Right about now, most families are helping their children figure out how to create the most exciting and original costume ever. I think I won this contest last year when my daughter, Daphne, went to school as a dead head on a table (see photo). However, Halloween is not just for the children. Adults, parents or not, love a costume party. You may be planning a party yourself or would like to bring a nice treat to a party you will attend. Hey, maybe I am just giving you the idea now to plan a party. There’s still time to throw something together. Either way, here are some dessert ideas:

Slow Baked Apples:

Serves 4

½ C. sugar

1/8 tsp. ground ginger

Pinch of ground coriander

4 medium Fuji apples

¼ C. butter

1 Tbsp. orange zest

1/3 C. heavy whipping cream

1 Tbsp. powdered sugar

¼ tsp. vanilla

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Butter four ¾ cup custard cups. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Mix sugar, ginger, and coriander in small bowl. Peel apples, halve, remove core. Slice apple halves into 1/8 inch slices. Place thin layer of apple slices in each custard cup, overlapping. Brush lightly with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar mix and orange zest. Keep layering in this manner until everything is used and cups are full. Cover with plastic and then foil. Pierce 4 holes through foil and plastic. Place cups on baking sheet. Bake for 2 hours. Whisk cream, powdered sugar and vanilla together in a medium bowl until soft peaks form. Spoon cream on top of each cup.

Apple Pie

Filling:

3 Medium apples, peeled and sliced

1 Tbsp. sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

1/8 tsp. nutmeg

Topping:

¾ C butter

1 C flour

1 C sugar

½ tsp salt

1 egg, beaten

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place apple slices into a 9 inch pie pan. In small bowl mix sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg  together and sprinkle over the apples. Melt the butter. In a separate bowl, stir the flour, sugar, salt and egg. Whisk in the butter. Spread this over the apples. Bake for 40 minutes.

For a great Tart Tatin recipe visit my blog: http://yovia.com/blogs/simplyfood/tag/tart-tatin/