Crockpot Crust-less Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients:

• 1 can pumpkin OR pumpkin pie filling
• 1 can condensed milk
• 2 eggs (or egg whites)
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
  
• cinnamon
• nutmeg
• ginger

Directions:

• Combine ingredients.
• Place in crockpot.
• Cook on low for 4 hours, or until middle is set (consistency of pumpkin pie).
• Let cool, and enjoy!
  

Trail Mix Cookies

Ingredients

2 medium sized bananas
1/4 cup honey
1/2 cup molasses
1 Tbs corn starch
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cloves
Generous handful each of raisins, chopped walnuts, chopped pecans, sunflower seeds, chopped prunes, chopped almonds, or whatever else you may have on hand
3 cups quick oats
1/2 cup applesauce
1/4 cup water

Directions
Heat oven to 350F. Mix thoroughly bananas, molasses, honey, corn starch, applesauce, water, and vanilla. Stir in remaining ingredients, leaving the oats and seeds/nuts until the end. Lightly spray cookie sheet with a non-stick vegetable spray. Dough will be heavy and 'grainy', more of a dough than a 'batter.'

Form 'dough' into 16 balls, and flatten and shape into large, round cookies. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until bottoms are lightly browned and cookie holds together. Cool, and enjoy. Serves 16.

Peach Cheesecake

Crust:
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
6 tbsp marg.
Mix and press into the bottom of a 9x13 pan.
Put into fridge to cool while completing the rest.

4 pkgs cream cheese (250mg each) softened
1 pkg peach jello mix
3/4 cup sugar
2 fresh peaches (chopped)
1 tub cool whip
Mix cream cheese and sugar on medium speed until well blended.
Add peach jello and blend well. Slowly stir in peaches. Fold in cool whip.
Put contents on crust and refridgerate at least 4 hours before serving.

Apple Cake

I went apple picking recently, so had lots of slightly tart apples to bake with. I didn't want to make just pie, so here is one idea I found. The recipe used to be a super unhealthy, carby, sugary confection. My version is still sweet but maple syrup is much healthier than sugar. Also, it is moister and healthier, and the whole wheat flour gives it a great texture! You can also add more apples to make it even better, or substitute some more of the sugar with applesauce (adding flour as necessary).

• 3 cups white whole wheat or whole wheat pastry flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• ¾ cup vegetable oil
• ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
• ½ cup natural cane sugar (or less)
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• ½ cup pure maple syrup
• 3 large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 3 large apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced

Butter and flour a 9x13” baking pan.

Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Stir well with a whisk. In another large bowl, beat the oil, melted butter, sugars, maple syrup, eggs, and vanilla with a whisk. Beat in the flour mixture until smooth, then fold in the apples.

Pour into the pan and smooth the top. Bake at 350F for 45-50 minutes, until a tester comes out clean. Remove to a rack to cool in the pan.