This is one of families favorite fall foods.  We actually had tried a couple of different recipes that we found in some cookbooks and just didn’t care for “their” version.  So we came up with this as our families favorite.  Fun, easy, quick dessert.

Apple salad

• 10-sweet apples–I cut up 1 apple for every person, you can use less
• 2 bananas
• 1/2 cup cranberries
• 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
• 1-10  oz pkg mini marshmallows
• 1/2 c peanut butter
• 2 T miracle whip
• 4 T sugar–regular not raw
• 1 container of Cool Whip

Peel, and dice your apples into a large bowl, add your bananas, cranberries, and chopped peanuts.

add your marshmallows and give them a good mixing
In a separate bowl, mix peanut butter, miracle whip–gives it a little zing, sugar–raw sugar will not work in this it needs to dissolve so I used regular, and Cool Whip.

Mix it all together to combine.  Serve that day.  This will usually stay good for about 1 1/2 days.

 

A great fall salad to use up those apples.

This is a quick fixing appetizer snack to make if you have unexpected guests show up at your door, or if you want to make a quick snack for a family movie night.

It is super easy to make, my 8 year old makes it once or twice a month on her own.

taco dip

• sour cream
• pkg of ranch powder
• can of refried beans
• chopped lettuce
• jar of salsa
• shredded cheese
• green onions

In a serving platter, spread your can of refried beans on the bottom.

Mix a container of sour cream with a packet of ranch and spread on top of the beans.

Sprinkle with chopped lettuce.

Spread with salsa

Top with shredded cheese and green onions
Serve with tortilla chips, super fast and quite tasty.