Weekly Eats #2 Featuring a Quick Apple Poptart Recipe

I didn’t realize until I made this post that I ate a ton of food this week.  I had my usual pasta dishes, a ton of sandwiches, and even baked!

A quick bottled pasta sauce, with spinach,meatballs, and whole wheat pasta

My friend, Brandi, made fried chicken last Saturday and was gracious enough to fry some old chicken that I had laying around. I ate it with brown rice and broccoli (not pictured).

I made pancakes last weekend. I would like to say they were homemade, but they were just from the box 😛

My favorite cereal is bran flakes! They’re a great source of iron and fiber, and they taste just like Raisin Bran without the gross raisins and added sugar.

I bought grapes to snack on last week.

Spaghetti and Meatballs again, with a little too much Parmesan

I also bought potatoes last week, and had like 3 of them over the course of the week. I baked them all, and had them with butter, salt, pepper, and cheddar cheese.

A sandwich with Thanksgiving Turkey, spinach, tomatoes, provolone, pesto, and mayo. I also like my sandwiches panini-style, so I grilled it for a few minutes.

Beef tacos with seasoned beef, spinach, tomatoes, cheese, and salsa (not pictured). My favorite tacos from taco bell are the cheesy gordita crunches, but since I’m refraining from fast food, I just made my own double decker tacos.

Green tea and oatmeal with milk, brown sugar, and crushed almonds

I made the same sandwich all week. I had like 5 of them. This one I ate with apple sauce.

A leftover burger from 5 Napkin

My roommate and her mom made these muffins, and offered me one

I made homemade apple poptarts because I’ve been craving something sweet and decided to at least make it semi-healthy

I’ve included the apple poptart recipe for those that might want to try it out.  It’s quick, easy, and they turn out delicious!

Apple Poptart Recipe

Adopted from rosieeats.com.

Ingredients:

• 1 store-bought pie crust dough
• 2 apples (or any fruit you have or like)
• a dash of cinnamon
• a splash of lemon or orange juice
• egg wash (1 egg mixed with splash of water)
• 1 tablespoon of honey

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 425 F.

Unroll one of the pie crusts and square the edges. Cut into rectangles.

Cut the apples into chunks.  (You can remove the skin if you like, but I have a pretty good blender, so I just left them on).  Add the apple, cinnamon, and lemon juice to a blender and blend until it is the consistency of apple sauce.  Place a heaping spoon of the puree in the center of a rectangle and gently spread outward, keeping 1/4 inch bare around the perimeter. Wet edges of crust with the egg wash to seal it, and top with another piece of crust. Seal all the edges with a fork. Repeat until all of the pie crust is used.

Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar and prick the tops with a fork to allow steam to escape. Bake in oven for 10-15 mins or until golden brown.

I brushed the tops with honey like in the original recipe, but next time, I won’t.  They were just a little too sweet for my liking.  Afterwards, I also realized a good idea would have been to cook the apple mixture for a few minutes to get more of that classic apple pie flavor.

And here’s some pictures of the process:

1 1/2 apples, with a dash of cinnamon, and a splash of lemon juice

The blended apples, cinnamon, and lemon juice

I cut the dough into 6 squares

Just one egg mixed with a splash of water

Poptart after assembly. I added the extra pie dough for me to snack on later

I made homemade apple poptarts because I’ve been craving something sweet and decided to at least make it semi-healthy

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