Keep Cut Apples Looking Great!

We serve apples and dip as an appetizer or dessert a lot, they appeal to all ages, so for years I had to either cut them immediately before serving or douse them in lemon juice (yucky) and then discard any leftovers (wasteful). Believe it or not these apples were cut for Thanksgiving, Thursday afternoon at 2pm to be exact. (To be served along side graham crackers for Cookie Butter dipping!) It is now Saturday at noon (we're having leftovers for lunch) and they still look and taste great!

The trick? Lemon Lime soda! I cut my apple slices and toss them into a mixing bowl, then pour a can (or two if you have a lot of apple slices) of lemon lime soda over them, let them soak for a couple of minutes, tossing once or twice, then either use a slotted spoon to move the apples to your serving dish (I use a glass canister) or just dump out the soda and put the bowl on the table! So simple, but so effective! Never have the kids turn up their nose at browning apples again! It doesn't change the taste of the apples like lemon juice either. Yay!

Thanks to Brown's Orchards for this amazing tip!

Cookie Butter Dip
Fruit Dip 1
Fruit Dip 2
Fruit Dip 3

Stuffed Corn Casserole

What you need:

1 can corn, drained

1 can creamed corn

1 pkg (6oz) Stove Top Stuffing, chicken flavored

1/2 cup butter, melted

1/2 cup water

1/2 tsp garlic powder

How to make it:
Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Stir until ingredients are well incorporated and stuffing has become moistened. Pour into a 2 quart baking dish and bake at 350 for about 30 minutes. Allow dish to cool for about 5 minutes before serving.

Cookie Butter Dip

What you need:

8 oz. cream cheese

1/2 c. Cookie Butter or Biscoff Spread

1/2 c. brown sugar

How to make it:

1. Combine all ingredients and blend until smooth.

2. Serve with pretzels, graham crackers, and apple slices!