Crisp of the Day

[MVPinBoynton]

Does HAL still have the crisp of the day for dessert in the MDR? I loved that option on our only HAL cruise in 2014. With us having 2 HAL cruises in the next 5 months, I was hoping they still have them.

[haleygirl]

The "crisp of the day" was on the MDR menu when we sailed on the Westerdam in June. They were delish and I hope that you will have them on your sailings too.

[Scrapnana]

It was hard deciding between the crisp and the crème brulee.:o

[Krazy Kruizers]

If I had to choose between the crisp or the creme brulee -- I would choose the creme brulee.

[rafinmd]

Every recent HAL cruise I've been on. It's amazing how long they can go without repeating a crisp.

 

Roy

[MVPinBoynton]

Thank you all for that wonderful news. It is another reason I am looking forward to our HAL cruises.

[shrimp56]

And another fan of the HAL dessert crisps (crumbles?). Blueberry-mango comes to mind. However on our recent Prinsendam cruise the topping was too hard and tasted a bit like breakfast cereal.

 

Note: this was perhaps the only misstep from Prinsendam's kitchen. The cuisine was much above the normal HAL product.

Edited August 29, 2017 by shrimp56

[RMLincoln]

Let's see how many different crisps we can remember!

peach

strawberry

cherry

blueberry

pineapple....

[cruisemom42]

In honor of POA1, was there a prune crisp, by chance?

[MVPinBoynton]

And another fan of the HAL dessert crisps (crumbles?). Blueberry-mango comes to mind. However on our recent Prinsendam cruise the topping was too hard and tasted a bit like breakfast cereal.

 

Note: this was perhaps the only misstep from Prinsendam's kitchen. The cuisine was much above the normal HAL product.

 

I do normally refer to them as crumbles also. Just a wonderful dessert.

[MVPinBoynton]

Let's see how many different crisps we can remember!

peach

strawberry

cherry

blueberry

pineapple....

 

You left out the most important one - APPLE!

[Lady Arwen]

Love the crisps! Love the creme brulee! What a lovely choice we have on our cruise!

[draftxhorselover]

uh... ok.. so a crisp is a crumble?

[POA1]

In honor of POA1, was there a prune crisp, by chance?

Never saw a prune crisp. I hope they don't discontinue them as long as my father-in-law is around. It's his favorite dessert and he lights up like a little kid when the dining room steward suggests a scoop of ice cream on top.

[rkacruiser]

I recall a Banana Crisp. And, I agree, the crisps are delicious with or without a scoop of ice cream!

[shrimp56]

You left out the most important one - APPLE!

The one I avoid is the banana crisp/crumble. Seems like an oxymoron. Otherwise I'm good (and yeah that scoop of vanilla ice cream...)

[RMLincoln]

I think I'd like a prune crisp/crumble... I used to love the prune danishes I grew up with in Brooklyn!

 

Rhubarb! Excellent...

 

Any more flavors? Or are we going to have to diving into menu sites?

m--

[LuAnn]

Not a crisp/crumble but is bread pudding still available in the buffet?...always was so good! LuAnn

[wander]

I realize the question is about the MDR, but my last few cruises they also had a fruit crisp/crumble at lunch in the Lido - next to the bread pudding. This makes me happy as I seldom have dessert at dinner time.

 

According to the great source of information, Google, Crisp and Crumble are basically the same. Cobblers are different due to the manner in which the topping is prepared.

[RascalAnn]

What is a crisp?

[MVPinBoynton]

What is a crisp?

 

Here is a pic of a banana crisp.

 

 

And a cherry crisp.

 

[POA1]

What is a crisp?

Also known as a crumble or a cobbler.

[rajkr74]

Also known as a crumble or a cobbler.

 

We make a crisp (crumble) with butter, brown sugar, uncooked oatmeal and flower that is mixed up and spread over the top of the fruit and baked. We make cobbler with Bisquick as the only ingredient that is spread over the top of the fruit and baked.

 

I have always enjoyed HALs crisps even if the toppings are a little different than what we make.

[FRANKIEDNYC]

:) strawberry\rhubarb

[shrimp56]

:) strawberry\rhubarb

For the win!