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Let's Cook! Old recipe gets a new twist
Posted on Wed, November 25th, 2009
Written by: Jodie Fitz,
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Baked apples are a warm fall treat that have been around for ages. When I was young, we used to simply bake the apples with cinnamon and marshmallows in the middle. Of course, I thought they were a fun snack, but when I made them one day for my kids, they said they were just “OK.” In my household, that means the recipe doesn’t make the cut and won’t be getting a second chance.
So, in the spirit of experimental cooking, one recent fall day when my son and his friend were looking for something to do, we decided to come up with a baked apple recipe that met the approval of my exacting personal taste testers. We started by assembling ingredients we all agreed on, including the original baked apple supplies of cinnamon and marshmallows. We then added a few more ingredients to the list, mixed up several different concoctions and put them to the test. We lined the finished products up in a row after they came out of the oven, and then lined ourselves up – there were four of us at this point – to taste and discuss our scientific findings.
Here is the baked apple that got the “thumbs up” and will now get a second chance at our household. We hope this apple gets a “thumbs up” in your household too. Remember our motto: “Some recipes are thumbs up and some are thumbs down, but you never know unless you try.”
Magic Apples
1 medium apple
1 tablespoon peanut butter
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 marshmallow
Optional: 1 tablespoon chocolate morsels (highly recommended by kids!)
Aluminum foil
Pull out a piece of foil large enough to wrap around your entire apple; set aside. Heat the oven to 375 degrees.
Wash, peel and core the apple. Using an apple slicer, slice down the apple almost all the way to the bottom, but not quite all of the way. The goal is to begin to make apple wedges, but keep the apple connected for baking. If you go all of the way to bottom, no worries, simply hold the apple together and follow the rest of the directions. It’s still usable.
Place the apple in the center of the foil and begin to wrap the apple, leaving the top exposed so that you can fill the center of your cored apple.
Mix the peanut butter, honey and cinnamon together with a spoon. Stir in the chocolate morsels if desired. Fill the apple with the peanut butter mixture. Place the marshmallow into the center of the apple, pushing it down so that it is fully into the center on top of the peanut butter mixture.
Wrap the foil up around the top of the apple. Place the wrapped apple onto a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.
The author is a mother of three children ages 16, 11 and 6. She also has a kids cooking program with Price Chopper and her first book “Yikes, There are Kids in My Kitchen!” is scheduled to be released soon.
You can contact with any questions. Also, feel free to post comments below.
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Posted on Wed, November 25th, 2009Written by: Jodie Fitz,
email:
Baked apples are a warm fall treat that have been around for ages. When I was young, we used to simply bake the apples with cinnamon and marshmallows in the middle. Of course, I thought they were a fun snack, but when I made them one day for my kids, they said they were just “OK.” In my household, that means the recipe doesn’t make the cut and won’t be getting a second chance.
So, in the spirit of experimental cooking, one recent fall day when my son and his friend were looking for something to do, we decided to come up with a baked apple recipe that met the approval of my exacting personal taste testers. We started by assembling ingredients we all agreed on, including the original baked apple supplies of cinnamon and marshmallows. We then added a few more ingredients to the list, mixed up several different concoctions and put them to the test. We lined the finished products up in a row after they came out of the oven, and then lined ourselves up – there were four of us at this point – to taste and discuss our scientific findings.
Here is the baked apple that got the “thumbs up” and will now get a second chance at our household. We hope this apple gets a “thumbs up” in your household too. Remember our motto: “Some recipes are thumbs up and some are thumbs down, but you never know unless you try.”
Magic Apples
1 medium apple
1 tablespoon peanut butter
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 marshmallow
Optional: 1 tablespoon chocolate morsels (highly recommended by kids!)
Aluminum foil
Pull out a piece of foil large enough to wrap around your entire apple; set aside. Heat the oven to 375 degrees.
Wash, peel and core the apple. Using an apple slicer, slice down the apple almost all the way to the bottom, but not quite all of the way. The goal is to begin to make apple wedges, but keep the apple connected for baking. If you go all of the way to bottom, no worries, simply hold the apple together and follow the rest of the directions. It’s still usable.
Place the apple in the center of the foil and begin to wrap the apple, leaving the top exposed so that you can fill the center of your cored apple.
Mix the peanut butter, honey and cinnamon together with a spoon. Stir in the chocolate morsels if desired. Fill the apple with the peanut butter mixture. Place the marshmallow into the center of the apple, pushing it down so that it is fully into the center on top of the peanut butter mixture.
Wrap the foil up around the top of the apple. Place the wrapped apple onto a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.
The author is a mother of three children ages 16, 11 and 6. She also has a kids cooking program with Price Chopper and her first book “Yikes, There are Kids in My Kitchen!” is scheduled to be released soon.
You can contact with any questions. Also, feel free to post comments below.
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