HONEY APPLE CAKE (Dairy-Free: No Milk, No Butter, No Kidding) from Cleo Coyle

From Cleo Coyle: This is a wonderful cake, tender and delectably delicious. I use raw honey for the best flavor. As for the type of apple, I like Golden Delicious for this cake—not to be confused with Red Delicious. Golden Delicious apples are slightly sweet and buttery and a very nice apple for baking. 

This tender, mouthwatering cake is an excellent treat for coffee and tea breaks, especially during apple season. Keep reading this post to see my step-by-step photos and get a bonus recipe for dairy-free whipped cream. 

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🍏 Happy Apple Season, Everyone!

~ Cleo

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How to Make Mini French Caramel Apple Tarts (Tarte Tatins) from Dead to the Last Drop by Cleo Coyle

Tarte Tatins are as common in France as our apple pie. But when this upside-down French tart bakes, it creates its own delectable caramel sauce, making it impressive to serve and a treat to eat.

Cleo Coyle has a partner in

crime-writing—her husband.

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My recipe post shares a fun and foolproof mini version, the very same little treats that were mentioned in our recent bestselling Coffeehouse Mystery Dead to the Last Drop. 

Back from her culinary apprenticeship in France, Joy Allegro suggests these mini apple tarts be added to the menu of the new Jazz Space supper club that her mother Clare (our amateur sleuth) is helping to manage in Washington, DC—before she becomes a prime suspect in capital crimes of kidnapping and murder…

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Eat with joy!

~ Cleo Coyle, author of
The Coffeehouse Mysteries

Dairy-Free Honey Apple Cake (no milk, no butter) from author Cleo Coyle

A wonderful cake for coffee and tea breaks, the honey and apple also make it the perfect recipe to celebrate Rosh Hashanah.

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L'shanah tovah!

~ Cleo

Seven Minute Apple Doughnuts for Passover by author Cleo Coyle

From Cleo Coyle: The start of Passover is here, and like so many cultural celebrations around the world, the foods eaten (and not eaten) during this holiday help define, explain, and celebrate it. 

The Seder, for example, a dinner eaten on the first night of the eight-day event, includes specific foods in the telling of the Exodus story. Nice post about "The Seder Plate" here.

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One of the most important and ubiquitous foods of Passover is matzo (aka matza or matzah), basically an unleavened cracker. While it's part of the ritual of this holiday, it's also a wonderful ingredient for cooking, and I've used it in this delightful recipe. 

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Honey Apple Cake (dairy-free; no milk, no butter) from author Cleo Coyle

A wonderful cake for coffee and tea breaks, the honey and apple also make it the perfect recipe to celebrate Rosh Hashanah.

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recipe in a free PDF document.

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L'shanah tovah!

~ Cleo

A Writer's Snack: Easy Apple Sauce Fruit Roll-Ups by Cleo Coyle

The apple sauce, maple syrup, vanilla, and spices in this recipe create a chewy snack that tastes like apple pie, but without the calories. To download my recipe in a free PDF, click here. 

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By the way, have you heard? Sitting is the new smoking. 

Like many writers, I do plenty of walking to counteract the endless sitting. But the issue of noshing is always a tough one for writers. One can eat only so many carrot sticks, which is why I'm always on the lookout for healthy treats like this one.

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Dairy-Free Honey Apple Cake (no milk, no butter) from author Cleo Coyle

A wonderful cake for coffee and tea breaks, the honey and apple also make it the perfect recipe to celebrate Rosh Hashanah.

Click here to download this
recipe in a free PDF document.

To download my recipe in a free PDF that you can print, save, or share, click here.

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L'shanah tovah!

~ Cleo

A Writer's Snack: How to Make Apple Pie Fruit Roll-Ups by Cleo Coyle

Sitting is the new smoking. Have you encountered this phrase yet? It's making the rounds. If you have the sort of occupation that requires you to sit for long periods of time, the recent health news that "prolonged sitting is shortening our lives" is less than cheery. 

Like many writers, I do plenty of walking to counteract the sitting. Then, of course, there's the issue of noshing. One can only eat so many carrot sticks before one's nose begins to twitch, so I'm always on the lookout for snacks that satisfy without expanding my, er...assets.

These Apple Pie Roll-Ups fit the bill. They’re chewy and sweet with the flavor of apple pie so they taste great with a cup of coffee or tea, yet this "fruit candy" is low in fat and calories and insanely easy to prepare. For the recipe, hit the "Read More" link below...