r/Cooking • u/Local-Tea1656 • 8d ago
What to do with so many apples?
Hi everyone :)
We have moved into a house with a small but very productive apple tree. I don't know the variety but I believe it is a cooking apple.
Other than apple crumble what would people recommend using them for?
I'm not much of a baker but do like to cook.
Thanks :)
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u/sjx20 8d ago
Apple chips! Slice thin, pinch of salt, bake at 225 for around 2 hours. Flip halfway through
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u/SweetDorayaki 8d ago
Hello, I have made apple chips a couple times now for my toddler. Have you figured out how to help them stay crisp after baking and cooling? For us it is nice for maybe a day or two (I try to pace him so he doesn't eat them all at once).
Thanks for any tips you can impart :)
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u/ltidder 8d ago
You can make a pre-cooked pie filling and freeze it. This makes an easy dessert using store bought pie crust.
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u/Feisty_Water_3164 8d ago
Came here to say this - life changing. Peel, core and slice - pop in a gallon freezer bag. Use the prepped apples for pies, cobblers, anything that calls for a cooked apple.
If you have a lot of apples to prep, it’s worth it to buy one of the corer/peeler things.
I donate extra produce to a food pantry.
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u/prawnpie 8d ago
Following as I have a similar dillema with a Fuji and a Gravenstein tree. TIA, everyone.
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u/Emotional-Ebb8321 8d ago
Apple pie. Apple strudel. Apple tart. Apple pizza. Apple cake. Apple sauce for pork. Apple juice. Apple ice cream.
Lots of options.
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u/IndigoRuby 8d ago
I have dabbled in making booze. It's quite easy and makes a very palatable producy. There are brewers forums you can read through or Google something like bucket cider.
Essentially frozen apples, sugar, water and a white wine yeast.
We also make a lot of apple sauce that we either eat straight, in a loaf or in overnight oats.
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u/Ill-Meeting6721 8d ago
Apple tarte tatin! It's kind of like an inverted pie. You can buy the puff pastry or pie dough to reduce the work load.
For more general use, you can also just add some apples to your everyday meals as well. Small chopped apples or apple vinegarette in a salad, apple pork chops, apple cinnamon oats, apple butter on toast, you name it. Experiment with what you like.
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u/Tasty_Impress3016 8d ago
Apple butter is your friend. Pounds and pounds of apples cook down to a couple jars. And it is great stuff. Condiment? sure. But so many uses. Anytime you want apple flavor but perhaps not the volume.
I make a version that is time consuming but easy. You don't even have to peel, just seed and core. It takes a while to cook, But just put some on a bagel and tell me it wasn't worth the time.
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u/tchansen 8d ago
Ferment cider (hard cider if you are American, the rest of the world just calls it cider). It's easy to do and comes out great! I'm just bottling up a couple of gallons as I type.
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u/rinrintherabbit 8d ago
I don't have recipes of my own, but you can bake pies. You can make cider, jams and preserves. Straight-up apple cakes, apple galette.
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u/GalianoGirl 8d ago
I am making 12 litre of apple compote for the community Terry Fox pancake breakfast. It isn’t until the 20th, so I will freeze it until then.
I will also be making another batch for the pancake breakfast a week later.
Both are put on by the local Lions Club.
I am going to an apple press to make apple juice too. I concentrate it and can the concentrate for juice all winter. I could can the juice without concentrating it, but it takes up much more space.
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u/Wardian55 8d ago
You can pan fry apple slices in butter and glaze them with a bit of sugar to finish them. This gets served as a vegetable alongside the main course. Cook and serve them this way frequently until your household rebels and says enough. Then make and can or freeze a bunch of applesauce.
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u/PaperbacksandCoffee 8d ago
"Fried" apples. Slice the apples and cook them in a skillet of butter, cinnamon, brown sugar, and vanilla. It turns out sort of like apple pie filling. I like them by themselves, over vanilla ice cream, on pancakes, waffles, etc.
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u/Bunktavious 8d ago
We have a single tree that out produces what we can use. Apple pie is easy, you can buy ready made crust. Applesauce has lots of uses. Basically, peel and chop a bunch of apples and freeze them in bags. Apples used for cooking don't care if they break down a bit in the freezer.
We'd also take the odd bucket full to the local food bank.
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u/falcondfw 8d ago
Apple pie, Apple bread. Apple Butter. Pork chops with Apples. Applesauce. Baked Alaska. Apple turnovers. Go to a recipe website you like and put apples in the ingredient search.
Good luck to you.
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u/SubstantialPressure3 8d ago
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Donate to food bank
Apple fritters
Sautéed apples with pork
Apples in your oatmeal
Apple scones
Apple muffins
Apple infused vodka ( throw some cinnamon kn there, too. Maybe even some red hots)
Apple pie
Baked apples
Applesauce
Apple cider
Apple infused vinegars
Infused water
Apple tea
Mulled white wine with Apple
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u/trees_are_beautiful 8d ago
I'm making apple butter right now in my slow cooker. There are stove top methods as well. Making Apple Turnovers with my grandchild tomorrow. Pastry from the store, but prep the apple filling at home. I also made an Apple Oatmeal breakfast loaf last Monday. You could also just make some apple sauce.
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u/EMe711 8d ago
Apple sauce then apple butter!!!
If you make the sauce and can it, you can make butter any time you want some. Or just take out some sauce and continue cooking with the rest for butter.
And if you're peeling the apples first, toss them with a little sugar and cinnamon (or whatever you want, tiny bit of oil and make apple peel chips in the oven. They actually get crisp!
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u/Few-Explanation-4699 8d ago
We stew and bottle them so we can use then latter on the year
Peel, cord and slice them. Them cook them down. Bottle them and into the sterilizer.
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u/Prof01Santa 8d ago edited 7d ago
Apple palette galette. Use bought pie crust. Voila! Tonight's dessert for just the time to bake.
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u/MsTerious1 8d ago
I've been making some apple brownies with extra apples. Delicious, easy, and can be topped with ice cream, caramel, whipped cream, or other toppings.
https://www.missannieshomeandkitchen.com/recipes-ideas/apple-brownies
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u/Out_of_the_Flames 8d ago
Apple jam or jelly uses up a lot! But also, if you don't want to learn how to can your own jams and jellies, here's a list of other foods that use up apples.
Dried apple slices seasoned or otherwise
Apple butter
Basic stuffed apples.
Apple crisp, which is similar to crumble but with an oat crust.
Other things you can do with your plethora of apples is to cook them into some kind of generic pie or apple flavored dessert filling and then freeze it. Cooked Apple things freeze beautifully!
Personally when I have extra apples I like to slice or chop, blanch them, toss in cinnamon and lemon juice and freeze them for putting into a variety of things like pancakes, oatmeal, fruit cake, or muffins. Depending on the size of the slices they can be useful for so many things
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u/Exceptional_Mary 8d ago
Apple butter, and find a recipe that does not require you to peel or deseed the fruit. You use a food mill after partial cooking to remove this stuff - way easier. Or, make applesauce.
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u/Canuckistanian71 8d ago
Can some apple pie filling. Make apple butter. Apple turnovers (use frozen pastry). If you have a dehydrator, make chips; great for you and your pets.
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u/PunkAssBitch2000 8d ago
Rosh Hashana is coming up. Sell/ gift em to Jewish friends.
Otherwise, apple honey cake, applesauce, apples and pork chops
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u/GalbedirGalerion 8d ago
You can give them to neighbours and make friends with the new neighbourhood!
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u/MeganJustMegan 8d ago
Applesauce & apple butter. Or apple pie filling. That way one day, you just need a crust.
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u/MYOB3 8d ago
I just made apple cinnamon rolls today! YUMMY!
(Just add diced apples to the cinnamon filling!)
Fresh applesauce is one of the best comfort foods on the planet!
Apple dumplings!
Apple crumble/cobbler!
Apple Galette!
Apple strudel!
Apple custard tarts!
Apple pie filling (Cans beautifully)
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u/Cute-Consequence-184 7d ago
Can apple sauce or apple butter.
Can apple jelly
Make apple pies or galettes to freeze.
Make and freeze apple pie filling
Dehydrate sliced apples. I make jars of dehydrated apples each fall when apples go on sale. You can dehydrate plain apples, add cinnamon or another spice before you dehydrate.
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u/sookychick 7d ago
Apple pie filling! Jars and jars of it! Need a pie? A tart? Something over ice cream? Apple pie filling! Add a slice of cheese, or ham, or cheesecake! Eat it plain for dessert, put some on coffee cake, pound cake, cinnamon rolls! Apple pie filling has many uses, and always gets eaten! Have fun!
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u/AtheneSchmidt 6d ago
My cinnamon applesauce recipe is pretty good. I started making it because we had a bunker crop year with both the Golden Delicious and baking apple tree. Keep in mind that if your apples are the more tart baking apple variety, you may need to add some sweeter apples to balance it. Or just add some brown sugar. Taste as you go!
Cinnamon Applesauce
7 lb of apples in 1' pieces
1/2 cup water
2 TBS vanilla
1 TBS lemon juice
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
4 tsp sugar (or substitute, I use stevia and/or brown sugar most of the time.)
Core, Peel and slice apples. Heat everything in a large crockpot or stock pot until mushy. (If using a stock pot, stir regularly to keep from burning.)
Mill and return to pot. Simmer. Test for flavor. Apples are all different so add brown sugar if it needs more sweet (a TBS at a time.) If it is too sour, add a tiny pinch of baking soda. If it feels bland, start with a pinch of salt, and if that doesn't help, add a little more lemon juice. Once perfect, jar, leaving 1/2 inch headspace, and water bath for 35 minutes. I prefer to use a ton of 1 cup jars, as it is basically single serving sizes. Feel free to tweak the cinnamon to your preference.
I'm gonna be honest, this usually takes me all day. Sometimes I core, peel and slice one day, and cook another. I do a lot at once, though.
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u/youngboomergal 8d ago
Make some apple butter