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Fall Recipes

Fall Recipes

For the full recipe on Apple Pancakes and many other delicious fall recipes visit www.pinterest.com/bvswnews/ 

Apple Nachos: 

Ingredients: 

36 caramels

• 1 tablespoon water

• 30 large marshmallows

• 1/3 cup butter, cubed

• 4 medium tart apples, peeled and cut

into 1/4 inch slices

• 1/3 cup chopped dry roasted peanuts

• 1/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate

chips

• 3 tablespoons Halloween sprinkles

Directions: 

• In microwave, melt caramels with water;

stir until smooth

• Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt

marshmallows and butter. Arrange apple

slices on a large platter. Drizzle with

caramel; top with marshmallow mixture.

Sprinkle with peanut, chocolate chips

and sprinkles. Serve immediately.

Caramel Apple Muffins: 

Ingredients: 

• Your favorite apple muffins

• 8 ounces softened cream cheese

• 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon maple

syrup

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• orange and brown paste food coloring

• chopped nuts

• craft stick

Directions: 

• Bake or use batch of your favorite apple

muffins in reusable paper liners and let

them cool.

• Use an electric mixer to blend 8 ounces

softened cream cheese, 2 tablespoons

plus 1 teaspoon maple syrup, and 1

teaspoon vanilla extract until smooth.

Add paste food coiling: 1 small dollop

of orange and 2 small dollops of brown.

Blend until evenly incorporated. If needed,

add more color until the desired shade of

caramel is reached.

• Frost each muffin and coat or edge it

with chopped nuts. Slide a craft stick into

the center of each.

Chocolate Drizzled Trail Mix: 

Ingredients: 

• 3 cups nuts (peanuts, almonds, pecans)

• 1/2 cup of sunflower seeds

• 1/2 cup coconut flakes

• 1 cup raisins

• 1/2 cup dried cranberries or cherries

• 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions: 

• Mix together the nuts, sunflower

seeds, coconut flakes, raisins and dried

cranberries or cherries. Spread the

mixture on a baking sheet lined with

wax paper.

• Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave.

Pour the chocolate over the

baking sheet in ribbons. Stir to coat

everything, let the chocolate cool, then

break the mix and pack it in individual

containers.

Pear Nut Biscuits: 

Ingredients: 

• 1- 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar

• 2 teaspoons baking powder

• 3/4 teaspoon salt

• 3 tablespoons cold butter

• 1 egg

• 1/2 cup half-and-half cream

• 1 cup chopped peeled ripe pears

• 1/4 cup chopped pecans

Directions: 

• In a large bowl, combine the flour,

brown sugar, baking powder and salt.

Cut in butter until mixture resembles

coarse crumbs. Whisk egg and

cream; stir into crumb mixture just

until moistened. Fold in pears and

pecans. Drop by 1/4 cupfuls onto an

ungreased baking sheet.

• Bake at 400 for 15-18 minutes or until

golden brown. Serve warm.

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Madison Parr, Staff Writer
Hola, I'm Madison Parr and this is my first year being part of newspaper. I am a junior at Blue Valley Southwest and I love writing. My favorite type of music is rap, rock, or techno. I live in Louisburg, Kansas but I am from Owasso, Oklahoma. I have 5 dogs, 2 horses, and 3 cats. I'm an animal lover and love to travel. I play currently play tennis, and used to play basketball and softball. I'm very excited to be a part of the Newspaper staff this year! Go T- Wolves <3

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