All American Apple Pie for the 4th of July

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We made this last night at my sons request.  The kids helped peel apples and pinch crust then enjoyed this pie with a little naturally sweetened whip cream. 

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 can unsweetened apple juice concentrate thawed
• 6 cups thinly sliced apples
• 1- 9 inch double crust pie

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Whisk together the cornstarch, cinnamon and 1/4 of the apple juice.
3. In a saucepan over medium heat, simmer the apples in the remaining apple juice until just tender. Add the cornstarch mixture and stir until thickened.
4. Pour into bottom crust and cover with top crust. Bake for 45 minutes or until lightly  browned                           

More great resources!

It's been a long week, but somehow we are still going strong. There is so much power associated with having control of your body not the other way around. Today I made 50 cake pops and didn't even taste one. My strategy: Be Prepared. I baked a pumpkin pie yesterday so I had something sweet in the fridge ready to go. It worked!

I also can't wait to try this French Toast on my friend's blog, which is another great resource for eating healthy:

http://krashcookingcreations.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-french-toast.html

Here is the pumpkin pie recipe:

www.thenourishingapron.blogspot.com/2009/11/pumpkin-pie.html