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Smoke Roasted Apple Pie Crisp

Use 7-8 cooking apples… I like to use Granny Smith but I also add in some Pink Lady apples which are not quite as tart. Core and slice 8 cups of apples very thinly. You’ll start by mixing in a Tablespoon of fresh squeezed lemon juice, and anywhere from a half cup to three quarters of a cup of sugar—depending on the sweetness of your apples. Add 2 tablespoons of flour, a teaspoon of ground cinnamon, and a quarter teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg. Mix until evenly distributed through all the Apple slices (use your hands!) Press your pie crust into a 9 inch pie plate, I just use a store-bought pie dough…it’s such a timesaver but still tastes great. My secret is a quarter cup of melted apple jelly….I brush it over the crust for added sweetness, and then I pour in all the Apple filling. For a little twist on traditional apple pie, I like to use a crumble top instead of crust…so you get the crust on the bottom but then you get an apple crisp on…

Apple Galettes

My girls love to help in the kitchen so instead of having them “help” with party prep this week, I raided the freezer and we ended up with these yummy apple galettes. My 2,4, and 6 year olds made these and they were easy and fast. Use leftover pie dough. In this case I had one Trader Joes pie crust left in my fridge and split it into 3 pieces. We chopped up apples but you can use any fruit you have in the house. Add cinnamon and sugar to the fruit, mix and pour it into the middle of the pie dough. Fold edges over and spray with coconut oil. Bake at 400-425 for 20 minutes or until golden brown. These were gone in 3 minutes and my girls were so proud of their work!

National Pie Day

National Pie day at our house! I’m in charge of dessert for a dinner this weekend. I started with the idea of Banana Cream Cheese Pie then decided I’d make a bunch of different mini pies with all different kinds of fruit. My base is cream cheese pie but you can add anything you want! My favorite is layered bananas coconut Dulce de Leche. Crust- Keebler Graham cracker crumbs (follow package directions) Mold into ramekins 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Using a hand held electric mixer, cream the cream cheese until light and fluffy, about 3 to 5 minutes. Slowly add the milk mixing on low speed until well combined. Stir in the lemon juice and vanilla. Layer and top your mini pies with your favorite fruits. Refrigerate for 2 hours.

Peach & Blackberry Galette

Ushering in summer with this fast and delicious Peach and Blackberry Galette. This is so easy you could pull it together tonight! Store bought pie crust (of course I love TJ pie crust) I don’t roll it out at all. I lay it out and add fruit. Mix 3 cups of sliced peaches, nectarines, berries or your favorite fruit add… 1/2 C Sugar 1 lemon zested 1 lemon juiced 3 TB cornstarch Mix and let sit for a couple of hours (or not). Add fruit to center of the pie crust leaving a 1 inch border. Fold crust around fruit and brush with egg wash. Bake or Traeger (AMAZING) on 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes. I slightly under cook mine so it’s soft and not crunchy. Happy Memorial Day!!

Acai Pie

Excited to collab with Sambazon and their amazing Acai Smoothie Packs! This Acai pie is the perfect healthy dessert or fun dish for any occasion. My cooking class went CRAZY over it! Store bought Graham Cracker Crust Sambazon Acai Smoothie Packs Frozen berries Bananas Almond milk Granola Prepare two smoothie packs according to package directions (add almond milk, berries, and banana). Layer half of smoothie over graham cracker crust. Layer banana, berries, and granola. Repeat with one more layer of smoothie and toppings. Freeze and bring out one hour before serving! ETC. You can find Sambazon smoothie packs at Whole Foods, Sprouts, and some Costcos.