Grandma's Easy Apple Crisp

Jolene P.

1/2 C. flour
3/4 C. packed brown sugar
1/2 C. butter or margarine, softened
3/4 C. quick oatmeal
2 cans apple pie filling

Place apple pie filling in bottom of 9x13 greased pan. In a bowl, mix flour brown sugar and oatmeal. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over apple filling and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Serve hot with vanilla ice cream.

Overnight Apple Oatmeal

Jennifer S.

2 apples, peeled, cored and sliced
1/3 cup brown sugar
4 cups water
2 cups old-fashioned or steel cut oats or Irish oats
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
Optional: chopped pecans or walnuts, and additional fruit such as raisins, dried cranberries, or chopped dates

Mix brown sugar and cinnamon with apple slices, coating apples.
Mix oatmeal with water and salt.
Put apples in bottom of crock pot and pour oatmeal mixture on top. Do not stir.
Cover and cook overnight on LOW (8 to 9 hours).
In the morning, stir thoroughly. Serve with milk and additional brown sugar.

Oatmeal-Applesauce Cookies

Jennifer S.

1 cup flour
1-teaspoon baking powder
1-teaspoon allspice or cinnamon
1/4-teaspoon salt
1/2 cup margarine (or shortening)
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups oatmeal
1 cup applesauce
1 cup raisins (chocolate covered)
1. Heat oven to 375º F.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, spices and salt; set aside.
3. Beat margarine and sugar until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla, beat well.
4. Stir in dry ingredients.
5. Stir in oatmeal, applesauce, and raisins; mix well.
6. Drop dough onto greased baking sheets. (Makes about 2 dozen.)
7. Bake 11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
8. Remove from sheets and cool on rack.

Crock Pot Apple Butter (for those who don’t have the Squeezo thingys)

From Elaine V.’s grandma

8 cups apples diced
3 cups sugar

Place apples and sugar in a crock-pot and cook on high for 3 hours. Then on low for about 8 hours or overnight. Use hand mixer and blend to desired consistency. Add cloves and cinnamon and stir. Cook another 2-3 hours uncovered to thicken.

Pour into jars and seal. Hot water bath for 15 min.

Apple Crisp Topping

Alison

2/3 cup brown sugar
½ cup flour
½ cup oatmeal
¾ tsp cinnamon
¾ tsp nutmeg
1/3 cup margarine

Mix to a crumble stage. Sprinkle over pie filling. Bake 30 min at 375.

Canned Apple Butter

Alison A.

13 cups apple pulp
3 ½ cups sugar
3 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp cloves
¼ tsp salt

Add all ingredients to crock pot, and set on low. Simmer until desired thickness (anywhere from 2-8 hours).
Stir occasionally
Simmer without lid on
Put in jars and process 10 minutes in water bath

Bottled Apple Pie Filling

Courtesy Alison's grandma

4 ½ cups sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
1 cup cornstarch
3 Tbsp. lemon juice
4 drops yellow food coloring
1 tsp salt

Mix dry ingredients in saucepan. Add 10 cups water. Heat until thick and bubbly. Add lemon juice and food coloring. Pour over peeled and sliced apples, packed in quart-size jars. Process 25 minutes in water bath. Makes 7 quarts.

APPLESAUCE MUFFINS

Jennifer S.

•1 1/2 cups sugar
•1/2 cup butter, softened
•2 eggs
•2 cups flour
•1 teaspoon baking powder
•1 teaspoon cinnamon
•1/2 teaspoon baking soda
•1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
•1/4 teaspoon salt
•1 cup applesauce

Directions
1.In mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter.
2.Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3.Combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce.
4.Mix just until combined.
5.Fill greased or paper lined muffin cups 2/3 full.
6.Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.

Apple Berry Salsa with Cinnamon Chips

Jennifer S.
This fruit salsa makes a great appetizer or can be served as a fun side dish with a Mexican meal.

CINNAMON CHIPS
4 (7-inch) flour tortillas
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

SALSA
2 med Granny Smith apples
1 cup strawberries -- sliced
1 kiwi fruit -- peeled and chopped
1 small orange
2 tbsp packed brown sugar
2 tbsp apple jelly

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. For cinnamon chips, lightly spray tortillas with water. Combine sugar and cinnamon in flour/sugar shaker; sprinkle over tortillas. Cut each tortilla into 8 wedges; place in single layer on round baking stone. Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned and crisp. Remove to cooling rack; cool completely.

For salsa, peel, core, and slice apples. Cut apples into quarters; chop with food chopper. Slice strawberries and chop kiwi. Place fruit in 1 quart bowl. Zest orange and juice. Add orange zest, orange juice, brown sugar and apple jelly to fruit mixture, mix gently. Serve with cinnamon chips.

Fruit Crisp

This is a link to the crisp I made for the last RS meeting.
I added 2 cans of peaches, drained and rinsed to the can of blueberry pie filling before adding the topping.

Enjoy!