Ooey-Gooey Crockpot Apple Goodness

Ooey-Gooey Crock-Pot Apple Goodness 

8 cups sliced apples
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 cup brown sugar (not packed)
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. salt
1 cup old fashioned oats
1/2 cup whipped topping

Place apples in a crock pot sprayed with nonstick spray.
Add lemon juice and toss to coat.
Add brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and salt.
Toss to coat.
Evenly top apples with oats.
Cover and cook on low for about 4 hours, until apples have softened.
Allow to cool, about 15 minutes.
Top each serving with 1 tbsp of whipped topping.
Yields:  8 servings.

Baked Pancake

Baked Pancake

3/4 c. flour
1 Tbsp. sugar
3 eggs
3/4 c. milk
2 Tbsp. butter

Topping
2 large apples, diced
1 Tbsp. butter
1/2 c. honey
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cornstarch
2 tsp. cold water

Mix together flour, sugar, eggs and milk until smooth. Place butter in 10 inch oven proof skillet.  Heat at 400 for 3 to 4 minutes or until melted; coat bottom and sides of pan. Pour batter into hot pan. Bake for 16 to 20 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. 

In saucepan, saute apples in butter. Stir in honey, lemon juice and cinnamon. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; add to apples. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.

Pour over baked pancake and serve.

Apple Cole Slaw

Apple Cole Slaw

3 c. chopped cabbage (I use the cole slaw mix in the package)

2 appels, cored and chopped

1 carrot, grated

1/2 c. chopped bell pepper

1/2 c. chopped onion

2/3 c. mayonnaise

1/2 c. brown sugar

4 Tbsp. cider vinegar

2 Tbsp. lemon juice, plus a bit extra

Chop apple and sprinkle with lemon extra lemon juice.

Mix together cabbage, carrot, bell pepper and onion. Add the apple.

Mix together mayonnaise, brown sugar, vinegar and lemon juice. Pour over veggies.

Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Applesauce Pancakes with Sauteed Apples

Applesauce Pancakes with Sauteed Apples

2 c. dry pancake mix (or use my recipe below)

1 tsp. cinnamon

2 eggs

1 c. unsweetened applesauce

1 tsp. lemon juice

1/2 c. milk

Stir together pancake mix and cinnamon.

Add eggs, applesauce, lemon juice and milk.

Stir just until smooth.

Heat a lightly oiled griddle over medium-high heat. Pour or scoop 1/4 c. for each pancake.

Brown on both sides. Serve hot with sauteed apples.

Sauteed Apples

1/4 c. butter

4 large apples - peeled, cored and sliced 1/4 inch thick

2 tsp. cornstarch

1/2 c. cold water

1/2 c. brown sugar

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

In saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; add apples. Cook, stirring constantly, until apples are tender - about 6 or 7 minutes.

Dissolve cornstarch in cold water; add to pan.  Stir in brown sugar and cinnamon. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Remove from heat and serve warm.

Homemade Pancake Mix

4 c. flour

3 Tbsp. baking powder

2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

2 Tbsp. + 2 tsp. sugar

4 Tbsp. cold butter

Mix all the dry ingredients together. Cut in butter with pastry cutter.

Store in the refrigerator until ready to use.

Applesauce Doughnuts

Applesauce Doughnuts

oil for frying
2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c. packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. oil
1/4 c. milk
1 c. unsweetened applesauce
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Mix all ingredients with your mixer at medium speed.
Heat your oil to 375.
Drop dough by Tbsp. into hot oil.  Cook for 3 minutes.
Drain.  Sprinkle with confectioners sugar or a mixture of sugar & cinnamon.

Adapted from:  http://allrecipes.com/recipe/applesauce-doughnuts-2/

Baked Pancake

Baked Pancake

3/4 c. flour
1 Tbsp. sugar
3 eggs
3/4 c. milk
2 Tbsp. butter

Topping
2 large apples, diced
1 Tbsp. butter
1/2 c. honey
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cornstarch
2 tsp. cold water

Mix together flour, sugar, eggs and milk until smooth. Place butter in 10 inch oven proof skillet.  Heat at 400 for 3 to 4 minutes or until melted; coat bottom and sides of pan. Pour batter into hot pan. Bake for 16 to 20 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.

In saucepan, saute apples in butter. Stir in honey, lemon juice and cinnamon. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; add to apples. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.

Pour over baked pancake and serve.

Crumb Topped Apple Pie

Crumb Topped Apple Pie

2 c. flour
2/3 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. oatmeal
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. pecans
3/4 c. butter, melted
4 c. thinly sliced apples, peeled
1/3 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. cornstarch
1/8 tsp. salt
1/4 c. water
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Combine first 5 ingredients; add butter and stir until blended.  Measure 1 c. (firmly packed) mixture; set aside for topping.  Press remaining mixture in bottom and up sides of well-greased 9-inch pie plate.  Arrange apple slices in pie plate; set aside.

Combine 1/3 c. sugar, cornstarch and 1/8 tsp. salt in saucepan; stir in water.  Bring to boil over medium heat; stir in vanilla.  Pour over apples.  Crumble topping over pie.

Bake at 350 for 42 minutes.  Cover with foil during last 15 minutes to prevent excessive browning.

Serves 8

Note: I also added apple pie spice to the second step.  And, instead of using the crumb mixture to make a crust, I used a frozen deep dish pie crust and used all the crumb mixture on the top.  Yummy!