Warm cinnamon apples with vanilla ice cream
Recipe credit to Rachel Ray.
This contrast of warm apples and cold ice cream is a go-to fall dessert. In just a few simple steps, this dessert will wow guests.
Kitchen Materials:
-Skillet
-Spoon
-Knife
Ingredients:
-4 large green apples
-2 tablespoons butter
-3 tablespoons brown sugar
-½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
-1 whole clove
-1 pint vanilla ice cream
-1 container of whipped cream
-Freshly grated nutmeg
Instruction:
-Preheat a medium skillet over medium to medium-high heat.
-Peel and quarter the apples, making sure to remove the stem as well as any seeds.
-First add butter to the skillet, then apples.
-Saute for seven or eight minutes until golden brown in color.
-Add sugar, cinnamon and cloves, and stir.
-Remove from heat.
-Let sit for two minutes to cool.
-Spoon the sauteed apples into dessert dishes and top with desired combination of ice cream, whipped cream and grated nutmeg garnish.
Comforting hot-spiced apple cider
Recipe credit to Benay Rubin.
Pour this savory spiced drink in a decorative mug and have it at a dinner party, or enjoy sipping it in the presence of a roaring fire. Not only is this drink easy to make, but the smell will linger throughout your household even after you finished drinking!
Kitchen Materials:
-Large pot
-Strainer
-Spatula (to use as a stirrer)
-Knife
-Heat proof pitcher
Ingredients:
-7 ½ cups of apple cider
-1-4 cinnamon sticks (depending
how much spice you prefer)
-⅛ teaspoon of grated nutmeg
-5 whole cloves
-1 orange peel
-1 vanilla bean (cut length-wise)
-Sweetened whipped cream
Instructions:
-Combine apple cider, cinnamon sticks, nutmeg, cloves and orange peels in a pot over medium heat.
-Let pot sit for seven minutes (or until hot), stirring the mixture every minute.
-Strain the mixture into a heatproof pitcher.
-Pour cider into individual mugs.
-Top it off with a swirl of sweetened whip cream.
Cranberry and apple-stuffed acorn squash
Recipe credit to About Food.
A side dish this delicious is sure to brighten any Thanksgiving Day table. The vibrant colors of the cranberries, apples and squash look and taste delicious. This side dish will add a savory spark to any entrée.
Kitchen Materials:
-Baking Dish
-Medium size bowl
-Peeler
-Knife
-Spoon
Ingredients:
-1 acorn squash (about the size of
a melon)
-1 cup of boiling water
-1 apple peeled, and cut into ¼
inch pieces
-¼ cup of dried cranberries
-1 teaspoon of cinnamon
-1 tablespoon of melted butter
Instructions:
-Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
-Cut squash in half.
-With spoon, scoop out pulp and seeds.
-In a large baking dish, place acorn faced down in center.
-Pour boiling water over the squash, evenly.
-Place dish in the oven for 35 minutes.
-Combine apples, cranberries, cinnamon, and butter into a bowl.
-Mix the ingredients.
-After 35 minutes, take squash out of the oven.
-Flip over halves.
-Place half of the mixture from the bowl in the center of one of the halfs.
-Repeat step 11 for the other half
-Place stuffed squash back into the oven for 30 minutes.
Plate and enjoy!