Fruit Recipe Cooking Articles >>Best Recipes: Hot Buttered Rum Fruit
by Donna Monday
Enjoying a mug of hot buttered rum is one of those long-standing holiday traditions. It recalls scenes of sitting by a fireplace watching the fire crackle red and blue as the snowflakes gently fall outside.
Maybe this is why hot buttered rum recipes are so popular around holiday time. It’s a nice drink to have with friends and family.
While serving traditional hot buttered rum is always a welcome idea, you might consider doing something a bit different this year. How about making your guests a nice little side dish of Hot Buttered Rum Fruit?
Fruit goes well with any meal and the rum and apple cider give it a spicy twist. I think you’ll be pleased with the reactions you’ll get when they taste this delicious holiday fruit dish.
Hot Buttered Rum Fruit
- 1 20 oz can pineapple chunks, drained
- 1 15-1/4 oz can peach halves, drained and halved
- 1 15 oz can pear halves, drained and halved
- ¼ cup sweetened dried cranberries
- 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ cup apple cider or juice
- 2 tablespoons margarine or butter
- ¼ cup rum
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Arrange fruit in an ungreased 12x8-inch baking dish.
In a medium saucepan, combine brown sugar, cornstarch, nutmeg and apple cider; mix well. Cook over medium heat until bubbly and thickened, stirring frequently.
Stir in margarine; cook until melted. Remove from heat; stir in rum. Pour over fruit.
Bake for 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
Makes 10 half-cup servings.
Best Ever Apple Pie Recipes
by Donna Monday
What’s the best ever apple pie recipe?
That’s easy. It’s whatever apple pie that brings back favorite memories and creates new ones. Everyone seems to know what their favorite apple pie tastes like, however when it comes to recreating that same flavor, many find that you have to make an apple pie from scratch to recreate that Mom’s apple pie experience.
Fortunately, if you’re looking to make a homemade apple pie, you can find plenty of free apple pie recipes online that will show you how to make apple pie from scratch, including the pie crust, or with already made pie crust.
You can find everything from award winning apple pie recipes to the plain ‘ole delicious classic old fashion apple pie. You can make dried apple pies, Marlborough o 
Best Ever Apple Pie Recipes
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Electric Melons!
by Ed Williams
Know what one of my favorite summer pastimes is?
Eatin’ watermelon.
That’s right, just eatin’ some cold, juicy watermelon.
People these days don’t really know how to eat one. It‘s been made way too civilized. Back when I was growing up, we enjoyed melons every day, and I learned how to really eat and enjoy one.
Back in those days, Ed Jr. would grow a large garden behind our house. We lived on a big hill, and he grew the melons on some flat land down at its bottom. He always grew melons, corn, squash, butterbeans, and a few other things. It seems like we mostly pulled melons in either June or July of each year.
When those months rolled around, Ernest or I had the daily job of going down the hill and determining which melon to pull Electric Melons!
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Oatmeal-Apple-Raisin Muffins
by LeAnn R. Ralph
These muffins are not only tasty, but they're also a good source of fiber. In recent years, health experts have come to realize that fiber is an important part of a heart-healthy diet. Using Canola oil also increases the health benefits of these muffins.
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk (or 1 cup of milk with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice added)
1 cup oatmeal (either quick-cooking or old-fashioned oatmeal; I like to use the old-fashioned)
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup cooking oil
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 apple chopped
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Pre-heat oven to 375 degr Oatmeal-Apple-Raisin Muffins
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