The dried fruit and Hermits were provided to bloggers as part of the Food Fun Hop Event Hosted by Shy Babies & Little Inspiration.
Don’t forget to visit the other blogs involved in the Recipe Hop from July 16th to July 30th for more chances to win some great Newman’s Own Organics Products!
- 4 ounces Cream cheese at room temp
- ¼ cup Butter, room temp
- 2 cups Sifted powdered sugar
- ¼ teaspoon Vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
Cupcakes Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups Shredded peeled apples *Gala work best or you can use your favorite kind – but if they’re too moist it might make your cupcakes over moist!*
- ½ cup Chopped dried apples
- 2 tablespoons Brown Sugar (separated)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon (separated)
- 1 cup Canola oil
- ¾ cup Brown sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 cup White Rice Flour*
- ½ cup Tapioca Starch*
- ¾ teaspoon Baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ¾ teaspoon Cinnamon
- ½ cup Nonfat buttermilk
*This is the gluten free flour mixture I use, you can use the same dry amount (1 1/2 cups) of All purpose gluten free flour mixture or you can even use All purpose baking flour to make these with full gluten! 🙂
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners or spray with non-stick cooking oil.
- In a medium bowl, combine the fresh and dried apples in a bowl with cinnamon and brown sugar and set aside.
- In a large bowl add the oil and brown sugar and beat on medium until combined. Add the eggs one at a time until combined. Add the vanilla and beat 1 minute more on high.
- Mix the rice flour and tapioca starch with the baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- With the mixer running, add the dry ingredients and buttermilk alternating between the two. Make your last addition dry ingredients.
- Hand mix in the apple mixture until just combined.
- Bake the cupcakes until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool on a rack.
Note: Due to the moisture and oil in the cupcake mixture you must cool the cupcakes on a rack. If you do not, you will will end up with squishy bottom cupcakes!
Allow your cupcakes to cook for about 20 minutes (or a bit more) and make your frosting! These are warm and great in any season!
How can you win?
Enter to win with the form below. The mandatory entry is leaving a comment on this blog post telling me what you would make with the dried fruit. If you do not do this entry – you will not win! So make sure you leave a comment! Don’t forget to enter using the form!
Make sure you check out the other blogs starting on the 16th for their giveaways too! More chances to win = more chances for yum!
I think my first item made with them would be some scones. 🙂 I have never made my own before, but I love them!!
I’d have to do some hunting, I’ve never cooked anything with dried fruit other than oatmeal raisin cookies. You cupcakes look yummy though!
Definitely would make a cookie—probably an apple-spice cookie. I love using dried fruit in baking 🙂
I would make scones and muffins. Thanks!
I would make some cookies, and maybe some muffins:) Thanks for the drawing.
i would use them in pancakes 🙂 or fresh oatmeal 🙂
I would make apple turnovers
I would make trail mix, my son does not like the prepackaged trail mix out there:) Thank You!
I make a banana bread, except instead of bananas and walnuts, cuz i got tired of that after a while, i started using all different types of fruits and nuts. its soo good! this would be perfect for my ‘NOT BANANA banana bread’!!
i would make some amazing healthy cupcakes and muffins!!
I’d try them in baked doughnuts! I’ve recently discovered an awesome recipe, and I can’t wait to try them with different fruits!
I would use them in some homemade granola.
I have never baked with dried fruit. I think I may try adding it to oatmeal, other than that I like dried fruit as a snack.
muffins
APPLE SPICED MUFFINS FOR SURE!
i would make oatmeal cookies
Granola
I’d add it to my cereal or bake it in a bread
I’d make muffins or bread.
I would make pancakes, or muffins:)
I think that I would make a trail mix
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Some kind of pancakes or muffins would be good.
Cupcakes of course!
I love to just eat dried fruit, I also bake cookies with them in it.
I would make muffins!
I would make trail mix
German Almond Fruit bread or the recipe you posted for apple spiced cupcakes, they look good!
i would add the fruits to salads
I would make cookies!
I would make granola, and trail mix with the fruit
I would make a quick bread loaded with fruit and nuts.
I’d love to use the dried berries in homemade granola! Yum!
Thanks for the giveaway (and recipe)!
I would love to make cookies and muffins.