Apple Cinnamon Rolls

These rolls have a bit of a story.  They started off a few weeks ago when I thought about fall baking and combining apples in cinnamon/carmel rolls.  As you may well be aware, I love to make homemade cinnamon rolls as illustrated here and here.  So I thought I would make some.  I did.  They were let's say underwhelming.  Not wanting to start from scratch again, I thought why wouldn't I just use refrigerated rolls and just add apples. Boom. Done. 

So, let's start things off with the apples.  Peel, slice then dice one apple.

Break out a can of cinnamon rolls.  Yeah, I know this picture is blurry.

Unroll each roll and carefully place the apples on the roll.

Roll it back up

And place in a baking dish.

Bake for about 18-20 minutes until they come out golden and delicious.

Frost with the frosting included in the rolls.  I know, it's not really homemade but seriously, these are GOOD.

See, they look homemade!

Big gooey cinnamon rolls flecked with apples.

Don't you just want to burry your face into that little cinnamon crevasse?

I do. 

These won't last long.

Apple Cinnamon Rolls
1 apple
1 can refrigerated cinnamon rolls + frosting from the rolls

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Peel, slice and chop the apples.  Open the can of rolls and remove the rolls.  Unravel each roll and sprinkle the apples on the roll.  Roll back up and place in a baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray.

Bake for about 18-20 minutes or until the rolls are fully cooked.  They will take a bit longer because of the moisture of the apples.

Remove from the oven and frost immediately with the frosting the rolls come with.

Enjoy!

Recipe by: Mrs. Schwartz

A Trip to the Apple Orchard

Yesterday my mom, sister (in-law), brother and nieces went to the Pine Tree Apple Orchard.  It was full of tasty treats, perfect weather and toddlers riding bucking broncos.  No, I'm not kidding.  I will get to that.  Here is the afternoon in pictures.  

Yes, they wore rainbow pants to the orchard.  They are cool like that.

Checking out the pony rides.

They decided they would ride.

Ava mounts her steed.

Happy cowgirl.

Mya is slightly unsure from the get go but settles in.

Yee Haw.

Mya on Peaches.

Twin cowgirls. Such docile creatures bored of walking in circles.

Then all hell broke loose and the girls were bucked from their horses! No, I'm not kidding.  They are just fine but that was just a tick scary considering they are two.  Peaches started it, I'm just saying.

After the horsey madness, the girls pet Oreo and they talked about how horses get scared sometimes.

Brave girl happily hopped back in the saddle like a true cowgirl.  Her sister on the other hand talked later in the evening about how "Peaches got scared."

Into the store we go.

Snuggles from Daddy.

Sharing apple cider with Nana.

Looks like trouble.

Then pretended to sleep no the apple boxes.

Goon.

Cider break.  After I took this one she came running to me and said "Auntie, goooood one?" And wanted to see the picture. Photographer in training.  

Then the rolling down the hill started. 

I asked for a smile, this is what I got.

Eventful day at the orchard to say the least.