‘Tis the season of pumpkin spice everything, comfort food for our hungry little summer bodies, and warm jewel tone colors that make life wonderful! Now, full disclaimer up ahead… I’ve talked about this before and I’ll say it again… I, chocolateandcheeseplease, am NOT a dessert blogger.  In fact, when it comes to sugar and sweet food, you can count me out (as far as making it).  However, if you need any help in eating it, feel free to invite me over 🙂

For me, baking is a concept very similar to rocket science- it makes no sense, and I pretty much suck at it.  How many cups of flour? 2 teaspoons of baking soda or is it baking powder? Is 1 pint of vanilla extract too much?  …see what I mean?  So when I tell you that these MINI APPLE PIES are CHOCOLATEANDCHEESEPLEASE easy, you best believe it. Trust me, I minimized it so much that you don’t even feel like you are baking.

I actually had such a wonderful day when I was creating this recipe for you.  The most beautiful package arrived at my doorstep.  The package was addressed to ‘chocolateandcheeseplease,’ so I knew it had to have been something good.  I gently opened the white packaging (just kidding, you know I tore it apart) and in it were 2 shiny blue rectangular boxes waiting to be ooh’d and ahh’d at by me.  I was so excited by the first box alone that I didn’t expect to fall even more in love with the next one.  I received two beautiful bracelets by Reeds Jewelers.  For those of you who don’t know much about Reeds, they are a family owned jewelry retailer that started off in North Carolina, but made their way into 13 different states, as of today.  I love Reeds because they have all of my personal favorites- Swarovski, Mikimoto, Tiffany, and even a lot of the high-end designers like David Yurman, Michele and Rolex.  There is such a variety of options to choose from, and they have the nicest pieces from each brand.  Their website is curated perfectly for you to pick out different rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets and watches!

To be honest, sometimes I just prefer shopping for jewelry at stores like Reeds because all of the different brands are right in front of me.  It makes selecting pieces a lot easier and let’s be real – it’s just FUN. The pieces I received are perfect for me and really resemble my personal style.  I love love LOVE the emerald green bracelet because this is a staple color that I like to rock in the fall. I also have this beautiful green dress that I plan on wearing to my Christmas Part this year, so you KNOW this piece will be worn then! The clear stone bracelet is so cute and I’m also very excited about this one because of the details.  I think this will pair really well with my daily watch!  Most of my clothes are pastels/white and jewel tones/black.  Unfortunately, I’m not really into bright colors so BOTH of these bracelets will work well with my wardrobe, whether I’m planning a simple/casual day outfit or if I need to go to a work event/party wearing a cocktail dress!  And if you didn’t already know… these bracelets are the perfect accessory to baking my mini apple pies 😉

For the pies, mini is clearly the best option.  I sprinkled black cane sugar on them because now we have ourselves a fun Fall AND Halloween inspired dessert.  Hope you guys enjoy this recipe and be sure to check out Reeds Jewelers Website and Instagram page for beautiful bling!  If you enter your email through their website, you can receive $25 off your next purchase… #winning ! Please leave any questions below in the comments or shoot me an email/DM me on my Instagram page for the fastest response ♥ Happy Fall!

**This post was sponsored by Reeds Jewelers.  All opinions are my own.**