Easy Autumn Apple Recipes

Fill your kitchen with the aroma of fresh baked apples. Here are some easy autumn apple recipes that your family is sure to enjoy.

Apple Crisp

4 c. sliced apples
1/2 c. oatmeal
1/3 c. soft margarine or butter
2/3 c. brown sugar
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. flour
3/4 tsp. nutmeg

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place sliced apples in greased pan. Blend remaining ingredients until mix is crumbly. Spread over apples. Bake 30-35 min. (or until apples are tender) and topping is golden brown. Serve warm with cream, ice cream, or cool whip. Rhubarb, peaches, huckleberries, etc., may be used instead of apples.

Applemallow Bake

6 c. (6 medium) peeled and thinly sliced apples
3 c. miniature marshmallows
1/4 c. cinnamon candies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In ungreased 9x5 inch loaf pan or 1 qt. baking dish, mix apples, cinnamon candies, and 2 c. marshmallows. Top with remaining 1 c. marshmallows. Bake, uncovered, for 45-50 min. until apples are tender. Serve hot.

Apple Cake

4 c. fresh apples (diced)
1/2 c. vegetable oil
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped nuts
2 c. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 c. sugar
2 well-beaten eggs
2 tsp. baking soda

Mix apples and sugar thoroughly. Add vegetable oil, nuts, eggs and vanilla. Mix and add flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Bake in greased 9x13 pan for 1 hr. or until shrinks from edges of pan. Serve plain, iced, or with cool whip.

Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom who is the author of What's for Dinner?, an e-cookbook containing more than 250 quick easy dinner ideas. For more recipes, organizing tips, home decorating, crafts, holiday hints, and more, visit Creative Homemaking at creativehomemaking.com.