Apple Oatmeal Snack

This late-night snack blows my three bowls of cereal out of the water. Now it’s an after school, breakfast, and nothing in the fridge favorite. Apple, middle cored out Oatmeal, cooked Brown sugar Cinnamon Pecans Kosher salt Core out middle of the apple and cut up to add to oatmeal. Cook oatmeal and add cinnamon, apple chunks, pecans, dash of salt, and cinnamon. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Top with additional brown sugar (and a blob of butter if you’re living dangerously

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Apple filled Brussels Sprouts Salad

The prettiest fall salad all year! INGREDIENTS: Brussels Sprouts, sliced thinly Pears, cut into small chunks Manchego cheese, grated Bacon pieces Pomegranate seeds Pecans, toasted Dressing Maple syrup Balsamic Vinegar EVOO Shallots S&P METHOD: Cut off top of apple and scoop out middle with a melon baller or knife. Meanwhile thinly slice Brussels sprouts and add pecans, bacon, pomegranate seeds, cheese, and pear chunks. Dress and fill apples with salad. Dress by @shopburu

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Baked Granola Apples

Happy first day of fall! My house smells so good right now! 🍁 BAKED APPLES Apple, cored Granola Brown sugar Cinnamon Nutmeg Butter Orange, zested Maple Syrup Dash of salt Core Apple and fill with granola, cinnamon, nutmeg, a little brown sugar and top with a little butter and orange zest. Fill dish with water and cook filled apples for 20 minutes covered with aluminum and 25-30 minutes uncovered at 375. Once cooked, drizzle maple syrup, orange zest and a dash of salt. Serve with nonfat Greek yogurt, ice cream, or on its own.

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Cider and Cream Mocktail

My favorite fall drink this month: Apple cider (get the good stuff) Diet Cream soda (Target carries Zevia brand with no artificial sweeteners and it’s amazing. Boylan is another favorite) Mint (crush with ice before you put liquid in) Top it off with #justadash of fresh nutmeg (fresh nutmeg is definitely something you should have in your pantry this time of year-use a zester to shave it off)  

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Smoke Roasted Apple Pie Crisp

Use 7-8 cooking apples… I like to use Granny Smith but I also add in some Pink Lady apples which are not quite as tart. Core and slice 8 cups of apples very thinly. You’ll start by mixing in a Tablespoon of fresh squeezed lemon juice, and anywhere from a half cup to three quarters of a cup of sugar—depending on the sweetness of your apples. Add 2 tablespoons of flour, a teaspoon of ground cinnamon, and a quarter teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg. Mix until evenly distributed through all the Apple slices (use your hands!) Press your pie crust into a 9 inch pie plate, I just use a store-bought pie dough…it’s such a timesaver but still tastes great. My secret is a quarter cup of melted apple jelly….I brush it over the crust for added sweetness, and then I pour in all the Apple filling. For a little twist on traditional apple pie, I like to use a crumble top instead of crust…so you get the crust on the bottom but then you get an apple crisp on…

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Apple Maple Yogurt Parfaits

Pick your favorite- (Amounts will vary depending on number of serving and desired sweetness) Greek Yogurt Apples Granola Cinnamon Fresh nutmeg Brown Sugar Maple Syrup Trader Joes Pumpkin Spiced pumpkin seeds Mix cinnamon and fresh nutmeg in with your favorite kind of plain or vanilla greek yogurt. Set aside Chop apples into bite size pieces and sauté with brown sugar and Maple syrup. Let cool Layer cinnamon yogurt, apples, and granola until glass is full. Top with Trader Joes Pumpkin seeds and a drizzle of maple syrup. Enjoy!

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Apple Galettes

My girls love to help in the kitchen so instead of having them “help” with party prep this week, I raided the freezer and we ended up with these yummy apple galettes. My 2,4, and 6 year olds made these and they were easy and fast. Use leftover pie dough. In this case I had one Trader Joes pie crust left in my fridge and split it into 3 pieces. We chopped up apples but you can use any fruit you have in the house. Add cinnamon and sugar to the fruit, mix and pour it into the middle of the pie dough. Fold edges over and spray with coconut oil. Bake at 400-425 for 20 minutes or until golden brown. These were gone in 3 minutes and my girls were so proud of their work!

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