Individual Apple Crisps

I was craving something sweet, but a bit healthy too. So I was inspired by this recipe here, and went for it. I think they turned out really good. It was quick and especially easy to serve!

Individual Apple Crisps

3-4 Apples - I used granny smith green apples

6 Tbsp of melted butter

1 cup rolled oats

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup wheat flour

1 cup brown sugar

1-1/2 tsp. cinnamon

a pinch of ground ginger

a pinch of sea salt

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

2. Wash and dry apples. Cut in half. Using a melon baller scoop out the middle of the apples. 

3. In a bowl combine the oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Stir in the melted butter. Stir until combined. 

4. Pat the oat mixture into and on the apples. Place on a baking sheet. Bake for about 30 minutes. Serve with vanilla ice cream. We drizzled a little bit of caramel on our apple too. :)

Enjoy!

Brown Bag Apple Pie

So, first off, we call this "Brown Bag Apple Pie", because we used to bake it in a brown paper bag - BUT, there's been studies shown that since brown paper bags are made out of more recycled materials than they used to be, and so they now can release certain chemicals at a high heat. ANYWAY, needless to say we use oven bags (made for cooking a turkey in), and they work just as well. 

Secondly, why the bag in the first place? No one likes a dry pie. This helps keeps all the yummy moist goodness inside the pie. It's divine! 

And lastly, you don't need to roll out the crust! Yahoo!! You just pat it right in, and the top is just a crumble topping. Apple pie with no headaches, that's my kind of deliciousness. 

Brown Bag Apple Pie

Crust:

1-1/2 cup flour

1-1/2 tsp. sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 Tbsp. cold milk

Filling:

4 cups of sliced apples (Granny Smith's are the best cooking apple, but I actually used Fuji and it turned out great!)

1-1/2 cup sugar

2 Tbsp. flour

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Topping:

1/2 cup flour

6 Tbsp. butter

1/2 cup sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

2. Combine the crust ingredients. Pat into a 9" greased pie plate.

3. Combing the dry ingredients in the filling. Toss in the apples. Stir until the apples are completely covered. 

4. Place the apples into the unbaked pie shell. 

5. Using a pastry cutter (or two knives), cut the topping ingredients together. Crumble the topping with your fingers and sprinkle over the top of the pie. 

6. Put a dash of flour in the oven bag to keep it from exploding. Place the pie plate inside and tie it shut. Poke about 6 holes in the top to let the bag breathe a little. 

7. Bake at 350 degrees for 80-90 minutes. Do NOT peak! I know you'll be excited but don't open the bag until the pie is a nice golden brown. Let it cool, and enjoy! 

Creamy Fruit Salad

I used grapes and blueberries. Feel free to use apples, oranges, bananas, raspberries, blackberries, whatever you'd like. 

Creamy Fruit Salad

1 lb. green seedless grapes, washed and dried

1 lb. red seedless grapes, washed and dried

8 oz. blueberries, washed and dried
8 oz. fat free Chobani Greek yogurt
4 oz. light cream cheese
2 Tbsp. sugar or brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Topping:
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1/4 cup chopped pecans (or walnuts)

Directions:
Washed and dry all of the fruit you're using. Make sure it is dried well. Cut the grapes in half, and cut other fruit you use in smaller than bite size pieces.
Mix the yogurt, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until very well combined. You may want to use a hand-mixer to try and get it nice and smooth.
Add the fruit to the yogurt mixture. Put in a large serving dish.
Combine the brown sugar and nuts. Sprinkle of fruit mixture. Keep chilled until ready to serve.

I could eat this all day. It's a great snack, and sweet little treat after dinner.

Enjoy!