Yummy treats for an autumn party! Kristin decided to have a harvest party, so we found some great recipes. Little apple pie bites probably took the most time. Melt butter, add tart apples, cinnamon and a 4 Tbsp. of sugar.
We bought a lot of Chinese spoons, then put a bite of Granny Smith apple in each, drizzled with caramel, chocolate, and crushed pretzels. Yummy! It is like eating a sweet sea salt caramel with a bite of sour spritz to finish it off.
Our favorite pumpkin chocolate chip muffins made their mandatory appearance too. See my blog of Nov 10, 2011 for the recipe.
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There were also a chili bar. We fried chicken and had bowls for dipping the little drumsticks and wings, including a maple mustard dip, a smoky cranberry sauce, and a barbeque ranch dip. There was pasta with tomatoes, parmesian and pesto, and plenty of dipping vegetables. I have an overload of cucumbers and carrots from the garden this year, yay for help in eating them up!
The "recipes" for the dipping sauces are really easy. For the first two, just mix in a bowl:
Maple Mustard Dipping Sauce:
1/2 cup coarse mustard
1/2 cup maple syrup
2 Tbsp. melted butter
Smoky Cranberry Dipping Sauce:
1 can jellied cranberry sauce
1/2 cup hickory smoke barbecue sauce
1/3 cup chopped onion
Ranch Barbeque Sauce:
This one you have to simmer for 20 minutes.
18 0z. bottle barbecue sauce
1 0z. package ranch dressing mix
1/4 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
Happy Autumn!
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