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This Shrunken Heads Halloween Apple Cranberry Walnut Tart is the perfect ghoulish dessert to serve at a Halloween dinner party. It’s creepy without being grossI’ve actually wanted to try making a shrunken apple head tart or pie last Halloween, but never got around to it. The idea seemed like it would work. I’d made shrunken apple head dolls with my mother as a child, so I knew that it took no amazing carving skill to make the shrunken head faces.
As the apples shrivel clumsy features become more realistic. I concluded that if the apples were cored and halved, then only dehydrated about half as much as the dolls were the texture would be slightly chewy but still moist. Drying would be done in a low heat oven and nuts and dried berries would be a great compliment to the texture of the apples. Akin to a sort of rustic mincemeat. I kept things quite simple, just dried cranberries with walnut bits mixed with honey and a little orange juice to accompany the shrunken heads..
Shrunken Heads Halloween Apple Cranberry Walnut Tart Recipe
This Shrunken Heads Halloween Apple Cranberry Walnut Tart is the perfect dessert recipe to make for a Halloween dinner party.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, French
Servings: 8
Ingredients
4-6 firm apples medium sized
1 tbs citric acid or 1/2 cup lemon juice
2 cups water
single pie crust for tart shell
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup of honey
1 1/2 tbs orange juice
*** optional 1/4 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
Cut the apples in half core and peel. Take care to make sure you have removed seeds and hard bits, but keep as much apple as you can.
Mix the citric acid or lemon juice with water in medium size bowl. Make sure it is deep enough to cover an apple half.
Carve the faces in each apple as shown, then drop in the water bath. Remove, shake off and pat dry with paper towel. This keeps the apples from browning.
Read full recipes here>>https://momfoodie.com/shrunken-heads-halloween-apple-cranberry-walnut-tart-recipe/