APPLESAUCE SPICE DROPS
…which came about as a result of modifying a family recipe to fit what was available in my cupboards, thus:
- 1 Cup Butter
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 Cup Applesauce
- 3 Cups Flour
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Cloves
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Nutmeg
- 1 Cup Dried Cherries**
- 1/2 Cup Pumpkin Seeds***
DIRECTIONS: Cream together butter and sugar, then beat in eggs one at a time. Add applesauce. At this point, the mixture will take on a funky curd-like texture:
Stir in dry ingredients — the order doesn’t particularly matter — then fold in dried cherries and pumpkin seeds. Which will give you dough like so:
Spoon onto ungreased baking sheet(s). Bake at 375 degrees (Farenheit) for approximately 10 minutes. Then serve and EAT!
BON APETIT!
**Normally this recipe calls for 1 cup raisins.
***A completely unnecessary ingredient; I’m just trying to get rid of the damn things.
Looks delicious!
They are quite tasty! 🙂
I’m afraid I haven’t quite ever gotten on board the pumpkin seed train. My mom used to roast ’em when I was a kid but despite starting young, I’ve simply never gained a taste for ’em.
Other than that, these look yummy! 🙂
My husband has to consume a lot of protein because of being on dialysis, so we tried them because they are a quick-eat protein punch when he needs one. But he ended up not liking them as solo snacks, so it’s been a challenge getting rid of them!
Another great recipe and what is great is the simple ingredients 😉
Definitely simple. I leave the complicated stuff for other people! 😉