Raw Caramel Apple Cobbler - a delicious and fun dessert that is easy and quick to make! Figs and dates bring natural sweetness and cashews add crunch to this fresh twist on cobbler.
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Do those letters mean anything to you?
My favorite game show is Wheel of Fortune (those are the free letters filled in for the final puzzle). Sitting at home, I'm pretty good at it too. When I was younger, my Hawaii Grandpa insist I'd "seen this episode on the mainland already" when I was visiting Hawaii and would solve the puzzles before him.
Two years ago, the Wheel Mobile was here in Oregon, and I went to audition. On my birthday. Now there may be some skill involved, but the majority of what gets you on the show is personality. I kept this in mind as I filled out my information card at the audition, and under "interests" I wrote "going to bullfights on acid". I thought this was clever, and was even more excited when I realized the Wheel Mobile version of "Pat" is a movie quote machine!
So, aside from personality, luck is the other main component of the audition process. You show up, stand in a line that snakes around and around rows and rows, for an hour or more. When it is time for your group to enter the auditorium, you are seated in the audience looking at a stage with a wheel, a letter board, a Pat and a Vanna! Luck is what gets you onstage, because every person in your group is added to a big spinning drum to be picked. Total random lottery. Six people get onstage at one time, and they play a mini game of Wheel. So fun to watch!
Unfortunately I wasn't even picked to get onstage to play.
Some of you know it's my birthday later this month. Once again, the Wheel Mobile will be here in Oregon! I am going to audition again, hoping to get picked to be onstage!
Our birthday traditions include a small cake at midnight, small gifts throughout the month, going to dinner at the family's favorite Mexican restaurant and now - Wheel of Fortune auditions! Hopefully this year the luck will be with me.
Since I've already enjoyed plenty of cupcakes, the birthday dessert I'm making this year? My raw apple cobbler - this works at midnight or any time of day. I usually use dates in the filling - I used figs this time and the flavors are great! The buttery cashews with the sweet figs are a perfect pairing with the tart apple and caramel flavors.
Raw Caramel Apple Cobbler
serves two
dairy, egg, soy and gluten free, vegan
INGREDIENTS:
2 apples, sliced horizontally and cored
½ cup raw cashews
4-5 dried figs, pitted
4-5 dried dates, pitted
1 tablespoon maple syrup
caramel sauce (recipe below)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Pulse cashews, figs, dates and maple syrup in food processor until a sticky crumble mixture forms. Stack apple with fig cashew mixture between each slice, drizzle with caramel sauce.
Caramel Sauce
INGREDIENTS:
2 tablespoons lucuma powder
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 tablespoon organic apple sauce
INSTRUCTIONS:
Stir until lucuma dissolves. Drizzle over apple cobbler.
What is your favorite game show? Would you ever want to be a contestant?
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a delicious and fun dessert that is easy and quick to make! Figs and dates bring natural sweetness and cashews add crunch to this fresh twist on cobbler.
Raw Caramel Apple Cobbler
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The Dinner Belle for Kimberlybelle.com says
I admit I have applied to Couples Wheel--my husband and I rock at it! This looks like a great snack and reminds me of charoset (a traditional passover dish). To my charoset I like to add dried cherries and I prefer pecans to cashews. I think that I might add in some honey instead of syrup too--I just like the flavor better. A drizzle of homemade caramel sauce sounds like the perfect topping.
The Dinner Belle for Kimberlybelle.com
spabettie says
Couples Wheel would be fun, too! Jason's pretty good at Wheel too, perhaps we should try that route sometime... 😉
I have made this raw cobbler with pecans before too - very good!
Liz (Little Bitty Bakes) says
Mmmm, this looks amazing - photos are SO gosh darn vibrant!!
Funny you say that about your grandpa... when I used to live in NYC, Jeopardy was on at 7pm instead of 7:30pm (like it is upstate, where my parents live), so I'd email the final Jeopardy answer to my mom so she could look extra smart in front of my dad, who is a Jeopary whiz. He caught on eventually, when she'd know the answers to completely random questions 🙂
GOOD LUCK with the Wheel!
spabettie says
haaa haaa - I LOVE your Jeopardy story! that is classic!
Lauren @ www.cravingsgoneclean.com says
Maybe the acid joke was a little risque for them? I think you need to make a special t-shirt to wear to the audition. Then they'll pick you! No ideas on what it should say yet, though.
Your photos look amazing!
spabettie says
good point, Lauren! I kept it "cleaner" this time around... even though I didn't get picked, they DO go through and pick some of the leftovers for final auditions... perhaps I will get in that way! 🙂
Danguole says
Hilarious story! The photo is gorgeous, too.
myFudo says
That looks beautiful, I could eat it straight out of my screen 🙂 love the photos, nice post.
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hihorosie says
happy birthday soon! And wishing you all the best at the audition! Hope you at least get on stage! And good lookin apple cobbler you got there. 😉
Amy P says
It says "serves two"...what if I don't want to share? If I'm going to make my apples look this beautiful, I'M NOT SHARING! I'm going to say "Make your own beautiful apples!" : ) Beautiful Apples, Kris!
AND I LOVE Wheel of Fortune! I'm really good at it at home, too. I'd probably freeze and choke during auditions! Good luck! I'd be so excited to see someone I knew on there!
spabettie says
Amy, you obviously have not seen my juice recipes that say "serves two, or ME". 😉 and you obviously are a girl I could get along with. you're a smart cookie, keeping this to yourself (trust me, once you taste it you better have enough if you do have to share...) 😀
and THANK YOU!! I hope I get a chance to audition this time, and yep, I really hope I wouldn't just freeze!
Kath (My Funny Little Life) says
This looks so great! 😀 But what is lucuma powder??
I cross my thumbs that you'll get picked this year!
spabettie says
oops - forgot about the lucuma. it's a sweet powder from a Peruvian plant... you could make without...actually, this is good without ANY topping! 🙂
Felicity says
BEAUTIFUL photos!
I'm not just saying this so you'll help me with mine, this is honestly magazine worthy photography! especially when you see it next to the old one (which I thought was GREAT, looked again after our chat today). I still think it's great, but these - wow, Kris, your improvements are awesome!
I just emailed you back again too - more questions on the ISO. 😀
spabettie says
thanks, friend! I *wish* I was in a magazine... 😉
emailed back!
Mary says
This looks simply wonderful! I love it.
spabettie says
thank you, Mary! we love it too... very quick and easy to assemble - I hope you try it!