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I want to take a second and thank all of our service men and women. It’s because of you that our world is a better place today. ♥Thank You♥
I know I have talked about how I’m a huge fan of Neilson-Massey vanilla and recently while shopping I picked up another bottle of their vanilla extract and a bottle of their vanilla bean paste. If you have never heard of vanilla bean paste it’s pure vanilla with vanilla beans all in a paste form. Love the stuff! If you get the opportunity to pick up a bottle I highly recommend it. Now, since I had a couple apples laying around I decided I would turn them into something sweet and delicious. I originally set out to make cinnamon apples but when I saw the bottle of vanilla bean paste I changed my mind. Vanilla trumps cinnamon in my book 
I also made some French toast and served the apples over top. I thought it was perfect. Since the apples make a thick vanilla syrup it took the place of traditional maple syrup. If you are a not a fan of fruit on your French toast you could always serve it along the side.
(Neilson-Massey has no idea who I am and did not pay me or provide me with products to advertise. I just really really really like their vanilla )
Vanilla Spiced Apples:
3 apples – peeled, cored and sliced into wedges (8 slices per apple)
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
1 pinch of salt
1 1/2 cup cold water mixed with 1 tablespoon cornstarch (mix till combined and no clumps)
Peel, core and slice apples. Add butter to a large skillet and melt over medium heat. Once melted add apple slices and cook for 5 minutes to soften apples. Add brown sugar, vanilla bean paste and salt. Stir together and then add water/cornstarch mixture. Continue to cook over medium heat until apples are soft. Around 15 –20 minutes. When apples are soft you can turn up the heat to quickly thicken syrup. The apples and syrup will be ready once it reaches maple syrup consistency.
Source: Adapted from Kat’s GF Kitchen
This looks divine. Now I wish I had some of that vanilla paste.
Vanilla spiced apples sound wonderful, definitely great over French toast!
The Neilson-Massey vanilla bean paste is seriously amazing…I bet it was wonderful with the apples! And I love the idea of serving the apples on French toast!
Oh my. Can I have a breakfast do-over? This looks so good. I love warm fruit with French toast or pancakes.
That looks amazing! I am hoping to find some of that paste in the Ohio area….wish me luck!
Those look sooo delicious! Great idea putting them over french toast. Yum!
Beautiful apples, they look just right! Yum!! Stumbled
Do you think it would be acceptable to just make a meal out of those apples? Because…I won’t be able to stop eating them.
Those apples would turn breakfast into a feast! They sound delicious.
these look so amazing!!! I’ve never heard of vanilla bean paste, but now I have to try it!
mmm cooked apples. I can smell them already
SO good. And I agree- vanilla bean paste is such an awesome ingredient. I had no idea what I was missing until my MIL sent me some. It is a FABULOUS day due to our service men & women…job well done!
I love to use vanilla paste and this looks like a great breakfast!
what a wonderful french toast, waffle, pancake, and crepe topper! i imagine the smell alone is quite heavenly.
I’ve still been waiting to make your spiced apples!
Now I’ll make these!
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My mouth is watering just looking at these. I’ve got a ton of apples at home and will be making this immediately upon my arrival there. I don’t even want to wait that long!
so simple and they look so good! I need to get some vanilla bean paste!