Simple Sides

Here are a couple of sides I like to make that are Super Simple.

Baked Carrots and Apples

2 cups of baby carrots
1 green apple, peeled and sliced (I used yellow apples because that is what I like.  Red aren't as great for something like this because they tend to fall apart.
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup margarine

Boil (10 minutes) and drain carrots
Combine carrots and apples in sprayed 8x8 pan.  Combine remaining ingredients and pour over the apples and carrots.  Bake for 30 minutes at 350.

To be so simple this is really yummy!!




Brown Sugar Apple Halves

Use 1 apple for each family member or 1/2 apple for each family member depending on how hungry your family is.

Cut the apples in half so that you cut from the top to the bottom of the apple through the middle of the core.  Remove all seeds and core.  This should leave you a little dip in the center.  I use a melon baller to make this easier.  Again I use yellow apples because they are my favorite. 

Place the apples with the meat of the apple facing up in a baking dish.  Place a pat of butter on each apple half.  Then top each half with a tablespoon of brown sugar.  Add a dash of cinnamon.

Bake for 25-28 minutes at 350 degrees. 

These apples are quick and easy and scrumptious. My family was begging for the recipe. 

No pics of either of these but I will add them the next time I bake them.  These are just a couple of good recipes from my archive that made it to "THE RECIPE BOOK"

Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies

I got this recipe from a website and I just couldn't resist the picture.  It looked so great I had to try them.

Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies

Filling

4 oz cream cheese, softened (from 8 oz package)
1 egg
3 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Brownies

1 Box Betty Crocker Original Supreme Premium brownie mix.  (this is the one with the hershey's syrap in the box that gets added to the mix)
Make brownie mix as called for on the box
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
Grease the bottom of  9" square pan

In a small bowl beat filling ingredients and set aside

Make brownie batter in seperate bowl as directed.  Put 3/4 batter in the pan

Spoon filling over the top of the brownie mix evenly

Spoon remaining brownie over top of the filling.

Cut through with knife to make marbled design

Sprinkle with chocolate chips

Bake 40-44 minutes

Cool completely (1-1 1/2 hours)

Store covered in refrigerator.

OK...results are in.  First I will let you know I forgot to add the chocolate chips.  I'm sure they would have been a bonus but these brownies were awesome without them anyway.  They were so great this recipe is definately going in my favorites book!!