Chocolate Covered Apple Bites
Oh how I’ve missed baking. I think of something that I want and I usually go to the kitchen and bake it. It’s been a hard struggle not to be able to do that! So when my Mom came and stayed with me for a couple of days I took full advantage of her baking ability. These little cuties were her idea. There are just as delicious as they are cute. Strawberries aren’t the only fruit you can cover in chocolate. We attempted covering them in caramel first, but that proved to be impossible. If anyone knows any good tricks, let me know, because they tasted fantastic, but the apples were much too moist to hold the caramel on. It just dripped off onto the wax paper and all that was left was a soggy apple. But the chocolate stayed on perfectly. And the flavor combination was amazing. Give them a try!
Chocolate Covered Apple Bites
You will need:
melon baller
4 inch lollipop sticks
granny smith apples
chocolate of your choice
chopped nuts, nonpareils, sprinkles, toffee bits (optional)
1. With a melon baller, scoop little balls out of the apple. Pat the apple pieces dry. Place a lollipop stick into each apple ball and dip in melted chocolate. Roll apples in nuts, sprinkles, nonpareils or toffee bits, if desired. Place on parchment paper until set.
Enjoy!
Simply Applesauce
Were you wondering where I’ve been? Well, I’ve been here. I’ve made some pretty delicious treats too, but no photo’s. As soon as I get my camera back, I will make them again and you will definitely see them right here. But until then, here is something you don’t want to miss out on. Homemade Applesauce. I had never even thought of making applesauce from scratch. But when my Mom had an over abundance of fresh apples picked right off the tree, she quickly started making batch after batch of homemade applesauce. I was lucky enough to have been right by her side and she taught me a thing or two about it. And when I took my first taste, I had never tasted anything so delicious. I will never buy store bought applesauce again. There is no comparison. And the only hard part if peeling the apples. Luckily, I have a Pampered Chef apple peeler/corer/slicer. It is a life saver for sure. So when life hands you apples, make applesauce!
Mom’s Homemade Applesauce
6 cups peeled,cored and sliced apples
3/4 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1. Place sliced apples in a large soup pot. Add the sugar and lemon juice and mix well to coat the apples. Cover.
2. Cook on medium heat for about an hour, or until apples are soft and well cooked.
3. Depending on how you like your applesauce, (I like mine chunky), use a potato masher and mash the apples to the desired consistency. (You can also use a food processor to get a more smooth consistency.)
4. Place in freezer bags and take out and move to refrigerator as necessary. (Mom’s trick to keep it fresh)
Apple Pie Puffs A La Mode
What a weekend. My husband participated in his first Triathlon. That was fun! I was so proud of him. Now of course he wants to do more. I thought I might give it a try too, but then he told me what you have to do. Run nonstop for 3 miles…get on your bike and ride 10 miles..strip down and swim 350 meters. I’m not sure I could handle that quite yet. Maybe someday. I’ve been working out with my friend every morning at 6:00 am. Not much progress, and I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s because I then come home and bake and eat. I’ve been trying to be better though. Sundays are my favorite baking day. I just have to have a really good dessert after dinner. Last night was no exception. I decided to experiment with puff pastry. I wanted an apple pie, but didn’t want to make pie dough. I had some puff pastry on hand so I decided to make these little apple pie puffs as I like to call them. A yummy filling of sauteed apples with butter, cinnamon, sugar and apple pie spice. Load it in some puff pastry and they come out beautiful! You must have ice cream on top, it’s the only way to eat them. I drizzled some caramel sauce to top it all off. Delicious! Have a great week everyone!!
Apple Pie Puffs
recipe by Stephanie
serves 6
1 sheet puff pastry from 17.3 ounce box
3 apples (I used gala), diced
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon apple pie spice
For the top:
2 tablespoon melted butter
sugar for sprinkling
1. Saute apples with butter, sugars, cinnamon and apple pie spice until soft, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
2. Using thawed puff pastry dough, roll out onto a floured work surface and roll dough into about a 12X18 inch rectangle. Cut into 6 equal rectangles. Scoop apple filling onto the middle of the rectangle. Fold dough over and press down on all 4 sides to seal. Repeat with all rectangles. Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush tops with the melted butter and sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes. Top with ice cream and eat while hot.
Baked Apple and Cinnamon French Toast Cups
Oh my goodness. I am still licking my fingers on this one. Delicious. Masterpiece. That’s all I can say about this amazing treat. Oh how I wish that I could take all the credit for this one. It was inspired by Jenny at Picky Palate. She made some bread pudding cups a while back. I decided to call it French Toast Cups because it has all the ingredients I use in my french toast plus apples. Yum. My kids licked the plate clean. And let me tell you, that does not happen very often unless it is made of all sugar. Apples have been on my mind lately. I have been racking my brain trying to come up with some creative recipes using them, and then I remembered Jenny’s Bread pudding recipe and I decided to do something similar but with my own spin. The sauteed cinnamon apples were the perfect addition. Of course topped with a sugar glaze, it is the perfect treat or breakfast or brunch or whatever you want to eat it for! I hope you all have a lovely week and I will be back soon with some amazingly delicious recipes!
Delicious Apple Crisp and a Goodbye…
This is one of my favorite desserts ever. I know what you are thinking. This girl has a lot of favorite desserts. Yes, I do. And there is nothing wrong with that!!! Of course, my favorite part is the ‘crisp’. I could eat that and only that. I like a tiny little bite of apple LOADED with crisp. Crispy sweet brown sugar and oats with a touch of cinnamon and a little butter. What’s not to love about that? Yum Yum Yum. Top it off with homemade vanilla ice cream and BAM…you have a sweet little treat. Enjoy!
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