Sugared Apple Circles

by Debbie

3 apples, cored and sliced
1/2 Cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoons butter
1 Tablespoons lemon peel, grated
1/4 teaspoon vanilla

In a saucepan, add brown sugar, butter, and lemon peel. Heat to a small boil. Add apple slices to pan. Stir to combine and continue to heat on low. Cook 10-15 minutes longer until apples are tender. Take off heat and add vanilla. Stir and serve with a scoop of ice cream on the side or by itself.

Apple Bacon Muffins

2 bacon strips
2 large eggs
2 large egg whites
2 C 1% milk
2 C all-purpose flour
2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 large sweet apple, coarsely grated
1 TBSP butter or margarine, melted

Place the bacon strips in a large skillet over medium heat.
Cook until crisp.
Drain on a paper towel and allow cooling.
Place the eggs and egg whites in a mixing bowl.
Beat together until well mixed.
Add the milk and beat until thoroughly mixed in.
Place the flour, sugar and salt in a separate bowl.
Toss to combine.
Slowly add the flour mixture to the egg mixture stirring constantly as you add.
Continue stirring until the dry mixture is completely moist.
Allow batter to set 30 minutes.
Bring the oven temperature to 450 degrees.
After the batter has stood for 30 minutes crumble in the bacon.
Add the grated apple and melted butter.
Stir until well combined.
Spray a muffin pan with a non stick cooking spray.
Fill each cup 2/3 full of the batter.
Bake 15 minutes.
Reduce the oven heat to 325 degrees.
Continue baking 12 minutes or until a golden brown.
Remove and allow cooling slightly before serving.

Serves 12

These make a great breakfast muffin, especially for children. Serve them with a little apple butter on the side for a special breakfast treat.

Mini Apple Delights

by Emily Durcan
(New York)

Ingredients:
1 lb McIntosh apples (2 apples)
1/4 tsp orange zest
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/8 tsp allspice
1/2 stick of butter
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1 pre-made pie crust

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Peel, core, and cut up apples into small pieces. Put the cut up apples into a medium bowl and add 1/4 tsp orange zest, then mix.

Take a mini cupcake pan and butter all the cupcake holders. Cut dough to fit the holes and press against the sides. Put the apples mixed with orange zest into each one, almost to the top.

In another bowl combine flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and allspice. Add the butter with this mix into a food processor and pulse or mix really well by hand until crumbly. Sprinkle generously on top of all the apples.

Bake them for about 15-20 minutes until they are golden brown. Allow them to cool, then take out of the pan onto a plate. Serve warm or room temp and enjoy!

vanilla apples

by molly
(illinois)

my recipe is to cut up a full apple in to chunks or little cubes then take vanilla pudding and put it on the top then stir together let sit in the freezer for 30 to 45 minutes until a thin frost covers the top to make it crunchy stir around one more time and then sprinkle cinnamon sugar on the top and eat.

Apple juice

by lovola
(london)

Fresh Apple Juice with Lemon

Ingredients
• 3 apples
• 1/2 lemon (optional)
How to Make Apple Juice
1. Wash the apples.
2. Remove their cores.
3. Cut the peel off the lemon.
4. Slice apples to fit your juicer.
5. Juice and Enjoy.
A lovely sweet drink. Great as is, or serve over ice with natural fizzy spring water for a summertime treat.

Apple Butter

32 oz. jar applesauce
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1/2 Cup vinegar
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Place all ingredients in a crock pot. Stir to combine. Cook on low 5-6 hours. Apple butter is ready when it is thick and transparent. Cool and place in fridge or freeze in small containers.

Carmel Apple Bars

1 C plus 1/4 C all-purpose flour
1/4 C plus 1/2 C firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 C butter or margarine
2 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 Golden Delicious apples, cored, peeled and chopped
1 C caramel candies, each cut in quarters

Place the 1 C of flour into a large mixing bowl.
Sprinkle in the 1/4C of brown sugar.
With a pastry blender cut in the butter until mixture becomes crumbly.
Spray a square baking pan with a non stick cooking spray.
Bring the oven temperature to 350 degrees.
Press the crumb mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
Bake 8 minutes or until lightly brown.
Remove and set aside and be sure to leave the oven on.
Place the eggs in the mixing bowl and beat slightly with a fork.
Add the 1/4C of flour and 1/2C brown sugar to the eggs.
Pour in the vanilla.
Carefully stir in the apples and caramels.
Pour the mixture over the top of the baked crust.
Bake 28 minutes or until a light brown.
Remove and allow cooling completely before cutting into 16 squares.

Serves 16

These squares make great after school snacks. Kids also love them in their trick or treat bags at Halloween.

Apple Upside Down Cake

by Ricky
(Ohio)

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
2 small apples, peeled, cored and cut into rings
Maraschino cherries
2 eggs, separated
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
/14 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup apple juice

Heat oven to 350. Combine brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small bowl. Mix well and then spread into bottom of round cake pan. Arrange apple slices and enough Maraschino cherries to fill in the holes of the apple rings over the brown sugar mixture. I put them closely together to get more apple rings all around.

Beat egg yolks in a bowl until thick and really yellow. Add sugar and mix well. Add flour, baking powder, salt, and apple juice to egg yolk mixture and mix well. In another small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold the beaten egg whites into the batter. Pour batter into prepared pan, covering apples and cherries. Don't worry if you can see some of the cherries sticking through. The cake will rise as it bakes.

Bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes,until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Wait for about 2 minutes and then turn over onto serving plate. Be careful not to burn your fingers. Serve warm. Makes 6 servings but doesn't last long in our house!

This recipe was adapted from a Pineapple Upside Down Cake recipe in The Pillsbury Cookbook published by Bantam Books. I made my own changes to recreate it as an Apple Upside Down Cake for the fall season.

Koen's Cheesy Apple Melt

by Koen Schweizer
(Mount Vernon, Washington)

8 Slices of cheese
4 Quarters of Apple
Toothpicks

Put one piece of cheese on top of an apple and one piece on the bottom.

Hold it together with a toothpick.

Put it in the microwave for 40-50 seconds.

Serves 4.

Prep time 5 minutes.

Enjoy!

Apple raisin cake with caramel

by Allison Seutter
(Wichita, Kansas)

Apple raisin cake with caramel
If optional is used cake will be different then original

Cake
1/2 cup raisins
1 teaspoon cinnamon
4 1/2 cups red apples (Optional: 1 1/2 cups applesauce)
(Optional: cake mix) or
3 eggs
2 cups sugar
4 cups water
3 cups flour
1 cup butter (unsalted)
2 teaspoons vanilla
Topping
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup melted caramel (25 small square pieces)
(Optional: caramel ice cream topping)

Directions:
Chop and skin apples boil in medium saucepan for 20 min. Drain and add apples to a mixing bowl, use a mixer on high speed until apples become applesauce. Set applesauce aside in a separate mixing bowl, mix three eggs and 2 cups sugar together. Stir in 3 cups of flour adding water to fully mix batter after all the flour and water, has been added cut in butter.

Add vanilla, cinnamon and raisins into the mixing bowl. Add 1 1/2 cups of applesauce to cake mix pour cake mix into two 9 inch round cake pans. Bake at 325°F for 25 to 30 min. or until toothpick can be inserted and removed clean. Let cake rest for half an hour then mix melted caramel and milk in a bowl. Pour quarter cup of caramel on the top of one of the cakes evenly distributing caramel all the way to the edges.

Place second cake on top of first pour the remaining caramel on top of cake distributing caramel to the edges leading the caramel run down sides of cake.

apple cheez cake

by roha
(pakistan,lahore)

1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon apple-pie spice
1 16-ounce can or jar (1-2/3 cups) applesauce
2 tablespoons lemon juice
5 eggs
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1/3 cup coarsely chopped pecans

directions

1. For crust, combine crumbs and 2 tablespoons sugar. Stir in butter, toss gently. Press onto bottom and 1 inch up sides of a 9-inch springform pan. Bake in 375 degree F oven about 10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool slightly on a wire rack.

2. Meanwhile, for filling, combine cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, cinnamon, and apple-pie spice. Beat until fluffy. Beat in applesauce and lemon juice. Beat in eggs until combined.

3. Pour filling into crust-lined pan. Bake on a shallow baking pan in a 375 degree F oven 40 to 45 minutes or until center is nearly set. Cool on a wire rack 15 minutes. Loosen sides of pan. Cool 30 minutes more; remove sides. Cool completely. Chill at least 4 or up to 24 hours.

4. For sauce, in a small heavy saucepan melt 1/2 cup sugar over medium-high heat until sugar begins to melt, shaking pan often. (Do not stir.) Reduce heat; cook about 5 minutes more or until sugar is melted and golden. Stir as necessary after sugar begins to melt (only when mixture bubbles). Remove from heat. Carefully pour in 1/2 cup whipping cream. Add 1 tablespoon butter.

Return to heat; cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes more or until smooth. Stir in 1/3 cup coarsely chopped pecans. Cool. Cover and chill up to 24 hours. To serve, cut cheesecake into wedges; top with sauce. Makes 12 to 16 servings.

apple meringue

by breannain
(coin andalucia spain)

1 tablespoon of apple flavouring

2 egg whites

100 g of white sugar

1. Preheat oven to 225 degrees

2. In a bowl beat egg whites with sugar

3. Add apple flavouring and mix well

4.Put in oven until golden

5. ENJOY!!

Easy Stuffed Apples

by Natalie Wilkins
(Ontario, Canada)

1 medium apple, cored and cut in half
1 Tbsp granola
1/2 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon

1) Microwave the apple for about one minute on high. You want the apple to be firm on the outside and soft on the inside. Depending on the apple size and the power of your microwave, the timing will vary. Let cool until you can handle it comfortably.

2) Scoop out the soft part of the apple (about half of the flesh) and place in a bowl. Combine this with the other ingredients. Spoon back into the apples.

3) Enjoy!!!

Caramel Apple Pizza

by Becca and Bella Davis
(Duluth, Minnesota)

Caramel Apple Pizza

Ingredients:
1 tube of refrigerated sugar cookie dough
2 8oz containers of vanilla Greek yogurt
3 large apples (We used 1 red, 1 green and 1 yellow)
Caramel apple dip
1 lemon

Instructions:
1. Have a grown up preheat the oven to 350 F.
2. On a greased cookie sheet (or 9x13 in casserole dish) spread out the cookie dough so it makes a flat layer for the crust. It is easiest to use your hands.
3. Have a grown up bake the crust for 10 - 12 minutes. Next, let the crust cool completely.
4. Spread the vanilla Greek yogurt on top of the crust. This will be like the sauce on a pizza.
5. Juice the lemon into a bowl and add some water to it.
6. Have a grown up cut the apples into slices. Put the slices into the lemon water for a minute, then let them drain off on a plate. This will keep the apples from turning brown.
7. Arrange the apples on the top of the pizza however you would like to.
8. Drizzle (and glop) caramel onto the top of the pizza using a spoon.
9. Have a grown up cut it into pieces.

Enjoy!

By Becca and Bella Davis

Apple Cucumber Carrot Snack

by Sanaa
(Arlington,TX)

For a snack serving amount you would need the following below:
1 Apple
1 Cucumber
1 Carrot
Some sugar
orange juice
cinnamon

Instructions:
Take a bowl,and pour a cup of orange juice in it. Shred your apple and put it in the bowl, then shred the cucumber and carrot and put them in the bowl also.
Then add a little sugar(Optional). After that sprinkle a bit cinnamon on top. Then you're all done! Enjoy!

Apple Crumble

by Miral Hasan
(Islamabad, Pakistan)

Ingredients:

250 kg Apples
12 bread slices
1 cup brown sugar
250 grams Butter
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions:

1. Put the apple pieces in a pan.
2. Add sugar and lemon juice.
3. Cook till the apples get soft.
4. Put the bread slices in a food processor till the slices get crumbled up.
5. Melt butter in another pan and add the bread crumbs and brown sugar and mix well until they turn brown.
6. Put half of the bread mixture in a baking dish. Then add half of the apples. Repeat the procedure.
7. Bake for 15 minutes on temperature of 150 degree c.



READY TO EAT!!!!!!!

Tove's Apple Sandwich

by Tove Schweizer
(Mount Vernon, Washington)

1 Apple
1 Tomato
Slices of Cheese
Toothpicks

Cut an apple in quarters.

Slice a tomato.

Slice the cheese.

Start with a toothpick to hold everything together. First put on an apple on the bottom layer, then put on a piece of cheese, next put on the tomato, then another piece of cheese, and finally the last apple slice.

Prep time 5 min.

Enjoy!

Grandma's Apple Butter

by Victoria
(Selma,Texas,Usa)

You will need the following:
9 quarts of Applesauce, fresh or canned
2 tablespoons of ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon of allspice
4 cups sugar or Splenda, or an equivalent amount of sweetness to taste, from honey, stevia or frozen concentrated apple or white grape juice.
1 Crock pot (slow cooker)


Step By Step Instructions:
step 1: Fill Crock Pot (with applesauce) Within an inch from bottom (you will add the rest later)

Step 2: Add
2 table spoons of ground cinnamon
1 table spoon of ground cloves
1/2 tablespoon of allspice
2 cups of sugar (the other cups are used later on)

Step 3: Set crock pot on low or medium heat.
Cover it (leave about 2 inches uncovered)
Leave it to cook for about 8 to 16 hours (depends on the power of your slow cooker)
About every 2 hours stir the mixture with a spatula)

Step 4: Pour the mixture on a bowl and discard the burned bits (clean crock pot, then put mixture back in)

Step 5: Add the remaining applesauce and sugar (let cook for 4 hours so hat flavors mix)

Step 6: (optional) If you want a richer and thicker apple butter use a hand held drink mixer.

You are done! This is great for Christmas and other holidays (thanksgiving, also makes great presents)