Apple Dumplings: This simple apple recipe is easy and has a fun secret ingredient.
- 3 cored, peeled and sliced apples
- 1 package crescent rolls
- 1 cup butter
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 can Mountain Dew
Wrap each apple slice in a triangle of crescent dough and place in a greased casserole dish. Melt the butter, sugars and vanilla in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Drizzle the butter mixture over the dumplings and spread so they’re covered completely. Pour the mountain dew into the corners of the pan so that the whole bottom is covered. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
Mini Caramel Apples: Everyone loves a caramel apple.
But, they’re often to big and messy to enjoy. Try scooping out parts of
apples with a melon baller, putting each ball on a skewer, and dipping
it in caramel for mini caramel apples. And, the best part is that they
don’t have any core, so you can eat the whole thing!
Apple Cups: Serve your cider in cups made of apples.
Cut the top of an apple and then hollow out the inside with a melon
baller or carefully with a knife. Serve homemade or store bought apple
cider in the apples and you can eat the apple shell when you’re done
drinking.
Baked Apples With Streusel Topping:
- 6 apples, cored and halved
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1/2 cup oats
- 1/2 cup flour (sub GF flour)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- Pinch of ground ginger
- Pinch of salt
Place the apples cut side up on a foil covered cookie sheet. Mix the
rest of the ingredients and divide between the apples, spreading on top,
and filling the cored hole. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
Easy Apple Pies: Switch up your usual apple pie recipe
by baking mini pies inside of the apples. Cut the top off of the apples
and hollow them out with a knife or melon baller. Fill with your
favorite apple pie filling and top with pie crust dough in a classic
weaved pattern. Bake in a casserole dish with just enough water in it to
cover the bottom and cover with aluminum foil. Bake for 20 minutes at
375 degrees, uncover, and bake for another 20 minutes. Bonus - this
recipe uses less pie crust so it's much healthier!
Apple Pancakes: Core an apple and cut into thin slices
so you have apple rings. Dip in your favorite pancake batter and cook
on medium heat in a skillet, sprinkling both sides with cinnamon sugar.
This is an easy and delicious treat for fall mornings.
Make a Birdfeeder: This is a fun apple craft to do
with kids, and you get to watch all the birds snack away. Cut an apple
in half, or into smaller slices. Coat the cut sides in a layer of peanut
butter and roll it in birdseed. Use a hook on the end of a string to
tie these to a tree in your backyard.
Suck Up Salt: This is a fun trick and extremely useful
tip. If you’ve made a soup or a sauce and find out after its too late
that you’ve added too much salt, don’t worry! Adding a few apple slices
and stirring right before serving will take care of this. The apple
slices will soak up the excess salt and after you take them out.
Candle Holders: Make simple and beautiful
candleholders that are perfect for fall decoration. Simply core (using a
knife or corer) the top inch of an apple and press simple candlesticks
into them. If you need to make the hole tighter so the candle will stand
up, wrap the bottom in foil. After a few minutes the dripping wax will
cover the base and you won’t be able to tell it's there.
Ripen Vegetables: Store your unripe vegetables in a
paper bag with an apple and they will ripen much fast than just leaving
them out. This works great with green tomatoes and bananas.
Next time you overdo it at the apple orchard and have way too many apples try these ideas for ways to use your apples!
Let's fill the group Easter basket!
- MistressMinerva
on Oct. 22, 2013 at 3:52 PM