How ya like them apples- 8 amazing apple recipes

This post was inspired by my dear friend from college.  Each year she posts the most amazing pictures of her (now) family of 6 at the apple farm on her Facebook page.  She then usually blogs about the million creative ways she uses, cooks, and bakes the millions of apples they picked.  So once again today she posted pictures of her family at the apple farm which has inspired me to compile and share some of my favorite apple recipes. 

apple cinnamon coffee cake from Joy The Baker (how can you go wrong with anything from Joy?)

apple pie egg rolls from Miss in the kitchen



caramel apple tart from Food.com



classic apple crisp from Pinch of Yum

candy and caramel apple pie from She's Becoming DoughMessTic

mulled cider in a crockpot from Tasty Kitchen

apple pie cake from Martha Stewart



inside out apple crisp from My Baking Addiction

Oh and by the way, if you're like me and find yourself in the produce section of the grocery store staring at the apples trying to decide which type is best for whatever you're going to make/bake, here's an apple cooking chart from Real Simple.

Enjoy!!

Flyaway Favors- Halloween Goodie Bags

Sending you child to school with Halloween treats for their classmates?  Instead of using plastic goodie bags make these super cute and clever flyaway favors from Martha Stewart.  What I love about these is not only are they really cute but they are also a green alternative to the plastic goodie bags so readily available (if you make the ghost bag, to keep it green don't use the cellophane bag).

Candy Corn Vases & Bottle Vases

If you've been following along you would know by now my obsession with anything candy corn this Halloween season.  I stumbled across a tutorial from The Swell Life on how to make these candy corn vases.  I went to our local St. Vincent de Paul store and picked up a bunch of glass bottle vases and full size vases and really broke the bank.  The bottle vases were $.25 and $.50 each and the larger vases were a whopping $1.25 each.  Add a couple coats of Krylon paint in white, orange and yellow and viola...candy corn vases.  I made extra ones for my kids to give to their teachers with some fresh flowers.  Hey, some sucking up doesn't hurt. If you knew what a handful my 5 year old is, you would understand that we need all the sucking up to his kindergarten teacher we can get....or think of it as an apology gift. Get the step by step tute here.  

Halloween Yarn Spheres

These Halloween yarn spheres from Red Couch Recipes are so clever and easy.  And better yet they cost almost nothing to make.  They would look great in a nice Halloween bowl on a coffee or console table.  This is a nice and easy project to make with kids too.

Creepy Coconut Kiwi Panna Cotta

You had me at coconut!  This looks disgustingly awesome but sounds delicious.  The dessert from Kitchen Table Scraps is the perfectly ghoulish way to finish off Halloween dinner.  It may look disgusting but with coconut, kiwis and raspberries how can you go wrong?

Halloween Caramel Apples

Whenever I was a kid and I would go with my Dad to Disneyland or Six Flags, the day wasn't complete without a caramel apple.  And nothing says fall more than the changing colors of the leaves and anything made with apples.  Sadly, the days of making these kinds of things and giving them out on Halloween instead of candy are over.  Nevertheless, caramel apples are always a crowd pleaser with our kids and guests.  Here are nine different Halloween caramel apple ideas for you to enjoy.


Country Living apples



apples from my recipes







 







Southern Living candy apples



 

cinnamon caramel apple pumpkins from Bakingdom





spider webbed caramel apples from Purple Chocolat Home






classic caramel apples with a twist from dot com Women

 

Blondie's Cakes & Things' apple pie caramel apples











creepy caramel apples from Marvelous Girl





 apple pie apple by The Cooking of Joy





Royal Icing Googly Eyes

You see them everywhere...cookies, cookie-pops, candy, cake balls and cake-pops...they are the googly eyes that bring the edible characters to life.  Ever wonder how to make them?  Find out here at How Does She.  The great thing about these is that you can make a ton of them at one time and keep what you don't need right away in a airtight sealed container

Apple Monsters

Looking for a (semi) healthy alternative to all the edible Halloween treats out there?  Parents {via Craft Gossip} has created these super cute apple monsters using (duh) ripe apples and various candy.  There's really no limit to all the creative creatures you can make with those two simple ingredients.  Better yet, prepare the apple(s) and let your kids have fun making their own apple monster.  Semi-healthy treats never looked so frightfully good!

Slice & Bake Candy Corn Cookies

I'm obsessed with candy corns this Halloween season...candy corn cupcakes, candy corn decorations, candy corn cookies, candy corn anything!  For me, candy corn epitomizes Halloween and I LOVE Halloween!  Check out these super cute and easy to make slice and bake candy corn cookies from The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle.

Paper Fall Wreath

This paper fall wreath from Thrifty Decor Chick is so simple yet so beautiful!! This is a great craft to get the kids involved with also. Wow, who would have thought a bunch of paper punched in circles would make such a beautiful wreath like this?

Halloween Hat Pack

Last year when my youngest was 6 months old I made him a pumpkin fleece hat.  He looked absolutely adorable in it (if I don't say so myself).  Now that he's older I think I'll try the dinosaur hat.  If you're a beginner at sewing fear not, these are actually very easy to make and fleece is great because it's very inexpensive.  So if you mess up and have to start over you don't feel like you've just wasted a bunch of money.  Thanks Fleece Fun! for sharing these cute fleece hat patterns.
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Glitter Pumpkin Candle Holders

I just love these glitter pumpkin candle holders from Lee la la.  And they are so simple to make!  Learn how to make them here.

Deliciously disgusting Halloween food

It's times like this with Halloween right around the corner and all the cute and disgusting things you can do with food that I really find myself wishing my kids weren't such picky eaters.  Unfortunately the amount of cute and creepy things you can make for Halloween with chicken nuggets, noodles, pizza, chips, etc. is extremely limited. But if you're kids are better eaters than mine, you'll enjoy whipping up some of these disgusting Halloween recipes courtesy of Cute Food For Kids.




Skeleton and spider eggs from Cute Food For Kids











Meatloaf hand from Not Martha


Pastry Intestines from The Knead For Speed


I make these witch finger cookies every year and they are always a hit with my kids and guests. My daughter loves them so much (and she doesn't even like cookies) that she likes to pack them in her lunch and take them to school.  This recipe comes from Peppers Pollywogs.














Jello "Blood" Worms from The Idea Room














Bloody Band-Aids from Katherine Marie Photography












How dirty do you like your Martinis? These radish eyeballs from Foodista are perfect for a Halloween Martini!

Flower petal photo background

This idea is so smart and creates such sweet and beautiful pictures.  It makes me almost wish my daughter was a baby again so I could do this and take pictures of her.  Somehow I don't think it would be quite as cute and sweet now that she's 8.  In fact, I know she would just sit there and either roll her eyes at me or give me her obligatory fake smile that makes it clear she's just smiling cause I threatened her told her to. Learn how to make it here from Whimsical Whimsies.

Free Halloween Wine Tag Printables

Having a Halloween party?  Download these free wine tag printables from Craft Gossip.

Pumpkin Spice Cake

Photo by Charles Schiller

This Pumpkin Spice Cake from Country Living sound sooo delicious!  Definitely making this one soon.

Ogre Toes

How can you not LOVE these ogre toes from Sweet Cheeks Tasty Treats?!? And they look so easy to make which makes me love them that much more.

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Buttercream

These Pumpkin Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Buttercream frosting from Gallamore West sound absolutely amazing!