Halloween Puppy Chow

Halloween is just a few days away, and now that I'm too old to run around the neighborhood trick-or-treating, I like to spend my Halloween night watching Hocus Pocus, snacking on junk food, and anxiously awaiting the youngsters to come-a-ringing. This year, I decided to make a Halloween-themed puppy chow to munch on while hanging out with the Sanderson Sisters.

Here is the recipe in case you decide to whip some up in the next few days, or any time this fall!

INGREDIENTS:
9 cups of Chex cereal
2 cups of powdered sugar
1/2 cup of peanut butter

1 1/2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips
Candy Corn
M&Ms

DIRECTIONS:
1. Melt chocolate chips in a saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly.
2. Add peanut butter to melted chocolate and mix together until smooth
3. Pour the Chex cereal into a large bowl
4. Remove chocolate and peanut butter from heat and pour over cereal. Mix until the cereal is completely coated with chocolate.
5. Put the chocolate covered cereal into a large ziplock bag and pour in the powdered sugar.

6. Shake the bag until all the cereal is coated in powedered sugar.
7. Mix in candy corn and m&m's to your liking

What are your big plans for Halloween?

Anyone else planning to curl up on the couch watching Hocus Pocus?

Chunky Applesauce

I have another apple recipe for you today! Back when we received the whole basket of apples from a friend, I made a few batches of this chunky applesauce. It is SO simple to make in the crockpot and I love the scents it spreads throughout the house. And, it doesn't taste too bad either!

INGREDIENTS

8-10 apples, peeled and cut into chunks

1/2 cup of water

1 tsp of cinnamon

3/4 cups of sugar

DIRECTIONS

Put all the ingredients in the crockpot and cover. 

Cook on low: 8-10 hours

OR

Cook on high: 3-4 hours

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do in this household!

If you decide to make it, I'd love to hear what you think of it.

Delicious Apple Pie

Let me just preface this by saying I have never made a pie in my life. A friend called us up one day asking if we would like some apples, and of course I said yes. Well, what we got was more than just some apples, it was a whole basket full. I have spent the past few days peeling more apples than I ever want to peel again, but the delicious apple recipes are totally worth it. My hubs requested an apple pie, so I figured I better make him one.

INGREDIENTS

Pie Crusts (homemade, refrigerated, or frozen)

6 cups thinly sliced peeled apples

3/4 cup sugar

2 tablespoons flour

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 tablespoon lemon juice

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place one pie crust in an ungreased glass pie plate and press firmly against the sides and bottom.

2.  Mix all filling ingredients in a large bowl and spoon into the crust-lined pie plate. Place the second crust on top and wrap excess crust under the bottom crust edge, pressing edges together to seal. Cut slits into the top crust.

3. Bake 40-45 minutes or until apples are tender and crust is golden brown. Cover the edges of the crust with foil after 15 or 20 minutes of baking. This will prevent excessive browning. Cool on a cooling rack for at least 2 hours before serving.

Enjoy!

Apple Cider Sangria

This is the perfect fall drink. I made it this weekend while hubby was watching football, and it is dangerous! It's so good you don't even realize how much you are drinking! I highly recommend this for a fall day, you will not be sorry!

INGREDIENTS:

1 bottle of pinot grigio

2 1/2 cups of apple cider

1 cup of club soda

1/2 cup of ginger brandy

3 apples, chopped

DIRECTIONS:

Combine all ingredients and stir well. Refrigerate for at least one hour before serving. 

Happy Drinking!

Favorite Fall Recipes to Try

While perusing Pinterest the past few weeks, I have come across some fun recipes that I am dying to test out! They all look so scrumptious, I can't decide which one to try first. I figured I would share them with you today, but you have been warned: DON'T view on an empty stomach. Happy Baking!

Hot Spiced Cider

Soft Caramels

Baked Apple Cider Donut Holes

Pumpkin Dip

Pumpkin Coffee Cake

Baked Apples

CrockPot Applesauce

Check out my other Fall posts:

Favorite Fall Decor

Pumpkin Decorating Ideas