Snack & Dessert Recipes

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Snacks & Desserts 

AppleSweets® & PB Sandwich

PB with a tasty crunch!

Baked Apples with Cranberries

These sweet baked apples sparkle with cranberries and maple syrup

Fresh Peach Pie

Delicious way to enjoy fresh peaches.

Fruit Compote

World Famous Fruit combo.

Ginger Poached Pears

Honey-sweet pears flavored with sprakling ginger and lemon.

Pinata Apple and Blue Cheese Tart

Feature recipe from Chef Jason Wilson; Crush Restaurant, Seattle

Windmill Apple Pie

Straight from the historic Windmill restaurant!

AppleSweets® & Cream Cheese Sandwich

2 minutes
  • Oatmeal bread slices
  • Whipped Cream Cheese
  • Wild Berry AppleSweets®

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AppleSweets® & PB Sandwich

2 minutes
  • Whole wheat bread
  • Peanut butter
  • County Fair Caramel AppleSweets®

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Baked Apples with Cranberries

Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 35-45 minute
  • 4 red, firm fleshed medium apples
  • 1 cup fresh or dried cranberries
  • 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
  • ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 teaspoons unsalted butter
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Cream (optional)

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Fresh Peach Pie

Yield: 8 servings
  • 5 cups peeled and sliced Stemilt peaches
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 cups sweetened whipped cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 (8-inch) prepared pie shell**

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Fruit Compote

Serves 4 to 6
  • 4 fresh apples (Gala, Pink Lady or Fuji)
  • 4 fresh peaches
  • 2 cups fresh cherries, pitted and halved
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons water

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Ginger Poached Pears

Preparation Time: 40 minutes or less Makes 4 Servings
  • 3 cups of ginger ale (not diet)
  • 3 tablespoons of honey
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest or coarsely grated peel
  • 1 ½ tablespoons shredded fresh ginger
  • 4 large firm-ripe green pears
  • 4 ultra-thin slices of lemon, for decoration
  • 4 large fresh mint leaves
  • freshly grated nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons stirred sour cream

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Pinata Apple and Blue Cheese Tart

  • 5 each Stemilt Pinata Apples, peeled cored and sliced ½ inch thick
  • 4 oz. Blue d’Arvegne Cheese
  • 6 Strips of thickly cut Smoked Bacon, chopped in lardons (rectangles ¼”x3/4”)
  • 2 tbsp. Chopped Fresh Rosemary
  • 3 tbsp. Whole Butter
  • 3 tbsp. Clarified Butter
  • 1/4 cup White Sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 tbsp. Balsamic Vinegar
  • 3 tbsp. Kosher Salt
  • 1 pint Chicken Stock
  • 2 lbs. Puff Pastry Dough
  • 4 Large Walla Walla Onions, sliced fairly thin (roughly 1/2”)
  • 24 sage leaves, fried in olive oil and seasoned with salt

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Windmill Apple Pie

Makes One Delicious 10" Apple Pie
  • Ingredients
  • 10-16 Golden Delicious Apples
  • 2 ½ Cups Sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons Cinnamon
  • 1/8 Cup Lemon Juice
  • 2 Tablespoons Butter
  • ½ Cup Flour
  • 2 Pie Shells – 10"

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Cherry-Fennel Salad Dressing

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Prep Time :10 Minutes

  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 2 cups Northwest fresh sweet cherries, pitted and halved
  • Marinated Poached Halibut*
  • 4 lettuce leaves
  • 2 green onions, diagonally sliced
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Sauté onion in oil until crisp tender. Add vinegar, honey, fennel, salt and pepper, bring mixture to a boil. Add cherries and boil 1 minute. Cool. Arrange halibut on lettuce leaves. Spoon cherry dressing over halibut and sprinkle with sliced green onions. May be served warm or cold.

Makes 4 servings.

Marinated Poached Halibut: Combine 1/4 cup each water and white wine vinegar, 2 tablespoons each dry white wine and olive oil, 1 tablespoon sugar, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon each dried thyme and dried peppercorns. Bring mixture to boil and simmer 5 minutes. Add 1 pound cubed halibut and simmer 3 to 5

 minutes or until fish barely flakes when tested with a fork. Drain and use in warm or cold salads. Makes 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving: 211 Cal., 9.0 g pro., 8.4 g fat (35% Cal. from fat), 26.4 g carb., 12 mg chol., 1.6 g fiber and 292 mg sodium.

Recipe #2

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Prep Time :10 Minutes

  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 2 cups Northwest fresh sweet cherries, pitted and halved
  • Marinated Poached Halibut*
  • 4 lettuce leaves
  • 2 green onions, diagonally sliced

Recipe #3

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Prep Time :10 Minutes

  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 2 cups Northwest fresh sweet cherries, pitted and halved
  • Marinated Poached Halibut*
  • 4 lettuce leaves
  • 2 green onions, diagonally sliced

Recipe #4

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Prep Time :10 Minutes

  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 2 cups Northwest fresh sweet cherries, pitted and halved
  • Marinated Poached Halibut*
  • 4 lettuce leaves
  • 2 green onions, diagonally sliced

Recipe #5

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Prep Time :10 Minutes

  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 2 cups Northwest fresh sweet cherries, pitted and halved
  • Marinated Poached Halibut*
  • 4 lettuce leaves
  • 2 green onions, diagonally sliced

Recipe #6

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Prep Time :10 Minutes

  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 2 cups Northwest fresh sweet cherries, pitted and halved
  • Marinated Poached Halibut*
  • 4 lettuce leaves
  • 2 green onions, diagonally sliced
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