Thursday, March 6, 2014

No other words but OH MY GOODNESS!! (Apple Pie Cupcakes)

First off I want to thank everyone for letting the blog hit over 2,000 hits in under 2 months!! This is an amazing feat and I never thought that it would happen! So thanks readers! Hopefully all of the things that you made from this blog turned out wonderfully!

Secondly, I want to apologize to all of the readers mentioned above because I haven't written in a couple of weeks. Sickness is starting to seriously annoy me. First the brain problem, then once that starts to improve, I get this horrible, would not wish it on anyone ever stomach bug. Thankfully it was just a bug, I had never had stomach pains like this before, so I thought it was my gallbladder, I had all of the symptoms, but after testing etc. it looks like its good to go. They said that if it happens again that i should come in for a recheck. Fingers crossed it won't happen again!

I have been feeling better some this week, its still touch and go on the things I eat. Which let me say, when you have a stomach bug and you are a foodie, it is the most difficult thing in the world to not be able to stuff your face with the food around you. My beloved came home one evening while I was sick, with a HUGE Ruby Tuesday's salad...In case you don't know me personally this is one of my favorite things in the world. Period. I'm pretty sure the fact that I had only been able to drink Gatorade for 2 days in a row had something to do with the fact that I as having thoughts of grabbing the salad bowl and running away and locking myself in the bedroom to eat it. BUT I didn't. My mama taught me manners, although I'm sure that stealing salad wasn't a specific lesson in manners that she taught, but I figured that if it should come up in conversation that I would appear like the bad guy hahaha!

Anyways been cooking for the past couple days and I am going to post the recipes that I have tried out! I have 3 little words for you. Apple. Pie. Cupcakes. Yes, you read that correctly, apple pie cupcakes....This is probably the best thing Ive had in a very long time dessert wise. Its pretty easy to make and it is amazing!!!


Apple Pie Cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 4 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
  • 2 large granny smith peeled, cored and, chopped into small 1/4 inch pieces (or apple of your choosing, just any good baking apple will do, I used Gala because they are my favorite cooking apple)
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp of salt
  • juice of half a lemon
  • 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 can (12.4 oz) Pillsbury refrigerated cinnamon rolls
  • whipped cream (optional)
  • caramel-flavored syrup (optional)

Heat oven to 400 degrees, spray a regular size muffin tin (8 spaces of it) with no stick spray.

Peel, core, and dice up your apples and place them in a medium skillet with 2 tbsp of unsalted butter.

Cook on medium heat for 5 minutes, then add in your cinnamon, salt, and 2 Tbsp of the brown sugar and cook for another 5 minutes (or until soft, I like my apples super soft so I let them go about 10 minutes on a low heat. Once they start to soften add your lemon juice.

While they are cooking, make your crumble topping by adding flour, remaining butter, and remaining brown sugar. mix together until crumbly.

Take the cinnamon rolls out of the package and press them flat (it will just be a round disc, you want it flat enough that it will cover the walls of the muffin tin).

Place the cinnamon rolls in your lightly greased muffin tin and press against the sides to make little cups.
Spoon in apple mixture evenly among the cups, then top with an even coating of the crumb topping.

Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes

let cool for about 10 minutes and remove from pan, add whipped cream and caramel sauce on top for a little extra. (I didn't and I still think they were awesome!)
My sister and I made these tonight for a small little treat, since I had bought 2 cans of cinnamon rolls we doubled the recipe.



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