Apple Crumble

So...I am still behind on posting, so I am going to again post several recipes at once.

Recently, I made a great dessert for my boyfriend's house-warming party.
I combined a traditional apple pie filling with a crumble topping to make my version of apple crumble.

Ingredients
For the filling:
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
4 Tbsp (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
4 granny smith apples, peeled and sliced (You can always use more for a larger dish)
3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the crumble:
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup sugar
1 stick butter until damp, and sand-like.
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp brown sugar

Instructions
For the filling:
Set oven to 350
Put apples aside.
Melt butter and mix with sugar by hand in a medium mixing bowl. Stir in flour, cinnamon, lemon juice, and vanilla until the mixture is well-blended.
Add apples into the bowl and mix together until well covered with filling.
Dump mixture into the bottom of a buttered pie pan, fruit dish, or casserole dish.

For the crumble:
In a second mixing bowl, sift the flour, oatmeal, and sugar and then stir in butter until the mixture looks like damp sand.
Lay on top of the apple mixture.
Sprinkle cinnamon and brown sugar on top.
Put in the oven and cook for 30 minutes or until the top is golden brown and crisp.

Poptarts

I used the other pie crust to make this amazing dessert from my wish list. I ate one with a glass of milk that evening and then had the other two for breakfast. My roommate and boyfriend really liked them too.

Homemade Cinnamon and Brown Sugar Poptarts:
Original Recipe from: For the Love of Cooking.net

Ingredients
1 premade pie crust
Butter, softened
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1 egg, mixed well

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.

Place the dough on top of a cutting board. (I used a paper towel...)
Cut the circular dough of the pie crust once horizontally and twice vertically to make 2 square pieces and four triangle piece.
Spread a small amount of butter on one side of the pieces
Mix the cinnamon and sugar mixture until well combined. Spoon a bit of cinnamon mixture on top of the butter.

Fold the dough in half and gently seal the edges with your fingers. Take a fork and crimp the edges of the pop tart closed.
Slice a little vent into the top of each pop tart. Brush the tops of each pop tart with the egg wash. Sprinkle each pop tart with some of the raw brown sugar and cinnamon mixture.
Place into the oven and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

For the companion pie recipe for this, click here

Healthy Peaches and Cream

My roommate and I went to a farmer's market in town and found some amazing fruits and vegetables. Even though I had to get up early on a Saturday morning, I did get some yummy peaches. Here's an easy, healthy dessert I made with them.




Ingredients
2 peaches washed and sliced
plain, low-fat yogurt
honey
granola (optional because I rarely have any...)


Instructions
mix peaches and yogurt and dribble honey over the top. Enjoy