Easter Brunch Cranberry Apple Cinnamon Dumplings

These are perfect easy to put together and everyone will love them.
Cranberry Apple Cinnamon Dumplings
Cranberry Apple Cinnamon Dumplings
2 green apples
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 cup Ocean Spray Ruby Cranberry Juice Drink
4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons brown sugar
8 buttermilk biscuits
¼ cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
Fresh cranberries (optional)
Preheat oven at 375 degrees. Spray with non-stick cooking spray a 9x12x2 pan and set aside
Remove the cores from the apples and cut each apple into 8 equal slices place apple slices in a bowl toss with lime juice to coat well to prevent them from turning brown. Do not peel the apples.
On stove top in a small sauce pan add cranberry juice, butter and brown sugar bring to a simmer and simmer until butter is melted and the sugar has dissolved.
On a clean surface cut each biscuits in half take a piece of the dough and press down to stretch dough big enough to wrap around apple slice press down the dough to seal it well around the apple slice place in greased pan repeat for the remaining 15 arranging them in one layer.
Pour the hot syrup over the dumplings. In a small bowl mix the sugar with the cinnamon and sprinkle over the dumplings. Bake 30 to 35 minutes until golden brown. Serve 2 warm dumplings per person you may also garnish with fresh cranberries.

Healthy Solutions Spice Blends “Cajun Seafood” Entry

Spicy Cajun Seafood Soup

Spicy Cajun Seafood Soup
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
½ cup pancetta diced
½ cup onion chopped
½ cup carrots chopped
1/2 cup celery chopped
2 garlic cloves minced
2 tablespoons cilantro chopped
1 ½ tablespoons healthy Solutions spice blends Cajun Seafood
14.5 can dice tomatoes
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup frozen peas
12 oz. Ale beer
2 teaspoon fish base
2 cups water
32 oz. seafood cooking stock
½ cup small pasta shells
2 pounds seafood mix (raw)
Zest of a lemon
1 lemon cut in 6 wedges
½ cup sour cream
2 green onions chopped
In a large non stick pot on medium high heat add oil and pancetta sauté 2 minutes add onions, carrots and celery sauté 3 minutes add garlic, cilantro spice blend, diced tomatoes, peas, and salt and ale beer. Simmer until liquid reduces by half.
Next in a small bowl mix fish base with warm water until fish base is dissolved. Add the fish broth, seafood stock and pasta shells bring to a boil and cook 5 minutes. Add seafood mix to the soup simmer 3 to 5 minutes until seafood is cooked.
Plate soup with a doll up of sour cream, lemon wedge and sprinkle with green onions.
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