Family favorites
I came up with this recipe combining a few of my favorite things, apples, caramel, and nuts! This is a great morning bite with a hot cup of coffee or a sweet snack after dinner! Everyone I shared them with enjoyed the sweet, but not too sweet, fall flavors.
INGREDIENTS
1 box spice cake mix
1 apple, peeled and diced. I used Honey Crisp
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup golden raisins
3/4 cup water
1/3 cup oil
3 whole eggs
Your favorite caramel sauce
DIRECTIONS
Mix the cake mix, oil, water and eggs until combined. Add the diced apple, pecans, and golden raisins, folding them in through the batter.
Line cupcake pans with liners and fill them up about 2/3 full with the batter.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let the cupcakes cool, then top each cupcake with a tablespoon of caramel sauce for a little added sweetness.
Enjoy!
I am always looking for something new to do with Thanksgiving and Christmas leftovers. Last year I made the Thanksgiving rolls that are delicious but the way these left the plate I’d say these are a definite family favorite. I made these in the air fryer but you can easily bake these in the oven following the package directions on the puff pastry box. One bite is Thanksgiving all wrapped up in a beautiful crispy puff pastry. Don’t forget to have plenty of leftover gravy for dipping. Those leftovers won’t last long!
This recipe makes 6 puffs.
INGREDIENTS
2 packages ready-made puff pastry
2 Tablespoon leftover roasted turkey, per puff
2 Tablespoon leftover stuffing, per puff
2 Tablespoons leftover cranberry sauce, per puff
Olive oil for spritzing, if air frying
Gravy for dipping
DIRECTIONS
Cut the puff pastry into approximately 4-inch squares. Starting with one square, layer the turkey on top of the pastry and follow adding the stuffing and then the cranberry sauce. Using the second square of pastry, lay the second pastry on top of the cranberry pressing down the edges to seal with the first layer of pastry. You can roll or pull lightly on the top pastry if needed.
Do this for each pastry you are making.
Place one or more depending on the size of your air fryer, spritz the top with olive oil and fry at 400 degrees for 6 minutes. Turn the pastry over, spritz the second side with oil and continue to fry for an additional 6 minutes. Serve with warm gravy.
Enjoy!
Ready or not those holidays are right around the corner! I know I’m not ready yet although I do enjoy big dinners with family and friends. I’m always looking for something new to serve as appetizers or desserts. If I change my main menu much I’ll be in big trouble with my family.
Although I’m not a fruitcake person I have to say this fruitcake was really good. I shared with my parents and they too agreed it was very good and a recipe worth keeping! It’s not super dense like most fruit cakes but it is packed full of lots of goodies! This could very easily be made in the small loaf pans and would be a great hostess gift or giving to co-workers or neighbors.
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon lemon extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup orange juice
1 pound chopped mixed candied fruit
1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
1 cup golden raisins
1 cup chopped nuts, pecans or walnuts
DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. Beat in the extract. Combine the flour baking powder and salt. Gradually add to the creamed mixture alternating with the orange juice. Stir in the candied fruit, coconut, raisins, and nuts.
Press into a greased 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 80 to 90 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool for ten minutes before removing from the pan to a wire rack. Let cool completely. If desired you can sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Enjoy!
I came across this sauce at our local grocery store (Hannaford, this is a Hannaford brand product by ‘inspirations’). I decided to give it a try on some shrimp that we were having with friends and family while we were in our motorhome camping with everyone. I also made stuffed shrimp and although everyone loved and ate all of the stuffed shrimp everyone came back looking for the mango coconut habanero shrimp! The best part is that this sauce is also gluten-free so our family and friends that can’t have gluten could enjoy these shrimp along with the rest of us. The sauce is a wonderful mouth-watering combination of sweet and spicy all in one bite! You taste the mango and coconut but then you get the heat from the habanero. The habanero is not overwhelming but it does wake up your taste buds. This sauce was incredible on the shrimp.
I purchased a bag of uncooked e-z peel shrimp. I peeled them but kept the tails on and placed all of the shrimp in a Ziploc bag and poured enough of the mango coconut habanero sauce to coat all of the shrimp, about a cup or so. I placed the shrimp in the refrigerator and let it marinate for a couple hours. When we were all getting ready to start dinner I put the shrimp on skewers discarding the marinade in the bag and had my grill master grill them just until they turned a beautiful pink! You can also serve some of the remaining sauce in the bottle on the side for extra dipping.
We loved these so much I made them again at home when we got back from our trip! This is one of my favorite grocery stores finds of the summer and one my kitchen will not be without! Don’t walk to Hannaford, RUN!
Enjoy!
One of my favorite things in fall is the crisp apples right from the orchards. I like them simply as is or in baked goods! I came across this recipe on Pinterest from the “Pinch of Yum” food blog and knew I just had to try it. When my Dad asked me to cater an event he was hosting (for 10 people) I knew this cake was going to be the dessert! Don’t tell my Dad if you see him, but there just may have been a piece missing before I gave it to him, for taste testing purposes, of course! A daughter has to do what a daughter has to do!
When my Dad got home he called me to tell me how much the cake was enjoyed by everyone and there was not one piece left! Not only do I give this cake a thumbs up but the full group does too! Perfect for any fall gathering, or just because!
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1/3 cup oil
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 chopped apples, I used honey crisp
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 Tablespoon butter
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large bowl mix the brown sugar, oil, egg, buttermilk, baking soda, vanilla, and flour together. Fold in the chopped apples and pour the batter into a 9 x 13 pan.
Combine the cinnamon, sugar, and butter together to make the topping. Sprinkle evenly over the batter.
Bake for 45 minutes.
Enjoy!
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