Ginger Apple Cups Recipes

GINGER APPLE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray mini-muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray.
• Combine Mott's® Natural Applesauce and 2 teaspoons cinnamon in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium hear. Lower heat and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
• Sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
• Cream together in a large bowl the margarine and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the water and molasses. Gradually stir the sifted ingredients into the molasses mixture. Shape dough into walnut sized balls, and place then into prepared mini-muffin tins.
• Bake until light brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool in pan for 10 minutes. To make a well for the filling, press down centers of cookies with your fingertip or rounded end of a cooking utensil. Cool completely on a wire rack. If not serving immediately, store in airtight container.
• Prior to serving, fill cups with a small spoonful of applesauce mixture.
• Stir together confectioners sugar and cider. Drizzle filled cups with glaze.

HOT APPLE CIDER WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Using a vegetable peeler, peel lemon zest in long strips (avoiding the white pith). Squeeze 2 tablespoons lemon juice.
• In a medium pot, combine cider, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and lemon zest. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to a simmer; cover and cook 10 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes. Add lemon juice and strain; discard solids. Serve warm, with lemon slices.

GINGER APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• In a 4-qt. slow cooker, combine all ingredients. Cook, covered, on low until apples are tender, 4-5 hours. Mash if desired. Refrigerate leftovers.

GINGERBREAD AND APPLE LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter 1 large loaf pan or 2 smaller ones.
• Warm up syrup, water, butter, and sugar in a pan over low heat until butter and sugar are just melted. Remove from heat and mix well.
• Grate apples directly into the pan. Sift flour, baking soda, ginger, and allspice into the batter. Stir until just combined; do not overmix. Pour batter into the prepared pan(s).
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each loaf comes out clean, about 35 minutes.

GINGER APPLES

Steps:

• In large non-aluminum kettle, combine water and lemon juice. Peel and core apples; cut into eighths and place immediately into lemon water.
• Add sugar and ginger; bring mixture to boiling over high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low and cook, uncovered, 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Meanwhile, sterilize 2 quart or 4 pint jars and the necessary lids, and bands, according to manufacturer's directions. With slotted spoon, divide apples and ginger among sterilized jars. Fill with hot syrup leaving 1/2 inch space at top of jar. Wipe rims of jars to remove any syrup and seal with lids and bands.
• Process jars in boiling water bath for 20 minutes (both quarts or pints). Remove jars from water bath, tighten lids immediately, and set aside to cool completely. Label jars and store in cool, dry place

GINGER LEMON DESSERT CUPS

Steps:

• Mix pudding to package directions and let stand 5 minutes. Grind gingersnaps in food processor into crumbs. Remove bowl from processor and take out blade. Add butter to the food processor and stir to moisten the crumbs. Pour crumbs into 4 small glass bowls and press the crumbs up the sides of the bowls, lining each dish with a ginger snap "crust". Add a few slices of strawberries to each bowl. Fill each dish with lemon pudding and top with a few more sliced berries and chopped crystallized ginger. Add a whip cream rosette to each dessert and garnish with lemon zest.

GINGER-APPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease the rim of a 10-inch cake pan with 1 tablespoon of the butter and then place it in the pan. Set the pan over very low heat and melt the butter across the bottom of the pan. Add the brown sugar and distribute evenly.
• Make circles of overlapping apple slices on top of the brown sugar. Chop any remaining slices and place them in the gaps.
• Using a mixer, blend 1/2 cup of the butter and the sugar on medium-low speed. Increase the speed to high and cream until light and fluffy.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg, molasses and buttermilk. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon. Alternate mixing the flour and molasses mixtures into the butter mixture, adding the next once the last has been incorporated.
• Pour the batter into the pan. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool on a rack for 10 to 15 minutes, then turn out onto a platter. Serve warm or cool with very softly whipped cream.

APPLE GINGER CHUTNEY

Steps:

• In a large saucepan combine the apples, the onion, the vinegar, the brown sugar, the raisins, the gingerroot, the bell pepper, the mustard, the salt, and the red pepper flakes, bring the mixture to a boil, stirring, and cook it over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, for 40 minutes, or until it is thickened. Spoon the chutney into glass jars with tight-fitting lids. The chutney keeps, covered and chilled, for 2 weeks.

APPLE GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Arrange apple slices in a greased 17x11x1-in. pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup sugar. Bake at 350° for 5 minutes. Remove from oven. , In a small bowl, mix remaining sugar with molasses and butter until smooth. Mix in eggs. , In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Add molasses mixture and beat until smooth. Add boiling water and mix. Pour batter over apples and spread evenly in pan. , Bake for 30 minutes or until cake tests done.

APPLE GINGER MINT ICED TEA

Steps:

• Combine tea bags, ginger, apple and mint in a tea pot.
• Fill with boiling hot water and steep for 5 minutes.
• Pour and strain into ice-filled pitcher.
• Add apple cider and honey as desired.
• Fill individual glasses with ice and serve.

SPICED GINGER-APPLE BUTTER

Steps:

• Bring first 4 ingredients to boil in saucepan, stirring. Reduce heat to medium; simmer until apples fall apart, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes. Purée in processor in batches with ginger. Return to pan.
• Partially cover apple butter; simmer over medium heat (sauce tends to splatter) until reduced to 2 1/2 cups, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. Cool completely. (Can be made 1 week ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)

APPLE CRISP WITH FRESH GINGER

Steps:

• Peel, quarter and core apples and slice each into sixteenths.
• Mix slices with lemon juice, zest and grated ginger.
• Cut butter into small bits and mix with flour, sugar and cinnamon until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Place apples in bottom of 4 buttered baking dishes (1 1/2- to 2-cup capacity) and sprinkle butter mixture over top.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes, or until apples are cooked but still hold their shape.
• Serve with clotted cream or heavy cream alongside.

APPLE-GINGER SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Spray cooking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl; mix well.
• Cut in butter with a pasty blender or a fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Stir in apple and ginger.
• Beat eggs in a small bowl.
• Stir in cream and lemon peel.
• Add to dry ingredients; stir just until moistened.
• Gently knead dough 5 or 6 times on a lightly floured surface.
• Place dough on the prepared cookie sheet pressing into an 8 inch round about 1 inch thick.
• Cut into 8 wedges seperating slightly.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown and center is set.
• Glaze: Combine powdered sugar and lemon juice; blend well.
• Drizzle warm scones with glaze.
• Serve warm.