Brace yourself. U-pick is coming. That's right, apple season is almost here, and while everyone loves biting into an apple, everyone needs a dozen or so awesome apple recipes to help them use up the crop. These recipes and tips will keep you in apples happily all winter long.
Honey Dijon Apple Quinoa Salad Recipe
A scrumptious salad [1] with the tang of honey dijon and the protein hit of quinoa and chickpeas. It's so easy to throw together—I usually make the quinoa the night before—and it's absolutely delicious.
Moist Caramelized Apple Cake
This cake is adapted from a recipe my mother developed and published in a 1970s Tupperware cookbook — remember those? — from France. It’s a simple cake and one of my favourite family desserts. [2]
Apple Pie Bites Recipe
My kids and my husband love apple pie but usually the last thing I want to do is spend what feels like hours in the kitchen peeling and slicing apples. That's why I love this recipe. [3] It has all the taste of an apple pie with less than an 1/8th of the work!
Crockpot Apple Crisp Recipe
Thankfully this recipe took all of 10 minutes to whip together [4] including peeling and slicing the apples (I of course was well practiced from the morning activities however!).
Top Ten Tips For Apple Picking With Kids
Fall is on its way and that means it's apple-picking season! So grab your family and your camera then read these helpful Top Ten Tips For Apple Picking With Kids [5] to guarantee the makings of a fun family tradition!
Make Your Own Applesauce
Want to make your own applesauce [6]? Here's how!
The Best Apple Orchards in Ontario
Looking for places to pick and buy? Check out these Ontario orchards! [7]
Loaded Applesauce Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
The cookies were so popular among our friends [8] that as soon as a pan would be set in the oven, John would be on the phone letting our friends know that fresh cookies were on the way! Soon the kitchen would be full of people stealing warm cookies right off the pan.
Apple-Infused, Honey-Glazed Chicken
This spin on a traditional roast chicken uses apple flavoured tea to infuse the chicken from inside [9], and sweet caramelized honey to enhance it from without. A delectable twist on an ancient tradition that will have your guests singing your praises these High Holidays.
Mini Apple Heart Pies
I am prepared to share with you how the Canned Soup Mom makes mini apple pies [10] in the amount of time it takes my husband to give the kids a bath!
Blackberry Applesauce Recipe
My son always liked those little applesauce cups that you can buy in the store, but once I saw the sugar content on them I wasn't so sure *I* liked them. Then I realized that I had a pile of apples in the fridge and thought...hmmmm...couldn't I just make that myself? The results were just amazing! [11]
Warm Mulled Apple Cider Recipe
What a fun way to serve apple cider—in a hollowed out apple! Kids always love to have dishes they can eat, and this is a fun way to serve get them to eat more fruit [12].
Apple Cheesecake
May this variation of the apple cake [13] make you a goddess in the kitchen as well as granting you a sweet new year!
Sage and Apple Biscuit Recipe
These delectably moist biscuits [14]are wonderful with winter soups, stews, and chili on cold winter nights. I love the addition of apple, and if you don't have enough liquid from adding the yogurt, just add a little more milk.
Stop Apple Slices From Turning Brown Without Lemon
I had tried the lemon juice trick in the past but the boys didn't like the taste so I came up with this technique [15] to send apple slices to school without having them brown.
Apple Frittata
Looking for an easy and delicious fall dessert? Look no further, this apple frittata will please everyone [16] at your table including the kids!
Make Your Apple Pie Perfect
Apple filling too juicy? Try this. [17]
Red Prince Apple Royal Recipes
What is the Red Prince Apple and how do you use it? We've got you covered. [18]
Mulligatawny Soup Recipe
I like to make this soup ahead and then freeze it into individual sized portions [19], ready to be thawed and tucked into a lunchbox with home made flatbread. Brown rice is not only a healthier addition to the soup, but it also holds up really well to freezing.
Apple Buttermilk Pancakes Recipe
Apple makes them moist, and if you top with maple syrup they are just divine. We love to have pancakes for an easy weekend dinner [20] or occasionally for breakfast, and you will too!
Comfort Me With Apples
This recipe is really quite simple. It has to be assembled, which takes all of five minutes, and then popped into the oven and baked [21] for just over an hour, basting with the pan juices every once in a while. The result is an absolutely scrumptious dessert; even more so if served with vanilla or coffee ice cream and the toffee-coffee flavoured pan sauce.
Apple Blueberry Crumble Recipe
Fruit crumbles have long been a favourite in our house. Easier than pie to make, they are a great way to use up leftover fruit [22] and the combinations are endless!
Slow Cooker Apple Butter Recipe
With apples at a good price in the stores right now, you can pick up a large bag, dig out your slow cooker, and effortlessly make apple butter as Christmas gifts [23] for your friends, family, or kids’ teachers.
Apple Pudding Cake Recipe
I love how this bakes up into a moist, not too sweet cake underneath [24], topped with tender fruit and a brown sugar glaze. Feel free to use pears, peaches, plums, or even berries instead of the apples. It's definitely best served the day it's made, topped with whipping cream or ice cream.