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Kids love to help out in the kitchen and love to learn how to cook. They also like to climb trees. What better combination than to take them apple picking in the Fall and then going home and cooking some special apple treats.

Here are 3 apple recipes that kids can make.

Apple Cheddar Crescent

Refrigerated pie dough for 1 crust
Vegetable oil spray
Flour
1/4 c All-fruit apple spread
6 Apples (3 Granny Smith and 3 Red Delicious)
1 c Shredded cheddar cheese
2 tb Melted butter

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly coat a baking sheet with vegetable oil spray. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a 12-inch circle. Melt the apple spread in the microwave (10 – 15 seconds on high). Brush the melted spread onto the pie crust with a pastry brush. Peel the apples if desired and chop them coarsely. Scatter the apple spices over the pie crust and then scatter on the cheese. Using a pizza cutter, cut the pie crust into 8 wedges. Starting form the wide end, roll up each wedge of crust. Place the wedges on the prepared baking sheet and shape into crescents. Brush with melted butter. Bake for about 15 minutes, until browned and bubbly.

Apple Cinnamon Muffins

1 Egg
2 c Bisquick Baking Mix
3/4 c Apple sauce (use the homemade apple recipe from this blog)
1/3 c Sugar
2/3 c Milk
2 T Oil
2 t Cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease bottom only of 12 medium muffin cups. Beat egg slightly, stir in remaining ingredients just till moistened. Divide batter evenly among cups. Bake till golden brown, 15 to 17 minutes.
Makes: 12 muffins

Apple Smiles

This is an apple recipe your kids are sure to love.

1 Red medium apple; cored & sliced about 1/3″ wide, not skinned!
Peanut butter (creamy works best)
Tiny marshmallows.

Cut a red apple into slices. (these are the lips) Have child spread peanut butter or cream cheese on apple slice. Place mini marshmallows (these are the teeth) on top of peanut butter and place another apple slice on top.