One of our favorite fall activities? Pick apples. If you've been apple picking recently and don't know what to do with all those apples, we have great ideas and recipes for you. Surely it's great to eat an apple as chips or perhaps dipped in caramel sauce: you definitely need a few tips on how toUse apples and preserve themcan do.
Use old apples: recipe for healthy apple chips
Apple chips are thinly sliced apples that are lightly sprinkled with cinnamon and then baked until they are pleasantly crispy. Healthy homemade apple chips are a remarkable, addictive snack. However, unlike store-bought chips, this recipe uses no sugar and the chips are baked rather than fried. This is healthy snacking in its purest form!
Ingredients:
- 3 large, sweet, crunchy apples
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 100 degrees in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and line two baking trays with baking paper.
- Wash the fruit. Core it using an apple corer (you can skip this step if you don't mind a few seeds in the chips). Using a vegetable slicer (recommended) or a very sharp knife, cut the apples horizontally into thin slices.
- Place the apple slices in a single layer on the prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle them with cinnamon andbake themin the upper and lower thirds of the oven for 1 hour. Remove the baking sheets and place them on the top and bottom racks.
- Bake the fruit for another 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until a single apple chip removed from the oven is crisp at room temperature, 2 to 3 minutes (to test the apple chips, remove a single apple slice, but leave the others continue baking). When you're happy with the crispiness (the total time depends on the thickness of the slice and the type of apple), turn the oven off and leave the apples in the oven for another hour while it cools to further crisp them. Unless you're worried you've baked them too long - in which case, remove the baking sheets immediately and leave them at room temperature).
Simple idea of what you can make with apples for Halloween, for example
Caramel apples are one of the most beautiful things about fall and you can easily personalize them too. We love roasted, chopped peanuts, but you can dip your apples in just about anything: crushed cinnamon flakes, colorful sprinkles, chopped Oreos—the list goes on.This recipefor caramel apples contains instructions on how to make your own caramel sauce, but you can of course also just use ready-made sauce. It's also great that the apples are on real wooden skewers - perfect for a Halloween party!
Ingredients:
- 7 small apples
- 400 g Karamellbonbons
- 3 tablespoons cream
- Various toppings, optional
Preparation:
- Rinse the apples and dry them thoroughly with a paper towel. Then insert the wooden skewers. Have the toppings ready in case you want to put them on the apples.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, spray the parchment paper with cooking spray and place the baking sheet in the refrigerator.
- Place the caramels and cream in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat the ingredients in the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring well in between, until the mixture is melted and smooth. This takes about 2 to 3 minutes. If the caramel is particularly runny, let it cool briefly so that it doesn't run off the fruit.
- Dip the apples one at a time into the caramel at an angle so that it almost reaches the middle. Twist and turn the apple to coat. Lift it up and let the excess drip off.
- Roll the fruit in the toppings immediately, or sprinkle with toppings before the caramel sets.
- Flip the apples over and place them on the prepared baking sheet in the refrigerator. If necessary, warm the caramel in the microwave in 15-second increments until liquid and suitable for dipping.
- Allow the caramel to set completely, about 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
Use apples: Freeze them
Having a supply of frozen apples makes it particularly easy to use them in baked goods or smoothies. Once thawed, frozen apple pieces may have a different texture and are best used in puree or in baked goods rather than eaten raw.
Ingredients:
- 10 apples
Preparation:
- Peel and core the apples.
- Soak the apple pieces for 5 minutes in a lemon juice mixture: 1 liter water + 2 tablespoons lemon juice.
- Pour the apples into a sieve and leave them on a baking tray to drain well.
- Freeze the fruit on a large baking sheet for 4 hours, preferably overnight.
- Place the fruit pieces in a freezer bag and label it. Frozen apple pieces are up toDurable for 1 year.
