Easy French Apple Tart

Make an easy French tart with fresh apples and applesauce.

I'm not even sure this should count as a recipe. I mean, want to know how to make an easy French apple tart ? Here's what you should do : get a pie crust (I used a puff pastry crust but you can use whichever you want), pour some applesauce in your pie crust and cover with apple slices. Bake for about 40 minutes. There. You have a French apple tart. I'm not sure what else there is to say, really.

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Easy Apple Crumble

This easy apple crumble requires only 4 ingredients. Plus, it's got fruit, so that means it's healthy, right ?!

Once upon a time, I hated cooked fruit. As long as the fruit in the dessert wasn't actually baked with the dessert, I was okay, but things like warm apple cake or apple tart ? Blegh.
Then one day I decided to get over my fear of warm fruit because there was an apple crumble in the oven and it made the house smell wonderful. I tried it, and ever since then, I can actually tolerate cooked fruits in desserts.

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Applesauce Oat Bars

Applesauce oat bars are very easy to make. They'll be perfect as an afternoon snack or for breakfast.

Random cravings are weird. I saw the box of rolled oats in the baking cupboard and instantly wanted applesauce oatmeal squares. Having never actually made oat bars before, I went looking for a recipe and found this one that originally uses strawberry jam. I wanted applesauce though, so I used applesauce for my oat bars (but I'll have to try it with jam because yum).
These applesauce oat bars are very easy to make (and they'll be even easier to eat). They're perfect as an afternoon snack or for breakfast : they are very filling ! They only require basic ingredients and one bowl (less dishes to wash – yay !). This recipe for applesauce oat bars is also egg-free.

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