I had an unfortunate incident happen over the weekend. Our refrigerator door was accidentally left open while we were gone over the weekend, resulting in temperatures below 40 degrees. Food is not safe if it rises above 40 degrees for over 2 hours. See the Food & Drug Administration website for further information. Therefore, I had to throw out all of our perishable food, even though I had just gone grocery shopping on Friday (which was really irritating). However, it also gave me a good chance to throw away leftovers and other things that had already spoiled. Speaking of leftovers, I had some apples leftover from a kids program I helped run. I also suddenly had a craving for applesauce. Now, I know it is not fall-time yet, but this applesauce was delicious and will definitely be made again during the appropriate season!
Ingredients: 4 large apples, peeled and cut into slices (I used granny smith) juice from 1 lemon 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla 1 T brown sugar 1/4 cup H20
Directions: Skin, core, and cut your apples into quarters and put them in the crock pot. Add the lemon juice, water, vanilla, cinnamon and brown sugar.
Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours. (Mine only took 3 hours so check every so often!) When the apples are super tender, mash with a potato masher or fork. (I used a fork & it worked perfectly). I also added a little bit of brown sugar to each individual dish. Pin It
This is the second time I've made this, but this time I added dried cranberries since Jon did last time and thought it added something. I like this coleslaw recipe because it's quick & doesn't involve any vinegar for a lighter/different tasting coleslaw.
So I was sitting watching TV and really wanted something sweet...but fruity. I have had apples in my fridge for awhile now that I needed to use up so it seemed like the perfect option. It definitely hit the spot!
I cut the recipe in half since I only had enough apples for about 2 cups.
Ingredients: 4 cups sliced apples (I used 2 cups) ground cinnamon 1/2 cup water (I used 1/4 cup) 1/2 cup white sugar (I used 1/4 cup) 1/2 cup dark brown sugar (I used 1/4 cup) 1/2 cup butter (I used 1/4 cup) 3/4 cup all-purpose flour(I used half this amount) Quick cooking oats - I added this to the original recipe
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8x8 inch baking dish. Place apples in prepared dish. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Pour water over all. In a bowl, cream together sugar and butter. Blend in flour. Sprinkle mixture evenly over apples.I also sprinkled some quick cooking oats over the mixture and I probably would add more next time. Bake in preheated oven 50 minutes, until apples are tender and crust is golden. (I only baked for about 35 minutes since that's all the time my apples needed) I then served it with some whipped cream on top!Pin It
So I finally made the Caramel Apple bars that I found on Betty Crocker. These were sooo good! They taste a little like apple crisp and a little like a caramel apple. I made them at my parents' house and my whole family loved them. They are also really good heated up the next day.
Caramel Apple Bars * Taken from bettycrocker.com
Ingredients: 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened 1/4 cup shortening 1 3/4 cups flour 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. baking soda 4 1/2 cups coarsley chopped peeled tart apples (3 medium) 1 bag (14 ounces) caramels
1. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Mix brown sugar, butter and shortening in large bowl. Stir in flour, oats, salt and baking soda. Reserve 2 cups oat mixture; press remaining oat mixture in 13x9 pan.
2. Toss apples and 3 tablespoons flour; spread over mixture in pan. Heat caramels over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted; pour evenly over apples. Sprinkle with reserved oat mixture; press lightly.
3. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until topping is golden brown and apples are tender.
