Persimmon Fruit, Pawpaw Fruit, and Aronia Fruit::

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach • https://www.extension.iastate.edu
Levi’s Indigenous Fruit Enterprises (“LIFE”) • http://aronialife.com
Red Fern Farm • http://www.redfernfarm.com
Werner Elmker Audio-Visual Studio • http://elmker.com

For each of the three fruits, three videos have been developed:

• Short introduction to introduce consumers to the fruit and to get them excited about trying it.

• Video aimed at potential growers, showing planting and cultivation techniques, site selection, production cost estimates, and production profit projections.

• Video showing how to harvest, handle, and prepare the fruit into delicious juices, sauces, jams, pies, smoothies, and ice cream.

Each video is linked to more detailed written information on the NFA website, including several recipes for each fruit, lists of producers and their contact information, and step-by-step instructions for planting and cultivation for each fruit crop.

NFA wants to introduce both consumers and potential growers to these three little-known native Iowa fruits that are both delicious and nutritious. Producers will see how these fruits can be profitably grown as specialty crops that are virtually free of disease and pest problems. They can be grown in a system of continuous living cover, protection soil and water by reducing soil erosion to levels comparable to that of natural prairie and forest.

Special thanks to
Superberries
for allowing us to use excerpts from
their great Aronia Berry recipe videos !
https://www.superberries.com

Playlist with all nine videos:
   • Native Fruit Association Videos  

All nine videos are produced by:
Werner Elmker Audio-Visual Studio
Website - http://elmker.com
Facebook -   / elmker  
YouTube -    / wernerelmker