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

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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

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)

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.

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…

Ingredients:

• 4 cup of Sliced Apples
• 1/3 cup All-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 cup butter or melted margarine
• Salt as necessary

Directions:

Put Sliced Apples in a baking pan and Sprinkle with lemon juice. Combine all dry ingredients with butter or melted margarine and mix with a fork until crumbly. Sprinkle all this over apples and bake at 350 degrees for at least 30 minutes.

Photo By: George Eastman House

What do you have to do?

Simple, just take a picture with any of our delicious treats and send it to us.

That’s right, we want you to take a picture of yourself, your friends, your family, or anyone else that enjoys our delicious treats. Your submission can be simple or elaborate, lighthearted or serious, a group photo or a solo shot – be creative! The only requirement is that you capture one of our delicious treats in the photo. Then email your photo to us by November 15, 2009 to be eligible for a $25 gift coupon and recognition on our blog and Facebook Page.

Very Simple Rules:

• Send your best shots, as many as you want, as JPEG attachments to support@monstercandyapples.com. Within the body of the e-mail, please be sure to include your name, location and the names of the people in the photo.
• You may also include a title and background information about your photo. If you have a special story that you would like to share, we’d like to hear it. However, please limit descriptions and background info to roughly 300 words.
• To give you plenty of time to submit your photo, entries will be due by midnight on November 15, 2009.
• There will only be one winner in this contest.
• We will post the winning photo online by Thanksgiving Day.
• This contest is open to anyone in the United States. Contestants must be at least 13 years of age to enter. If you are under 13 please have a parent, guardian or teacher submit your entry for you. By submitting your photos, you are granting us permission to use them in our publications (our blog, Facebook Page, Twitter Feed, etc.) and on our website. If your photos are used, you will be given full credit.

Have fun! We look forward to seeing your photos soon.

~Phil
Owner/Operator
MonsterCandyApples.com

I know it is the middle of September already but I just had to get the word out!

We are running a special on our Red Candy Apples, you can purchase our fresh Red Candy Apples for only $4.50 each during the month of September.

Every months we pick a new apple to discount so that our customers can taste a different variety for a small cost.

If there is one of our apples that you would like to see on sale just let us know and we might pick it for an Apple of the month candidate.

I also wanted to thank everyone who have returned to us to purchase their delicious treats. If there is ever anything I can do to make your purchase better, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

~Phil
Owner/Operator
MonsterCandyApples.com

I just wanted to welcome everyone back to Monster Candy Apples. We had a nice summer break and are now back in full swing to complete your delicious treat orders.

During the next few weeks I will be updating the website with new products, new features and some specials here and there. Stay tuned to the blog as this is where I announce all specials.

I hope you had a nice summer and look forward to preparing delicious treats for you or your special occasion.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

~Phil
Owner/Operator
MonsterCandyApples.com