WENATCHEE, Wash.– Often at holiday events kids are forgotten when it comes to holiday cooking, but this year it can be easy to make something special for them. This December serve up Grapple® brand apples as a twist to usual holiday fare when making food for the kids. Grapples are the only apple on the market that actually crunches like an apple, and tastes like a grape- a little something special just for kids.
Kids' Favorite Grapple Oven Pancake
6 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 cup butter
2 Grapples, peeled and sliced
3 tbsp. brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Powdered sugar for serving
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
In a blender, mix eggs, milk, flour, sugar, and salt. Put butter in baking dish and place
dish in oven until butter is melted. Mix Grapple slices with cinnamon, nutmeg, brown
sugar and lemon juice in a bowl. Add Grapple slices to baking dish and leave in oven
until butter sizzles. This can take about 5 minutes. Do not let apples brown. Remove
baking dish from oven and pour batter over Grapples. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Return
to oven and bake 20 minutes or until browned. Serve immediately.
Grapple Apple Rings
4 medium unpeeled Grapples, cored but left whole
1/4 cup peanut butter
1-1/2 teaspoons honey
1/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons dried cranberries
In a small bowl, combine peanut butter and honey; fold in chocolate chips and cranberries and mix well.
Fill centers of apples with peanut butter mixture; refrigerate 30 min. Cut into 1/4-in. rings. Makes about 2 dozen
Grapple brand apples begin either as Washington State Gala or Fuji apples. The Fuji is known for being an immensely flavorful, big, super-sweet, crisp apple. Galas are a crisp, aromatically sweet, snappy apple. Both varieties rank high amongst consumers in popularity and work well creating this delicious fruit treat. Through a complex, patented process, these apples are gently bathed with an ingredient mix that is primarily grape flavor and pure water. Through this method, the apples take on a unique taste and aroma kids love.
Grapple brand apples are widely available in grocery stores nationwide from October through May. They are sold in a 4-pack clamshell with an average MSRP of $3.49-5.99 or in a 4-pack poly sleeve with an average MSRP of $2.99-$3.99. To find a store that carries them or to order online visit http://www.grapplefruits.com.
About Grapples®
Grapple brand apples are the quintessential perfect healthy snack for kids of all ages. Through a patented process, premium Washington State apples are infused with grape flavor to create a product that "Crunches like an Apple, Tastes like a Grape™". For more information call 800-232-2636 or www.grapplefruits.com and Facebook @http://www.facebook.com/pages/GrappleR-brand-Apples/177704220464.
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