Cranberry Almond Apple Pie

Very tasty apple pie recipe.

1 cup sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp salt
6 med. baking apples, peeled and thinly sliced
1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
1 pastry shell (9")

TOPPING:

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
3 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted

In a bowl, combine sugar, flour, butter, nutmeg and salt; mix well. Add apples and cranberries; stir gently. Pour into pie shell. In a small bowl, mix the brown sugar, flour and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in almonds; sprinkle over filling. Bake at 350°F for 1 hour or until apples are tender.

Chocolate Cranberry Truffles

Chocolate Cranberry Truffles

9 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
1/2 cup Ocean Spray® Jellied Cranberry Sauce
2 tablespoons heavy cream
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 1/2 tablespoons powdered sugar

1. Place chocolate, cranberry sauce and heavy cream in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until sauce is smooth, whisking frequently. Remove from heat and pour into a glass or plastic bowl. Cover with plastic wrap. Let sit at room temperature to thicken.
2. Combine cocoa and 1 1/2 tablespoons powdered sugar on a small plate. Scoop out a rounded teaspoonful of chocolate mixture. Roll in cocoa, coating throroughly. Dust hands with powdered sugar. Roll truffle in hands to form a 1-inch ball. Continue forming truffles with remaining chocolate mixture.

Makes 30 truffles.

(recipe provided by Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.)