To-Die-For Carrot Cake

Suggested Piece: 12" Electric Skillet

Ingredients
Bowl #1:
1 1/4 c apple (#1 cone, approx 2 apples)
2 c sugar
3 eggs, room temperature

Bowl #2:
2 c whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon

Bowl #3:
2 c carrots (#1 cone, approx 3 carrots)
1 c shredded sweetened coconut
1 c walnuts (#2 cone)
1 tsp vanilla
1 c crushed pineapple in juice, undrained

Cream Cheese Frosting:
1/2 c butter softened
8 oz Neuftchatel cream cheese
1 lb powdered sugar

Toppings:
- toasted pecans
- shredded sweetened coconut

Directions
Preheat 12" Electric Skillet on 180F. Combine bowl #1, and add bowl #2, then bowl #3. Lightly coat skillet with coconut oil, pour cake batter in warm skillet, and cover. Increase temperature to 250F and "bake" for 30-40 minutes, or until the cake is no longer wet on top and springs to the touch. (Remember, cakes/dough should never "click.") Invert on a rack or plate and let cool. Meanwhile, make the frosting! Beat the butter and cream cheese until nice and fluffy. Add in the vanilla and powdered sugar, continue to beat until smooth. Apply a generous dollop of frosting on top a cooled cake and spread. Finish by sprinkling with toasted pecans and/or shredded sweetened coconut. For best results refrigerate for an hour before serving.

Alternative: To bake in the oven, pour batter in either a 9x13 Bake & Roast Pan or two (2) 9" Cake Pans. Bake at 350F for 35-40 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Mojito Fruit Salad

Suggested Piece: 3.5 Qt Insulated Bowl

Ingredients
2 Granny Smith apples (#3 cone)
5 kiwis (#3 cone)
1 honeydew melon (#3 cone)
1/2 lb green grapes
2 limes (#1 cone)
3 tbsp chopped fresh mint

Directions
Process apples, kiwis, and melon on #3 cone in 3.5 Qt Insulated Bowl. Add grapes and chopped mint. Zest and juice both limes on #1 cone. Fold all ingredients together. Chill in fridge up to an hour before serving.

Cranberry-Apple Chutney

Suggested Piece: Small Skillet

Ingredients
1 medium onion (#2 cone)
2 large tart apples (#2 cone)
12 oz. fresh or frozen cranberries
1/2 c. golden raisins
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. allspice
1/8 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 c. apple cider vinegar
1/2 c. walnuts (#2 cone)

Directions

In small skillet layer onion, apples, cranberries, golden raisins, sugars, seasonings, and vinegar. Cover and cook over medium heat until Vapo-Valve clicks, the reduce heat to low for 10-15 minutes. Remove lid and mash with potato masher until desired texture forms. Stir in walnuts just before serving. 

Autumn Pear Salad

Suggested Pieces: 3.5 Qt. Insulated Bowl

Ingredients
4 slices bacon, cooked and chopped
4 c. baby spinach
1/2 c. cranberries, dried
1 red pear
1 tart apple
1/2 c. pecans
4 tbsp. feta cheese
Dressing
3 tsp. Dijon mustard
2 tbsp. maple syrup
Salt & pepper to taste
2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
4 tbsp. EVOO

Directions
Add the spinach to a 3.5 Qt. Insulated Bowl. Top with dried cranberries, halved pecans, feta cheese, sliced apples, and cooked bacon. Add all the ingredients for the dressing to a small mason jar. Shake to mix. Pour over the salad. (The dressing recipe makes enough for two salads.)

Carmel Apple Crumb Bars

Suggested Piece: Double Burner Griddle, 1 Qt. Saucepan,

Ingredients
Glaze:
2 Tbsp unsalted butter
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 to 2 Tbsp milk
1/2 cup powdered sugar
Crust:
1/2 cup unsalted butter melted, cooled
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 and 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
Filling:
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 c apple butter or applesauce
1/2 medium Granny Smith apple shredded

Directions
Glaze:
In a 1 Qt. Saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Add sugar and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to low and simmer the mixture for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in 1 tablespoon of milk. Heat to boil. Take of the heat, cool for 5 minutes. Transfer into a medium mixing bowl. Cool to lukewarm, about 30 minutes. If the sauce hardens, reheat on low heat. Add powdered sugar and whisk. If the mixture is crumbly, add another tablespoon of warm milk. Whisk until drizzling consistency. Makes about 1/2 cup of glaze.

Line Double Burner Griddle with parchment paper. Set aside.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Crust:
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk melted butter with sugar. Add remaining ingredients and stir everything until a thick dough forms. Reserve 3/4 of a cup for the crumb topping. Press the remaining dough onto the bottom of prepared pan.

Filling:
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk all ingredients until smooth. Pour over the crust.

Top with little bits of the reserved dough to make the crumb topping. Bake the bars for 25 to 28 minutes. Cool completely in the pan. Drizzle with caramel sauce or glaze

Kale, Apple & Quinoa Salad

Suggested Piece: 1 Qt. Saucepan 3.5 Insulated Bowl


Ingredients
1/2 c. tricolor dry quinoa
6 c. slightly packed chopped kale
(It will take about 1 1/2 bunches. Remove thick ribs before chopping.)
2 crisp gala apples (#3 cone)
1 c. walnuts, lightly toasted and roughly chopped
1/2 c. dried cranberries
4 oz. goat cheese, crumbled
Dressing
1/2 c. olive oil
1/4 c. fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp. honey
1 1/2 tsp. dijon mustard
Salt to taste

Directions
Cook quinoa in 1 Qt. using knuckle method and cool completely. While quinoa is cooling, whisk together all of the dressing ingredients in a jar or bowl. Add kale to 3.5 Qt. Bowl, whisk dressing once more then pour 3/4 of the dressing over kale and toss until kale is evenly coated. Cover bowl and chill 15 minutes (adding the dressing and letting it rest helps soften kale a bit).
Remove salad from refrigerator, add apples, quinoa, walnuts and cranberries. Pour remaining dressing over salad then toss. Add goat cheese and toss just lightly. Serve or store covered in refrigerator for up to 4 hours.

Apple Pecan Cake

Suggested Pieces: 9" Small Skillet

Ingredients
1/2 box butterscotch cake mix
2 eggs
1 apple (#1 cone)
1 apple (#4 cone)
1/4 c. brown sugar
2 tbsp. butter
Pecans (#2 cone)

Directions
Combine cake mix, apple (#1 cone), and eggs in large mixing bowl. Preheat skillet over medium-low heat. Saute pecans in butter and brown sugar in bottom of skillet. Lay apple slices (#4 cone) over pecans, pour cake mix on top and cover. At a true medium-low temperature the Vapo-Valve will NOT click. Bake for approximately ½ the time specified in the recipe or until the top of cake is moist and springs back when touched. Invert onto a serving plate and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Pear, Apple, & Chicken Salad

Suggested Piece: 3.5 Qt. Insulated Bowl

Ingredients
2 chicken breasts, cooked & chopped
1 pear (#3 cone)
1 apple (#3 cone)
3 c. romaine lettuce, chopped
1/2 c. walnuts (toasted and drizzled with 2 tsp. honey)
1/2 c. Gorgonzola cheese
Dressing
1/4 c. fresh lemon juice (#1 cone)
1/4 c. EVOO
4 tbsp. honey
Balsamic vinegar
1/8 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper

Directions
Combine dressing ingredients in a lidded jar. Shake well. Set aside. Place salad ingredients in a large bowl. Pour half the dressing over the salad and toss well, adding dressing to taste.

Sweet & Sour Cabbage

Suggested Piece: 5 Qt. Wok

Ingredients
5 tbsp. butter
2 onions (about 4 cups), (#4 cone)
2/3 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 cup applesauce
2 tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground black pepper
1 bay leaf
1/8 tsp. ground cloves
2 pounds (about 1 head) red cabbage (#3 cone)
1 large Golden Delicious apple (#2 cone)
1/2 cup apple juice

Directions
Melt butter in 5 Qt. Wok over medium heat. Add onions; sauté until translucent, about 10 minutes. Mix in next 7 ingredients. Add cabbage; cover and cook using medium-click-low method about 17 minutes. Uncover; add apple and apple juice and cook until apple is crisp-tender, stirring often, about 5 minutes.

Bratwurst with Apples, Onion, and Sauerkraut

Suggested Piece: 9 Qt. Braiser Pan

Ingredients
1 teaspoon caraway seeds
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
1 tablespoon Wondra flour
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 cups sauerkraut (preferably fresh), rinsed, drained, squeezed dry (from one 32-ounce jar)
1 large onion (about 1 pound), halved lengthwise (#4 cone)
3 large Golden Delicious apples (about 1 1/2 pounds total) (#3 cone)
6 whole smoked bratwurst (about 1 pound), pierced all over with skewer
4 bay leaves
1 cup beef broth
2 tablespoons dry vermouth
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted
Pumpernickel bread or whole grain (opt.)

Directions
Place caraway seeds and fennel seeds in small resealable plastic bag. Crush seeds with mallet. Add flour and pepper to bag; shake to blend. Spread sauerkraut over bottom of 9 Qt. Braiser Pan. Sprinkle 1/3 of flour mixture over. Arrange onion slices over; sprinkle with half of remaining flour mixture, then lightly with salt. Spread half of apple slices over, then sprinkle with remaining flour mixture. Place bratwurst over apples, then arrange remaining apple slices around bratwurst. Tuck in bay leaves. Mix broth, vermouth, and ketchup in measuring cup. Pour broth mixture evenly over. Cover a cook over medium heat until Vapo-Valve clicks, then reduce heat to low for approx. 45 minutes. Uncover; brush with melted butter. Roast in oven uncovered at 400F until edges of apples and sausages begin to brown, about 25 minutes longer. Serve with bread.

Harvest Salad

Suggested Piece: Medium Cold Bowl

Ingredients

1 head romaine or other leafy green

1 red apple (#3 cone)

1 green apple (#3 cone)

1/4 cup walnuts or pecans (#2 cone)

1/4 cup dried cranberries

1/2 cup crumbled feta

Your Favorite Vinaigrette

Directions

Hand chop lettuce with the Saladmaster Santoku knife, wash and set aside. Chop both apples on the #3 cone and the nuts on the #2 cone. Add apples, nuts, craisins and cheese to the lettuce. Dress with your favorite vinaigrette.

Apple Pie

Suggested Piece: Large Mixing Bowl & 10" Gourmet Chef Skillet

Ingredients

5 granny smith apples (#3 cone)

1 c. flour

1/2 c. brown sugar

1/2 c. granulated sugar

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

2 tbsp. butter

1/4 c. water (opt.)

1 pkg. Pillsbury refrigerated pie dough

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F. In a large mixing bowl combine flour, sugars, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Process apples on #3 cone into bowl and toss to coat evenly. Fit one pre-rolled pie dough round into bottom of 10" Gourmet Chef Skillet. Fill skillet with apple mixture (it's okay if it's heaping, the apples will cook down). Cut butter into small cubes and place on top of apples. Drizzle with 1/4 c. water (opt.). Using your fingers dipped in water, wet edges of dough in the skillet. Unfold 2nd pre-rolled pie dough round on top apples (make sure to create decorative holes to vent pie as it cooks!) Press and seal edges of pie. Sprinkle top of pie with a little cinnamon and sugar. Bake in oven for 30 - 45 minutes, or until top of pie is golden brown. 

Autumn Apple Salad with a Maple Vinaigrette

Suggested Piece: Large Cold Bowl

Ingredients

2 cups baby spinach

1/4 cup dried cranberries

1/4 cup halved pecans

2 tablespoons feta cheese

1/2 granny smith apple (#3 cone)

1/2 fuji apple (#3 cone)

2 slices bacon cooked and chopped

Maple Dijon Vinaigrette

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

1 tablespoon maple syrup

1 and 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard

Salt & pepper to taste

Directions

Add the spinach to a medium size bowl or plate.

Top with dried cranberries, halved pecans, feta cheese, sliced apples, and cooked bacon.

Add all the ingredients for the maple Dijon vinaigrette to a small mason jar. Shake to mix. Pour over the salad. The dressing recipe makes enough for two salads.

Apple Crisp

Suggested Piece: 11-inch Skillet or Electric Oil Core Skillet

Ingredients
6 *apples (#3 cone)
2 c. chunky granola
Topping Suggestions:
nuts (#2 or #3 cone)
butter
caramel sauce
honey
maple syrup
cinnamon
nutmeg
brown sugar
butter
raisins

Directions
Cut apples directly into bottom of skillet. Pour granola over the apples and sprinkle with your choice of toppings. Cover with lid and cook over medium heat until Vapo-Valve clicks rapidly. Reduce heat to low and continue cooking for approximately 20 minutes. Serve with vanilla ice cream or top with whip cream!

*Suggestion: Pears would make a great substitute for this fall dessert!

Applesauce

Suggested Piece: Saladmaster Machine & 1 Quart Saucepan

Ingredients
10 small/medium apples (#1 or #2 cone)
Cinnamon (optional)

Directions
Process apples on Saladmaster Machine in 1 Quart Saucepan. Sprinkle with cinnamon if desired. Cover with lid and cook over medium heat until Vapo-Valve clicks. Reduce heat to low and cook for approximately minutes.

Tip: For variation in flavor and nutrition add raspberries, strawberries (#2 cone), or blueberries (halved) with apples. May want to add a bit of sugar or agave too... or for a healthier alternative leave it out all together!