March - Royal Fruit Club - Granny Smith Apples

 

March: Our pick for this month is the crisp, tart Granny Smith Apple.  This powerful little guy packs a punch!  Look at all you can do for your body with one little snack!

Benefits of Granny Smith apples:

• rich in Vitamic C and flavonoids (both are antioxidants)
• neutralizes harmful free radicals (that's a good thing!)
• lessens your risk of heart disease
• lessens your risk of diabetes
• lessens your risk of stroke
• high in fiber (helps to slow digestion and makes you feel full)
• stabalizes blood sugar levels
• beneficial for your teeth (stimulates saliva, and the saliva decreases bacteria in your mouth - fewer cavities!)
• has lots of potassium - keeps us in balance

So here's our favorite recipe for these powerful Grannie:

1. buy apple
2. rinse off (optional)
3. remove sticker (also optional)
4. sit in comfy place (alternatively, get into car to do errands; go for a walk; sit at your desk; chase after your kids; pick up the house while eating!)
5. enjoy!
6. know that you are helping your body to be strong and powerful!

Look for more recipes - Granny Smiths and others - on our page!

Recipe of the Week: Apple Brownies



So, this apple walks into a brownie... actually, that's a bit misleading. For you see this week's recipe, while it may be called "Apple Brownies," has a lot more in common with what you might know as a "Blondie." In other words, there is no chocolate (brown) to be found here - just apple-y goodness along with the always welcome crunch of pecans. A better name would probably be "Applies" but since that's already a word and would require an ensuing explanation of pronounciation, we'll just stick with Apple Brownies.

Apple Brownies

You need:

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 Granny Smith apples, ppeled, cored, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar then beat in egg
3. Stir in apples and pecans
4. In a separate bowl, sift together dry ingredients
5. Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix well
6. Pour into a buttered, 8x8 baking dish
7. Bake for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes clean from center of brownie

Find more great fruit recipes on Ruma's web site!

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To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Ruma's is having a Great Green Giveaway!

Visit our Facebook page and answer the trivia question (it's about this little guy to your left) and you could win a delicious box of 8 fresh, shiny green Granny Smith apples.

Happy St. Patrick's Day! :)