Apple Volcanoes - Letter "V"

We made Apple Volcanoes for Letter "V"!
Apple Volcanoes
4 small apples
3 dried apricots, chopped
1/2 cup raisins
1/3 cup rolled oats
1 TBSP honey
2 TBSP butter
4 marshmallows
Mix raisins, apricots, oats and honey in a small bowl. If apples don’t sit flat, slice off a little on the bottom. Using a fork make fork pricks on the outside of the apple. Put the apples in a baking dish. Core apples with corer or knife, make sure there is a hole big enough to fill. Using fingers stuff oat mixture in the apples. Top with a pat of butter and bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until apples are fork tender. Take the apples out and place one marshmallow on top and return to oven until they begin "erupting"!:)

I had some left-over oatmeal mixture so I used 6 apples instead of 4.

Simple Apple Dumplings

My mom first found this recipe several years ago in Southern Living magazine. It has been a favorite ever seen!! 

Simple Apple Dumplings

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package refrigerated crescent rolls
• 2 medium apples, peeled and quartered
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
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• Directions

1. Unroll crescent dough and separate into eight triangles. Roll up one apple wedge in each triangle; pinch edges to seal. Place in a greased 8-in. square baking dish.
2. In a small saucepan, bring sugar, orange juice and butter to a boil. Pour over dumplings (dumplings will float to the top). Sprinkle with apple pie spice. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

I like to add frozen vanilla yogurt on top!

I think the orange juice is what makes this recipe soooo delicious!!

Snickers Salad

I first tried this recipe when a dear friend, Robyn, prepared it for a Care Group gathering when we lived in Wake Forest, NC. It's great for the summer when you want something cool and refreshing.

Snickers Salad

Ingredients:
1- 3.4 oz box of Jell-O French Vanilla Instant Pudding
24- fun size Snickers candy bars
4- large Granny Smith apples
1- 16 oz. Cool Whip

Directions:
1. Cut up the Snickers bars into small pieces and place them in a container in the freezer for a while.
2. Prepare the pudding by the directions on the box.
3. Slice the apples into small bite size pieces.
4. Combine snickers pieces, apples bites, pudding, and Cool Whip in a large bowl and stir well. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve. Enjoy!

Easy Cobbler

Easy Cobbler
by: my mother, Teresa

1 stick of butter
1 c. of flour
1 c. of sugar
1 c. of milk
2 c. of fruit of your choice (blueberry is my favorite!!)

Mix together melted butter, flour, sugar, and milk and pour in baking dish.
Spoon in fruit but do not stir.

Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour. Best if topped with vanilla ice cream! So yummy!

Apple Crisp

I just tried this for dessert tonight and it was delicious!

Apple Crisp
by: Sheila Boyd

1 C. self-rising flour
1/2 C. brown sugar
1 stick butter or margarine
2 C. applesauce or cooked apples

Melt butter and stir in flour and sugar. Put on top of apples in a baking dish. Bake at 425 until golden brown.