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Homemade Apple Sauce & 12 Other Apple Recipes

Homemade Cinnamon Apple Sauce

I won’t lie, the cool weather this weekend really got me in the mood for fall. This is Texas though, that weather was only temporary and it will be back up to 90 degrees today and for the rest of this week. I just have to keep reminding myself that when it’s 20 degrees everywhere else, it will feel like fall in Texas. The mild “winter” weather is one of the things I love most about Texas. But, back to this weekend and the fallness:)

Saturday morning I woke up and let Sophie out in the backyard, I couldn’t believe how cold it was for the middle of September. I was in the fall mood, so I threw on a cute fall outfit, grabbed my grocery list, and headed off to Starbucks. I’m not a hot coffee person (Iced coffee all the way), so I ordered my usual Hot Chocolate (non-fat, no whip, extra hot) and wandered next door to HEB. You could feel it in the air, despite the rain, everyone was excited for this weather. My first fall meal of the year is almost always the same, beef stew and apple sauce. Delicious comfort food that makes your entire house smell like a fall heaven.

Homemade Apple Sauce

Ingredients:

  • Apples
  • Cinnamon
  • Brown Sugar
  • Granulated Sugar
  • Lemon juice

Cinnamon Apple Sauce

Apple Sauce From Scratch

Directions:

  1. Core the apples and then slice them into 8 equal pieces. Cut those pieces in half.
  2. Put the apples into a saucepan with 1/2 a cup of water and half of a lemon’s worth of juice. Stir the apples to coat them all with the lemon and water.
  3. Let the apples simmer, covered for about 8 minutes.
  4. Add 1/4 cup of brown sugar and 1/4 cup of sugar. Stir.
  5. Add cinnamon to your liking. I don’t use measurements for this one, so you’ll have to bear with me:) I just shake that shaker a few times until my kitchen smells of cinnamon and apples! Haha!
  6. Let the apples cook, uncovered for another 10-15 minutes, or until all of the water is gone. I like to smash the apples with my stirring spoon as I go to give it a little bit more of an apple sauce consistency.

Notes:

  • If you prefer not to have skins in your apple sauce, just peel them at the beginning before cooking. You will need to cook the apples for less time without the skins in order to get a chunkier apple sauce.
  • If you prefer a less chunky apple sauce, just cook it longer and they will mush us more. It is easier to acquire a less chunky consistency with no skins.

13 Apple Recipes

Since apple recipes make me crave fall, and I want to torture as many people as I can in to craving fall as well, I’m going to share a few really good ones from across the internet that I found! Hehe, I’m not evil I swear! I have to say, I may need to make some apple waffles for breakfast next weekend and that apple dip would be awesome with some cinnamon chips for a fall get together with friends:)

Apple Recipes for fall

Caramel Apple Bundt Cake  //  Caramel Apple Cupcakes  //  Apple Pie Stuffed Waffles  //  Caramel Apple Snickers Salad  //  Hot Apple Cider  //  Glazed Apple Turnovers  //  Apple Nachos  //  Apple Pie Dip  //  Apple Crisp Fries  //  Apple Pork Loin  //  Apple Butter Cinnamon Rolls  // Caramel Apple Crumble  //  Homemade Apple Sauce

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Easy Two Ingredient Lemon Bars

Easy two ingredient lemon bars

My husband loves lemon. He’s not really in to sweets at all, unless it’s lemon. That’s great for me. When I make a chocolate cake, it’s all mine. Chocolate chip cookies? Mine too. But, lemon bars….ohhh goodness, those he’ll eat. Especially these. They aren’t regular lemon bars, I personally think they are better. It’s a gooey, delicious, kind of cakey, impossible to explain, delightfully delicious dessert. Not to mention they are SO easy. Add two ingredients to a bowl, mix, and you’re pretty much done!

Ingredients:

  • 1 can lemon pie filling
  • 1 box angel food cake
  • Optional: powdered sugar

Easy Lemon Bars in 3 steps

Directions:

  1. Put the lemon pie filling and angel food cake mix into a big bowl.
  2. Stir with a spoon until fully mixed. Do not use an electric mixer- it will mix too much!
  3. Spread in to a greased cake pan.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes*.
  5. Cake will rise in oven, but will fall when cooling, this is what it’s supposed to do.
  6. Once the cake has cooled you can sprinkle it with powdered sugar and cut in to squares.

*The timing on this really depends on what consistency you want your bars to be. If you prefer a cake-like consistency leave them in for a few more minutes (up to 25). If you prefer a gooier consistency (this is how I like them), bake them for less time (18-20 minutes depending on your oven).*

Lemon Bar Cake

The cake will rise while baking, but fall as shown below once it cools.
Lemon Bars with powdered sugar Easy Two Ingredient Lemon Bar Recipe Two Ingredient Lemon Bars Two Ingredient Lemon Bars- Easy Recipe

There you have it. Easiest dessert ever. They are the perfect dessert for someone with no time, or baking skills:) Happy baking!All That Glitters Blog Signature

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Easy Skillet Lasagna

Easy Skillet Lasagna

Can you tell I like pasta? I mean, practically every food post on this blog has a noodle in it. Lol. It’s my one downfall. Okay, so one is so very incorrect. It’s one of my MANY downfalls. I thought that my need for healthy eating would outshine my love for pasta and I try to keep the pasta to a minimum, but sometimes I just need those carbs! Today’s recipe is a super easy pasta recipe that the hubs and I just love!

Ingredients:

  • Bow tie noodles
  • 1 can low sodium diced tomatoes
  • A few grape tomatoes
  • Fresh mozzarella
  • 1/2lb ground turkey
  • Fresh basil
  • Tomato sauce

Skillet Lasagna How to Yummy Skillet Lasagna Easy Skillet Lasagna RecipeDirections:

  1. Start boiling your water for the pasta and throw it in there once the water starts to boil.
  2. Brown your ground turkey in a frying pan.
  3. Once the meat is cooked, add your grape tomatoes. Let them cook until soft.
  4. Add your can of tomatoes and about a 1/4 of a jar of pasta sauce.
  5. Once the concoction is hot, add your fresh chopped basil and fresh mozzarella.
  6. Let the cheese melt and stir.
  7. Serve hot so that the cheese is still melty:)

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much and we do!

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Banana Mocha Smoothie with Kiva


Banana Mocha Smoothie

Every month at my work we do a staff breakfast. Usually we have Waffle Wednesday, but last month I decided that I was sick of waffles. I thought long and hard about what we could make instead, and I eventually decided on smoothies. I am a genius! My boss and I both brought in our blenders and I bought all of the ingredients for 3 different types: Blueberry Pomegranate, Strawberry Banana, and Banana Mocha. They were all fantastic (trust me, I had a little of each lol), but my favorite was the banana mocha one. Now, I have put the basic ingredients on here, but you could totally add fun stuff like protein powder to this as well!

Ingredients:

  • 1 frozen banana
  • 1/2 cup of cold coffee
  • 1/2 cup of milk
  • 1 tbsp peanut butter
  • 1 tsp Kiva Cacao Powder

Directions:

  1. Place all ingredients into blender.
  2. Blend on high until a creamy consistency has been reached.
  3. Pour into your glass and enjoy!

Banana Mocha Smoothie Yum

Yeah, it’s that simple. I have begun to make smoothies for breakfast after my bootcamp some mornings, and they give you a great little kick in the morning to get your day started right. The Kiva cacao powder that I put in is really great too. It’s organic, which I love, and it is just the right blend of bitter and sweet. I would highly recommend it for all of your smoothie or baking needs. You can get it on Amazon for $16.85. The bag is huge, and I use it in almost all of my smoothies to give it a little chocolate flavor:)

Kiva Cacao powder

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Easy Strawberries With Angel Food Cake

Strawberries with Angel Food Cake

Oh my! Doesn’t that look fantastic?! Angel food cake is one of those things that I could probably eat in its entirety within just a few days. Not that I’ve done that before or anything…haha:) And those strawberries…YUM! This dessert is fantastic not just because of the ingredients, but because it fulfills multiple cravings at one time. You need something a little fruity and tangy? Check! Need a little chocolate? Check! Need some light fluffy cake? Check! Oh, just go make it already!

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup cake flour
  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups egg whites
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 1/4 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar

Angel Food Cake with StrawberriesDirections:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Whisk the egg whites until they are foamy. Once foamy, add the cream of tartar, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
  3. Sift together flour, sugar, and salt. Repeat five times.
  4. Gently combine the egg whites with the dry ingredients by folding the dry ingredients in slowly with a spatula.
  5. Pour into an ungreased 10 inch tube pan.
  6. Cook for about 35-40 minutes, or until cake is golden brown.
  7. Let the cake cool upside down on a cooling rack. When the cake is cooled, remove it from the pan.
  8. Enjoy!

You could also go buy a box of angel food cake mix or even a pre-made one in the bakery section of your grocery store. Whichever way you choose to make it, let me know how it turns out!

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