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Breakfast Apple Cobbler Recipe – Dessert for Breakfast? Yes Indeed.

October 21, 2011 in Gluten Free

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Oatmeal Apple Cobbler for Breakfast . . . or Dessert!

Baked apples. Cinnamon oatmeal. Toasted walnuts. All of these are delicious on their own. But, together they are a fall flavor festival!

When a friend of mine told me about his baked oatmeal apple breakfast, I couldn’t wait for Saturday to roll around so I could make it. He stirred all the ingredients together, but I decided to separate the apple mixture out and turn it into a cobbler. A breakfast cobbler. Can’t think of a better way to start a fall day – can you?

This does have a small amount of sugar – just enough brown sugar to give the oatmeal a classic homey taste. And, this is a dish that is naturally gluten-free!

Love and comfort in a casserole.

Happy Fall to All!

– posted by Donna

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Apple Rings with Cinnamon Cream Syrup for Dipping: Not-Your-Mama’s Apple Dessert Recipe

October 10, 2011 in Desserts

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This is Not-Your-Mama’s apple dessert. Not even close. This is a sweet dessert version of onion rings. Sweet. Crispy. Dipped in a cinnamon cream “ketchup.” These are not just good, they are OhMyGosh Amaaaazing.

THIS JUST IN: These decadent sweet rings just won a contest at Better Recipes in their apple dessert category! The folks at BR tested and photographed our recipe and chose it as their winner! Check out their post!

How does my brain think of these things?

Let me explain.

I love crave worship daydream about onion rings. They are one of my very most favorite guilty pleasures. In fact, when choosing a burger joint, I always choose the one with the best onion rings. Burgers are burgers, but onions rings, well . . . they are a culinary wonder. When apples are in full delicious seasonal glory, I love making these rings that were inspired by one of my late-night onion ring cravings.

If you own a set of varying size biscuit cutters use them  to make these rings by cutting  the apple slices into rings of different shapes.  If you don’t, just core the peeled apples and then slice them into thin, flat circles.

Make sure you peel the apples first before starting, because the batter won’t stick to the apple peel. Then dip and fry. You must watch closely, so the rings don’t cook too quickly, but really, that’s the only tricky part.

Drizzle with your favorite syrup or warm caramel sauce. A Meatless Monday fall treat!

Then, just sit back and wait for the Oooohs and Aaaahs.

Happy Apple Season, Everyone!

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Paper Bag Apple Pie Recipe – Easy Enough for Kids to Make (Using a Paper Bag and a Surprise Ingredient!)

October 7, 2011 in Desserts

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Easy and Foolproof: The Ultimate Apple Pie

Where did that “Easy As Apple Pie” saying come from anyway? It must have been started by someone who never actually made an apple pie. I have always found the iconic All-American apple pie to be deceptively difficult to make. Crusts can be tough or bland (please  try our foolproof crust recipe and your life will be forever changed!)  Filling can be dry or runny, bland or sickeningly sweet. Apples too hard or too mushy. Trust me – I have made all of these mistakes and more, and lots of bad apple pies - until now!

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The Perfect Bite of The Perfect Apple Pie

This filling is made by shaking the apples with a flour and sugar mixture and is absolutely idiot-proof. I invited a group of teen girls (ages 12 and 13) over to prove this pie could be made by anyone who had only mastered one cooking technique: microwave re-heating. The pies were perfect! Perfect crust! Perfect apples! Perfect filling!

You can’t possibly go wrong with this filling method, because only a thin coating of the flour mixture sticks to the slices when you shake them in the bag. Just use the coated slices and toss out the bag with the excess flour mixture and you will never have a dry, gummy filling again! I used the basic approach of Cook’s Illustrated – with one exception. The recipe called for lemon juice, but I was out. So, I substituted apple cider vinegar ( Hey! this is an apple pie, after all) and the acidity was perfect!

Do yourself and your loved ones a favor and try this pie. It is now the apple of my eye!

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Easy Candy Apple Tart Recipe – Four Ingredients and a Trip Back to Childhood in Just One Bite

September 19, 2011 in Desserts

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Classic Candy Apple Flavor in an easy Tart recipe

As a kid, I looked forward every fall to those crunchy, sticky chewy bright red candy apples. You know the kind – with that stick-to-your-teeth coating that you have to pry off of your teeth.

So, I saw an easy apple tart recipe a few days ago in a magazine using apple jelly brushed on top as a glaze. I thought of that shiny, cinnamon-y glaze that is on candy apples.

I decided to try and infuse the apple jelly with those cinnamon red-hot candies we ate as kids for that spicy sweet-hot candy apple flavor. This works like a charm! The red hot candies give the apple jelly that classic flavor and as a bonus, they add a rosy color to the tart as a beautiful finish.

If you use a purchased pie crust, this tart only has FOUR ingredients. Yes, you read that right: FOUR ingredients. Of course, by all means use your favorite home made pie crust for an even yummier result. Or, come back here in a few days when I post my completely foolproof Never Fail Pie Crust that even kids can make. Really.

Either way, this tart is an easy riff on apple tarts. I recommend you make one every single week this fall. Then,  just stand back and wait for the rave reviews when your house smells all cinnamon-y and this stunning dessert comes out of the oven.

Happy Fall, everyone!

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Another view of this four ingredient Candy Apple Tart

– posted by Donna

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Cinnamon Curry Apple Chips

September 22, 2010 in Appetizers, Desserts, Frugal Tips, Gluten Free, Healthy Fare, Side Dishes, Vegan Recipes

Cinnamon Curry Apple Chips

If you have a surfeit of apples in your kitchen or in your backyard at the moment, here’s a simple, healthy snack, for mere cents compared to the cost of the store-bought kind. Kids are bound to love them! Lots of apple chip recipes use cinnamon, of course, but I thought I’d add a little twist. The curry is NOT overpowering here, but is just enough to give it that little “Hmmm, what IS that?” factor (to blatantly ape Rachael Ray’s frequent line about nutmeg). Read the rest of this entry →

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Sugar-free Apple Butter Recipe with Apple Butter Sticky Biscuits – Daring Cooks September 2010 Challenge

September 14, 2010 in Contests and Carnivals and Roundups, Desserts, Gluten Free, Healthy Fare

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Sugar Free Apple Butter Recipe

An Apple Butter (a sort of apple jam that has no added pectin) recipe is a natch for fall . . . but I was skeptical about whether it could be made sugar free.  That was the challenge for Daring Cooks this month, with the host John from Eat4Fun.  The recipe uses apple cider and a little other sweetener of choice. I was so excited to see that they featured a sugar-free recipe, because my husband was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes recently. Turns out, those Daring Cooks were right. I am thrilled to announce that this recipe is every bit as good as sugary apple butters! One amazing Daring Cook took this challenge to the max and made FIFTEEN different jams and chutneys. Incredible!

And, what the heck, I decided to take it one more step further and try and use it in a recipe.

My first thought was sticky buns, which are a ton of work. But, what about the same sticky idea baked into a biscuit?! These are delicious – sort of a faux cinnamon roll. My family raved about these and ate every little crumb that came out of the oven. They are almost as easy as a batch of biscuits – I just rolled out the dough and spread apple butter, nuts and raisins on the dough and cut them into pieces just like you would cinnamon rolls. Then, I baked them in muffin tins and – Voila! - almost effortless fall dessert!

Hey! I think I’m going to love apple season!

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Apple Butter Sticky Biscuits

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Fab Frugal Friday: For Fabulously Frugal Gifts – CAN IT!

December 18, 2009 in Appetizers, Frugal Tips, Side Dishes

Normally, of course, canning season is the height of summer’s harvest, working to save as much of the season’s bounty as possible, but these recipes are absolutely perfect for the holiday season, especially if you’re looking to keep your gifts as economical as possible. Canning is a whole new adventure for me, so this was a great learning experience across the board. Read the rest of this entry →

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