Autumn Apples Week {Day 3 ~ Pie Crust Chips & Apple Salsa + Link-up}

Well that's quite a long title, isn't it?! Are you enjoying Autumn Apples Week so far? Do go back to Day 1 and enter the giveaway for some lovely apple tea and a muffin mix!

Today, after my rather long recipe post, you'll be able to link up your favorite apple recipes! Feel free to share old or new ones from your blog. I'll be pinning your links to my Autumn Apples Pinterest board. And if you don't blog, you can always share your recipe in the comments.

So, here's my latest apple snack/dessert idea - Pie Crust Chips and Apple Salsa! Yesss.

First, you're gonna need a batch of Buttery Cinnamon Sauce.

Then you'll need to cook up a batch of Slow Cooker Cinnamon Apples {don't worry, it's not that hard} so you can make some Apple Salsa. While the apples are cooking, you can make some Pie Crust Chips. Oh yes! :)

Slow Cooker Cinnamon Apples

5-8 apples {I used Fuji for 1 batch and Granny Smith for another}, cored, peeled, and sliced
1/2 - 1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 to 3/4 batch of Buttery Cinnamon Sauce
Ground cinnamon to taste

Prepare apple slices and place in slow cooker. Toss apple slices with lemon juice. Pour in Buttery Cinnamon Sauce and stir to coat well. Cook on high for about an hour or so. Stir apples and generously sprinkle cinnamon over apple slices. Cook for another 30-60 minutes until slices are fork-tender.

Apple Salsa

Finely dice cooked Cinnamon Apples. Best served either at room temp or heated slightly.

Pie Crust Chips

Rolled out pie crust {homemade or purchased}
1 egg white
Cinnamon sugar

Preheat oven to 450. Place rolled out pie crust onto wax paper. Whisk egg white until foamy. Brush over top of crust. Sprinkle evenly with cinnamon sugar. Place another piece of wax paper over top and flip crust. Peel back wax paper, brush with egg white, and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Cut crust into wedge shapes {I used a pizza cutter}. Poke crust all over one side with fork. Place onto parchment-covered baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until light brown. Remove from oven and cool.

Put it all together and serve it at your next Fall party! It's such a yummy snack! My son loved it all and even liked the pie crust chips just plain. You could also serve the chips with Slow Cooker Pear Sauce, Pumpkin Dip, or Sugar-Free Lemon Blueberry Sauce. So many great possibilities!

Isn't that fun?! I hope you get a chance to try it! But...don't eat it all! I need you to set aside about 1/3 cup of Buttery Cinnamon Sauce, 1/3 cup Apple Salsa, and a handful of Pie Crust Chips. We're gonna need them tomorrow!

Now it's your turn - bring some apple recipes or posts over here to link up! They can be old or new apple posts, but no more than 3 of them from one blog, please. And do visit some of the other apple posts! I plan on pinning your posts to my Autumn Apples board.

Thanks for stopping by Autumn Apples Week! Be sure to come on back tomorrow for another yummy apple recipe!

This post linked to:
 ~ Chic & Crafty Party at The Frugal Girls
 ~ I'm Lovin' It at TidyMom 

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Wordless Wednesday ~ Bacon & Eggs For Dessert

A fun little treat I made for April Fool's Day!  These are bacon and eggs...candy.  :)

And don't forget to turn the "m's" upside down - these 3 were my leftover rejects.

I took them to our church potluck and handed them out after we ate - everybody loved them!  They're yummy with that sweet & salty flavor combo.  To get the instructions on how to make these - stop by Passion For Excellence.

I'm linking up with Wordless Wednesday at 5 Minutes For Mom - stop over there for more fun photos!

Did you do anything fun on April 1st?

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Super Bowl Food Ideas

It seems to me that there is some sort of football game happening this Sunday.  Am I right??  It's a good excuse to gather friends and family to fellowship and chow down! Do we really need an excuse for that?  :)

I threw together a few food ideas that work for me - most of which can be made ahead or easily thrown together.  I kept the sweets mini-size because people will be too full for big heavy desserts.  I hope you find some ideas you like!

Snack Ideas:

Beer Bread {at Pennies & Blessings}
Sweet Spiced Nuts
Ham and Cheese Crescents
Crispy Sweet Onion Rings {at Stop Eating All The Chocolates}
Blue Cheese & Sun-Dried Tomato Spread
Lacy Cheddar Crisps
Crunchy Party Mix {at Stop Eating All The Chocolates}

Main Dish Ideas:

Tex-Mex Chili Pasta {at SEATC}
Pulled Chicken Sandwiches {at SEATC} ~ try serving with mini hamburger buns!
Pizza Pasta Salad
Kickin' Chicken Chili {at SEATC}
BLT and Chicken Pasta Salad {at SEATC}
Spicy Chili

Sweet Ideas:

Toffee Cookies
Mini Carrot Cupcakes
Almond Baby Cakes
Cranberry-Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies {Just posted at Pennies & Blessings!}
Nutella Bites
Vanilla Cheesecake Shots {at Pennies & Blessings}

Do you have a get-together for the Super Bowl?  What are your favorite foods to share?

This post linked to:
 ~ Works-For-Me-Wednesday at We Are THAT Family
 ~ Chic & Crafty Party at The Frugal Girls

Have a *super* day friends!  :)

Sweet Spiced Nuts

It's not too late to make homemade goodies to give out to family, friends, and neighbors for Christmas!  I mean, really, there are still 5 whole days - plennnnty of time!  :)

I made these yummy spiced nuts for Thanksgiving - tore the recipe out of a magazine a couple years ago (Food Network magazine).  They would make a great treat at a party or to bag up and hand out.

For Thanksgiving, I borrowed the idea from the magazine to put the nuts in a waffle cone at each place setting to look like a cornucopia.  All that's missing is a cute ribbon (but I just had guys at my house, so no ribbon necessary - LOL)!

Sweet Spiced Nuts

1 large egg white
1 tablespoon water
2/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons Kosher salt
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon cayenne (red) pepper
3 cups assorted nuts
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce

1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.  Line large baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Whisk egg white and water in large bowl until frothy.  In small bowl, combine sugar, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and cayenne pepper.  Toss nuts in egg white mixture.  Stir in spice mix and dashes of Worcestershire.

3. Spoon nuts onto baking sheet in small clusters.  Bake 30-35 minutes, until golden.  Cool completely and then break into pieces.

I'll have a couple more last-minute homemade food gift ideas to share this week.  And if you're need of a warm drink to go with your homemade goodies, stop by Frugal Plus where I posted a recipe for Snow-Topped Tea Nog!

This post linked to:
~ Tasty Tuesday at Balancing Beauty and Bedlam

Have a delicious day friends!