Chia Almond Butter Fruit Dip

This is a yummy fruit dip to make and makes eating an apple seem not so ordinary.  You’ll want to let the yogurt mixture sit for an hour or two to let the chia soften.

Chia AB Fruit Dip

Chia Almond Butter Fruit Dip
Serves 2
Almond Butter and Apples go so well together and this dip gives some fluff to the almond butter.
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Ingredients
  1. 4 Tbsp Greek Plain Yogurt (I use Fage 2%)
  2. 1 Tbsp All Natural Almond Butter (I used Justin's Classic)
  3. 7 drops of Coconut Stevia (maple syrup or honey could also be used)
  4. 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  5. 1 Tbsp chia
  6. 1 Tbsp raw sunflower seeds
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients except sunflower seeds in a bowl until smooth (you can do this with a spoon) Then add in sunflower seeds and stir.
  2. Place in refrigerator for 2 hours before serving with a sliced apple.
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Here are a few other recipes using apples:

Apple Cake - finished

Upside Down Apple Cake

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Stuffed Apples

Here are some useful tools to have when working with apples.

Apple Peeler and Corer

Paring Knife

What is your favorite way to eat apples?

 

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Grandma’s Cookbook – Caramel Apple Upside-Down Cake

 It’s time again for the recipe that caught my attention from the 1940 cookbook my Grandma handed down.  This month I saw a recipe for an Apple Upside-Down Cake.  I changed it up a bit and it was delicious.

Apple Cake - finished

Caramel Apple Upside-Down Cake
A twist on a pineapple upside-down cake
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Ingredients
  1. 1/4 cup butter
  2. 1 cup brown sugar
  3. 2 large apples
  4. 1 1/2 cups Spelt flour or flour of your choice
  5. 1/2 tsp salt
  6. 3 tsp baking powder
  7. 1/4 cup butter
  8. 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  9. 2 eggs, well beaten
  10. 1 tsp vanilla extract
  11. 1/2 tsp vanilla
  12. 2/3 cup water
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. To make the caramel - Melt 1/4 cup butter in oven proof skillet or baking pan. Add 1 cup of brown sugar and stir until melted. Cool.
  3. Peel, core and slice apples. Place on top of caramel.
  4. Sift flour, salt and baking powder together in a bowl. Set aside.
  5. Cream butter with sugar until fluffy.
  6. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth.
  7. Add sifted dry ingredients and water, alternately in small amounts, beating well after each addition.
  8. Pour over apples and bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
  9. Turn onto a plate immediately. If this is not done immediately the caramel will harden and the cake won't release from the pan.
  10. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
  11. Makes 1 9-inch cake.
Adapted from The Encyclopedic Cookbook
Adapted from The Encyclopedic Cookbook
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Upside down apple cake - caramel
Melt the butter and sugar in an oven-proof skillet or pan. I found my cast iron pan worked well.

Apple Cake - finished caramel
The finished caramel will look like this. Set aside while prepping the apples.

Apple Cake - sliced apples
Peel, core and slice apples and place on top of caramel.

Apple Cake - batter on top of the apples
Place the batter on top of the apples. Now it’s ready for the oven.

Apple Cake - before flip
Flip onto a serving platter or pan when cake comes out of the oven. Be careful – it’s very hot. But this needs to be done because caramel will harden quickly and once it’s hard the cake won’t release from the pan.

I had never heard of apples being used in this type of cake. Has anyone had it before?

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After the Baby Arrives Recipes

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Listed below are a few nutritious recipes that work well when taking a meal to new parents when they return home with their bundle of joy from the hospital.  Of course you don’t have to wait for a new baby to enjoy these dishes.

Chinese Chicken Salad

Asian Chicken Salad  

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Salad In A Jar 

Turkey Sloppy Joes

 Turkey Sloppy Joes

Monster Cookies - 2013

 Monster Cookies (Okay maybe not quite as healthy)

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Stuffed Apples

Last year I had the blessing of taking care of my daughter and son-in-law with several of these dishes which were very appreciated.  

For more information on why nutrition is so important to the mommy (and daddy) – Click Here

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