What's to Eat?? Mini Apple Pies and Vegetable Pot Pies

MINI APPLE PIES AND VEGGIE POT PIES, SAY WHAT?!

((Sorry it took a few days extra to post this post! All my pictures were on my phone which happened to break this weekend, but all better now!))

What you will need::

4-5 apples

4 tablespoons of flour

3/4 cup of brown sugar

2 teaspoons of cinnamon

1/2 cup of sugar

1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg

1-2 boxes of Pillsbury pie crust

1-2 muffin trays--1 tray will make 12 mini pies

Time::  Around 10-15 mins prep and 25 mins to cook

• First start off by preheating your oven to 400 degrees and taking our your pie crust to thaw out  a little.
• Now you can start peeling and dicing your apples.

• Combine the diced apples with the sugar, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix it very well and then taste it.  I made the silly mistake of putting 2 TABLESPOONS of cinnamon instead of 2 TEASPOONS.. whoops! So when I tasted it and it had a strong cinnamon flavor to it.  If something like this happens to you, then just simply peel and dice up another apple and mix it in the bowl.  Once everything tastes up to how you like, you can then move on to the pie crust!

• Unroll your first pie crust.
• You want to get small even circles for your pie molds.  I just used a small bowl and it worked perfectly.  Continue to do this until there is no more mold left but the leftovers.  You can roll it back out like I have done below and make at least 3-4 more  pies.

• Take the circle pie molds and slowly pressed down on the middle of it and into the tray.  Pinch the edges together so it becomes a nice and neat muffin shape and not spilling over too much.

• Then take a spoon and start filling these bad boys up! I filled it to the top of the pie molds.

• I ended up running out of apple pie mix and had a few extra pie molds left.  I found that sautéing veggies a little and putting it in the pie molds turns out for a great dinner item alon with your apple pie for dessert!

• Top of the pies with a small layer of pie crust mold just barely enough to cover each pie.

                     

• Cook at 400 degrees for about 20-25 minutes and voila! Get some salad for your veggie pot pie and some ice cream for the apple pie and enjoy!!  They're amazing little bite size wonders!

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What's to Eat?? Strawberry Cheesecake Bites!

Cheesecake Infused Strawberries!

Doesn't the title itself make your mouth just salvilate?!

What you will need::

A mixing bowl

1 pack of strawberries

8 oz soft cream cheese (if you have less, it's ok. this just determines how much filling you want)

3-4 tablespoons of powder sugar (the more the sugar, the sweeter the filling)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Graham cracker crumbs

First start by rinsing the strawberries.  Then you will cut the top part and hull out the middle using a knife or melon-baller as shown below.

After you completed the hollowing out of the strawberries, you can now start on your filling!  Combine the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla with a mixer or by hand.

Go ahead and crush your Graham crackers fully.  Now you are ready for the stuffing! Doesn't it smell great in your kitchen right about now?!

I just got a zip lock bag and filled the cream cheese in it, moved i all to one side, and cut a small hole in the edge; the perfect, cheap cone!  Start filling those strawberries to the top!

Just sprinkle on the crushed graham crackers on top and you are ready! You can eat right away, but I like to refrigerate so it all cools down and blends together.  Perfect summer bites!

Check back soon for a Bohemian inspired ootd!
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What's to Eat?? Oreo Truffles

I found on Pinterest a savory dessert recipe for Oreo Truffles! With my love of truffles, love for Oreos, and how easy it seemed to make it, I thought, "Why not?!" And boy was I pleased!
This double chocolate, oooey, gooey, truffle foodgasm bite in your mouth will explode our taste buds! It is the easiest thing to make, doesn't take much time, and it will surely please any friend, relative, or guests or yours! Heck, I'm pretty sure you would eat them all before anyone else could! With it being small bite size holes, add milk and you are GOLDEN.

What yall need:: 

1 package of Oreo's
1 package of cream cheese, softened. (I used Philadelphia)
1 package of  baking chocolate (I used Ghirardelli dark chocolate)
                               (1) Finely crush the Oreos.  I used a food processor but you can use a mortar and pestle or whatever is easiest for you.  The trick is, you want to make sure all the Oreos are finely crushed. You can put this in a bowl for use later.

(2) Now, mix the cream cheese until it is well blended. I used a mixer, but you can use your hands here as well and just mix the cream cheese really smooth.

 I then added my crushed Oreos and mixed it until it was all evenly mixed, like shown below.

(3)Shape the Oreo blends into a ball.  They can be as small or big as you want your truffle size to be.

(4) Now, double boil(which means to take a pot of water and boil it, then put a steel bowl on top to make for an easy melting pot) and add your chocolate chips into the bowl.
 Let it melt and then dip the Oreo balls into the chocolate, coating the ball with a layer of chocolate.

Dunk your Oreo ball…..

And load that sucker in with the chocolate!

Remember to place them onto a wax paper-covered baking sheet after they have been dipped.

(5) Refrigerate  for at least an hour, or until it's firm.  This yummy chocolate goodness can now go into your mouth! ENJOY!!
TIP:: Crushing an extra Oreo finely and sprinkling it on top of the Oreo ball after its been coated with chocolate makes for a great finish!

ENJOY!

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