Honey Apple Peanut Butter Tart

As I mentioned Monday I have been on a baking high since Christmas thanks to my new Kitchen aid Stand Mixer. This weekend I decided to try another recipe I pinned a while back on Pinterest. This Honey Apple Peanut Butter Tart is very easy and tasty as well. Plus it looks a little fancy with the puff pastry that takes the tart. Give it a try this weekend!

Honey Apple Peanut Butter Tart:

Ingredients:

3 apples (whichever ones you like best), slicked thin

1 sheet Puff Pastry, thawed

heaping 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

2 tablespoons honey, warmed plus 4 tablespoons for drizzling

2 tablespoons granulated sugar

powdered sugar for dusting (optional)

 

Directions:

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 

2. Slice puff pastry dough into 3 equal size rectangles and place onto a silpat lined baking sheet.  

3. Warm peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl until liquid like. 

4. Drizzle in 2 Tablespoons of honey, stir then spread evenly over 3 pastry rectangles leaving 1/2 inch border around edges. 

5.  Layer apple slices neatly over top of peanut butter, drizzle with warm honey, sprinkle with sugar then bake for 30-35 minutes or until pastry is lightly browned and puffed around the edges. 

6.  Let cool completely then drizzle with additional warm honey if desired and powdered sugar. 

7. Serve as whole tarts or cut each tart into fourths.

8. Enjoy!

 

*makes 3 full tarts or 12 slices

(original recipe found here )

 

 

 

Lots of Love,  Natalie

Recently, I decided I was tired of cooking Chicken dishes so Jay and I thumbed through our Cooking Light magazines and came across this tasty sounding recipe, Honey-Orange Pork Tenderloin. I already had a good bit of the ingredients that it called for which made it an affordable meal. Although the recipe called for Brussels sprouts as the side, I thought this recipe sounded like it would pair well with cooked (white or brown) rice and Asparagus.

Ingredients:

 

1/3 cup orange marmalade

3 tablespoons cider vinegar

3 tablespoons lower-sodium soy sauce

1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic

1 1/2 teaspoons honey

2 tablespoons canola oil

1 (1-pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

 

Preparation:

 

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Combine first 5 ingredients, stirring well with a whisk. Reserve 2 tablespoons marmalade mixture.

3. Heat an ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil; swirl to coat. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper.

4.  Add pork to pan; cook 5 minutes or until browned. Turn pork over; brush with 1/4 cup marmalade mixture. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Turn pork over; brush with 1/4 cup marmalade mixture.

5. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until a thermometer registers 150°.

6. Remove pork from pan; brush with reserved 2 tablespoons marmalade mixture.

7. Let stand 10 minutes; slice.

 

 

Happy February 1st! Have a wonderful weekend and I will see you again on Monday!

 

 

Lots of Love,  Natalie