We are looking for ideas for our March Apple of the Month.

You can pick one of our existing apples or you can describe a new apple that we should create just for the Month of March.

Remember GREEN is the theme for March as it is the month of St. Patrick.

There is no cost to enter and all you have to do is leave a comment and tell us what you think the March Apple of the Month should be.

The winner will be picked on February 28th, 2010 and will be notified here so please leave a real email address if posting to the blog or we will contact you directly if posting on Facebook or Twitter. If you reply on Twitter please be sure to use the #monstercandyapples hash in your reply.

The winner will receive a 3 pack of our apples in their choice of flavors. Only one winner will be chosen and it will be decided by us on what we feel is best suited for a March Themed Apple.

Thanks for playing along and good luck!

~Phil
Owner/Operator
MonsterCandyApples.com

UPDATE: As of 9pm on Feb. 10, 2010 all orders that were to be shipped today have been shipped and should arrive according to the original shipping method that you chose.

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Due to the inclement weather in the North East and across the country is causing our shipper FedEx to have service disruptions.

From the FedEx website:

FedEx Express National Service Disruption for Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010

The Memphis hub and flight operations experienced substantial disruptions last night due to inclement weather conditions.  Consistent with the provisions of the FedEx Service Guide, the money-back guarantee is suspended for U.S. packages and shipments inbound into the U.S. from international locations with a delivery commitment of Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.

Continue to check the status of your shipments on fedex.com for service updates.  You can also contact FedEx Customer Service at 1.800.GoFedEx 1.800.463.3339 or stay up to date by subscribing to service disruption e-mail notifications at the FedEx E-Mail Subscription Center.

All our orders have shipped up to February 9th, 2010. All our orders for today February 10th, 2010 are being processed in house normally but we are unsure of the status that FedEx will have later this afternoon. We will update this notice later today when we find out if FedEx will be shipping our orders today.

~Phil
Owner/Operator
MonsterCandyApples.com

North Carolina Apple Dip

Ingredients:

• 2 packages cream cheese (2 – 8 ounce packs)
• 2 ounces of butter softened
• 1 cup sifted confectioners sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons of orange juice
• 1 tablespoon grated orange rind (optional)
• 1 cup chopped pecans (fine)
• apples sliced into wedges

Directions:

Cream together first 6 ingredients and form a ball, chill for 2 hours,  roll in pecans and serve with apple wedges.

(Thanks goes to Kathy Dowdy for this tasty recipe)

Cream Cheese Apple Dip

Ingredients:

• 24 oz Cream cheese
• 6 tbls Milk
• 2-1/4 c Brown sugar
• 3 ts Vanilla
• 6 Apples, sliced

Directions:

Blend all ingredients together except for the apples.

Dip sliced granny smith apples in the dip and enjoy! Makes a great fruit dish for a party or buffet or you can just enjoy it at home.

CHOCOLATE APPLE CRISP

Ingredients:

• 3 Apples, unpeeled if desired, chopped
• 1-1/2 cup flour
• 1-1/2 cup of uncooked Quick oats
• 1 cup of brown sugar
• 1 cup Pecans or Walnuts, chopped
• 3/4 cup Butter
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 1 packet semi-sweet chocolate mini morsels, divided (12 oz)

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. With 2 knives or pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in oats; press half of oat mixture into greased 13×9″ baking pan. To remaining oat mixture, add Nestle Toll House semi-sweet chocolate mini morsels, apples and pecans; stir to combine. Sprinkle over base. Bake at least 35 minutes until lightly browned. Cool slightly; cut into squares.

Enjoy…