Yummy Slow Cooker Apple Dessert

So, apologies for my sporadic posting but I seem to go in cycles with my cooking...after my sister's wedding it has been difficult for me to get back into my routine!  But here is a dessert I made a couple weeks ago that was so amazingly yummy (especially hot over ice cream!) and can be good for breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert! 

A very basic recipe, I definitely recommend and you will never pass it up...

Slow Cooker Applesauce
(8-10 servings)

Ingredients:
8 medium to large pie apples (or whatever you like!)
1 cup water
1/2 cup brown sugar (modify amount based on sweetness of the apples)
cinnamon, to taste
pumpkin pie flavor, to taste

Directions:
Peel, core and chop apples into medium chunks.  Add them to the slow cooker with about 1 cup of water.  Let cook, covered, on low for 6 hours or high for 3-5 hrs or until the apples are soft but not complete mush.  Ciphon off a bit of the water so it is not soupy and add the sugar and spices and mix well (at this point I also tried to chop the apples a bit further so they weren't too big of chunks).  Cover again and cook for another 1/2 hr to hour and it's ready!  Enjoy over ice cream, on it's own or however you can imagine!

MMM...Meatloaf!

So the dessert isn't done so I'll have to post about that later, but for now, check this delicious turkey meatloaf recipe.  You actually make theses as mini-meatloafs in a muffin pan but they are packed with veggies and believe me, they were so tasty!  And again, I use Justin as my gauge because if he will eat it, I know it's good!  Of course, I haven't come across much he won't eat...except veggies that aren't hidden in the food.  Hehe!

Anyway, these are really not difficult to make at all but it makes a lot so be prepared.  We definitely have dinner for the next night which is nice to know!  I think you can substitute some different veggies too, just play around with it and have fun!

Turkey Mini-Meatloafs
(1 PointsPlus value, 32 servings...aka, one point per mini-meat loaf.  I had three :-))

1-1 1/2 lbs 99% lean ground turkey
1 zucchini, coarsly chopped
1 green pepper, coarsly chopped
1 onion, coarsly chopped
1 cup uncooked couscous
1 egg
1 tbsp dijon mustard
2 tbsp worchestershire sauce
1/2 cup bbq sauce

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Chop up the veggies with a food processor or other type chopper and mix together with the turkey, couscous, egg, dijon mustard and worchestershire sauce.  Add to a non-stick muffin pan, filling each cup approximately 3/4 of the way.  Add a dollop of bbq sauce on top of each.  Cook for approximately 25 minutes or until the juices run clear.  Remove and enjoy!

We also had sweet potato chips with this and those were good too...I need to refine my process with those and when I do I will post about that.  Also, dessert is coming up so start drooling...hot baked apples over ice cream!!!

Back in the Saddle

Just a quick message if anyone is paying attention that I have been a bit out of it lately but will be back tonight with something yummy!  See you then!