apples!!

mamaKristin · 09-23-2016, 04:30 PM

I bought 50 pounds of apples today, they were nearly local and SUCH a good deal.
20 pounds of granny smith
30 pounds of ambrosias.

At least 10 pounds will get eaten in the next 2 weeks.

Any suggestions of what to do with the rest? I have freezer space.

Mother of Sons · 09-23-2016, 04:32 PM

Can some apple butter!

SalH · 09-23-2016, 04:47 PM

Make apple crumble. Then you will have a lovely dessert waiting. Maybe make a few.

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knitlove · 09-23-2016, 05:08 PM

You can make pies and freeze them. Or put up apple pie filling

2sunshines · 09-23-2016, 06:19 PM

What sort of baked goods do you typically make for your family with apples? If you are an apple pie baker, I know you can easily make the filling in advance then freeze. Then when you want to bake a pie just dump the pre-made filling in a shell and bake.

Of course applesauce is an easy way to use up a literal ton of apples. You can can or freeze.

The thing that we do most often with apples is overnight crock pot apple oatmeal. Which is just steel cut oatmeal with diced apple. So when apples are in season I just core, peel and chop and freeze in ziploc bags as is. No added sugar, ingredients, or work. Then when I want to make something like the oatmeal (or other baked goods would also work), it's just a matter of thawing a bag and dumping it in.

Keeps us in affordable apples all winter long (apples can get $$$$ out of season as I'm sure you well know).

mamaKristin · 09-23-2016, 06:30 PM

I might do some pie filling. Then I could do it lower sugar, and use it for crisps, pie, or oatmeal.

I LOVE eating apples on their own. But seriously at 59 cents a pound all weekend, I might need more.

mommychem · 09-23-2016, 08:23 PM

I was ecstatic to buy them from Whole Foods today at $0.99 pound; not local as I'm in the southern US. I only bought five pounds. The deal you got is awesome!!

The Tickle Momster · 09-25-2016, 07:46 PM

Apple sauce
Apple Butter
Apple pie filling
Apple cake
Apple syrup
Apple crisp

Can you tell I love apples? I have a bunch I'm planning to sauce and can tomorrow. All off my tree.

SalH · 09-26-2016, 03:36 PM

https://draxe.com/apple-desserts/?ut...6_newsletter_a
Dr axe. Lots of apple ideas.

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RiverRock · 09-26-2016, 03:55 PM

I like to make apple pies, and freeze them for when needed. They can go straight from the freezer to baking if you don't preheat the oven.

Dried apples are also nice if you have or can borrow a peeler/slicer and dehydrator.

schmamy · 09-28-2016, 10:24 AM

We mainly just eat apples like crazy when they're in season--our favorites, Cameos, tend to last a while. The other main thing we do is, we love apples on oatmeal pancakes. It's one of our go-to breakfasts for weekends, or when guests are here. We keep a homemade mix in the fridge and you just add milk, oil and eggs. Anyway, the best thing to top them with is not syrup, but peeled + diced apples, cooked and mixed with cinnamon. They juice up nicely and are so yummy. Granny Smiths are our fave for this, but they're expensive. So once a year when I can get GS or Mutsus (very similar) in bulk for cheap, DH and I have a big evening processing apples. He actually rigged up a way to attach his cordless drill to our apple corer-slicer-peeler

--so he does that and then I slice them up into smaller pieces. We freeze them flat in gallon ziploc bags. Then when we want pancakes + apples, we can pull out a bag and microwave the apples. Quick and easy.

We've also been making applesauce lately and discovered it's quite delightful with some cranberries added. Something like 6-10 apples depending on size, half a bag of cranberries, a bunch of cinnamon, a bit of cloves, maybe some ginger. I don't peel the apples b/c we have a BlendTec, so I only remove core/stem and blend. Crockpot all day on low and your house smells amazing. No need to add sugar. I make apple butter the same way (minus the cranberries), I just let it go in the crockpot a lot longer. I never add sugar to it. Apple butter is also amazing on the oatmeal pancakes

charla · 09-28-2016, 10:54 AM

Doesn't really help you to preserve them, but we love them sliced with honey and cinnamon or with thin slices of sharp of cheddar. I also like to saute sliced apples in butter with cinnamon and a tiny bit of sugar and serve them alongside an autumn dinner.

I'm thinking about trying a recipe like this soon: Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Risotto.

knitlove · 09-28-2016, 11:13 AM

I make apple sauce out of the apple cores and the apples the toddler can't quite finish. I stick them in the freezer and when I have a bah full I will then cook them down and make sauce.

RiverRock · 09-28-2016, 06:33 PM

I've been making this recipe for years. I like to use butternut or acorn squash. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/16799/s...nd-apple-bake/

mummy2boys · 09-28-2016, 09:31 PM

Now I want apples and I don't have any

Thanks Kristin

09-23-2016, 04:30 PM	#1
mamaKristin Rose Garden parenting better than I garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: just here :) Posts: 26,586	apples!! I bought 50 pounds of apples today, they were nearly local and SUCH a good deal. 20 pounds of granny smith 30 pounds of ambrosias. At least 10 pounds will get eaten in the next 2 weeks. Any suggestions of what to do with the rest? I have freezer space.

09-23-2016, 04:32 PM	#2
Mother of Sons Rose Garden My kid shoots laser beams from his hands Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,900	Re: apples!! Can some apple butter!

09-23-2016, 04:47 PM	#3
SalH Rose Trellis Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,590	Re: apples!! Make apple crumble. Then you will have a lovely dessert waiting. Maybe make a few. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk __________________ Sal (41) wife to Matthew (41) Home educating mummy to: DS1 (13), DS2 (11) DS3 (9), DD1 (7), DD2 (5) and DD3 (3).

09-23-2016, 05:08 PM	#4
knitlove Rose Garden Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle area Posts: 21,260	Re: apples!! You can make pies and freeze them. Or put up apple pie filling __________________ Wife to a wonderful DH for 19 years. Momma to my 29 weeker Early Bird who is thirteen and my little Wiggle Worm born 33 weeks who is nine. How do I have a teenager?! I don't feel ready for this.

09-23-2016, 06:19 PM	#5
2sunshines Moderator in Celebrations, Cloth Diapering & EC, Empty Arms, Prayer & Praise, and Swap n' Shop Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 27,027	Re: apples!! What sort of baked goods do you typically make for your family with apples? If you are an apple pie baker, I know you can easily make the filling in advance then freeze. Then when you want to bake a pie just dump the pre-made filling in a shell and bake. Of course applesauce is an easy way to use up a literal ton of apples. You can can or freeze. The thing that we do most often with apples is overnight crock pot apple oatmeal. Which is just steel cut oatmeal with diced apple. So when apples are in season I just core, peel and chop and freeze in ziploc bags as is. No added sugar, ingredients, or work. Then when I want to make something like the oatmeal (or other baked goods would also work), it's just a matter of thawing a bag and dumping it in. Keeps us in affordable apples all winter long (apples can get $$$$ out of season as I'm sure you well know). __________________ married 25 years mom to two young adults (23 and 20) and two teens (17 and 15)

09-23-2016, 06:30 PM	#6
mamaKristin Rose Garden parenting better than I garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: just here :) Posts: 26,586	Re: apples!! I might do some pie filling. Then I could do it lower sugar, and use it for crisps, pie, or oatmeal. I LOVE eating apples on their own. But seriously at 59 cents a pound all weekend, I might need more.

09-23-2016, 08:23 PM	#7
mommychem Rose Garden Butterfly on my face :) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 6,955	Re: apples!! I was ecstatic to buy them from Whole Foods today at $0.99 pound; not local as I'm in the southern US. I only bought five pounds. The deal you got is awesome!! __________________ Wife with 5 DC Former Chemist

09-25-2016, 07:46 PM	#8
The Tickle Momster Rose Garden previously mlrowley Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NW WA Posts: 17,952	Re: apples!! Apple sauce Apple Butter Apple pie filling Apple cake Apple syrup Apple crisp Can you tell I love apples? I have a bunch I'm planning to sauce and can tomorrow. All off my tree. __________________ Michelle wife to Tom ('95) Momma to: DD (A) 21 and her DH (YM) 21 DS (T) 19 DD (C) 17 '07 DS (N) 14 Save Save

09-26-2016, 03:36 PM	#9
SalH Rose Trellis Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,590	Re: apples!! https://draxe.com/apple-desserts/?ut...6_newsletter_a Dr axe. Lots of apple ideas. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk __________________ Sal (41) wife to Matthew (41) Home educating mummy to: DS1 (13), DS2 (11) DS3 (9), DD1 (7), DD2 (5) and DD3 (3).

09-26-2016, 03:55 PM	#10
RiverRock Moderator Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In green pastures Posts: 9,770	Re: apples!! I like to make apple pies, and freeze them for when needed. They can go straight from the freezer to baking if you don't preheat the oven. Dried apples are also nice if you have or can borrow a peeler/slicer and dehydrator. __________________ RiverRock, mom to a 24 year old diamond, 22 year old granite, 19 year old pearl, and 16 year old tiger eye. Married for 25 years to a rugged boulder and resting together on the one true Rock.

09-28-2016, 10:24 AM	#11
schmamy Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,321	Re: apples!! We mainly just eat apples like crazy when they're in season--our favorites, Cameos, tend to last a while. The other main thing we do is, we love apples on oatmeal pancakes. It's one of our go-to breakfasts for weekends, or when guests are here. We keep a homemade mix in the fridge and you just add milk, oil and eggs. Anyway, the best thing to top them with is not syrup, but peeled + diced apples, cooked and mixed with cinnamon. They juice up nicely and are so yummy. Granny Smiths are our fave for this, but they're expensive. So once a year when I can get GS or Mutsus (very similar) in bulk for cheap, DH and I have a big evening processing apples. He actually rigged up a way to attach his cordless drill to our apple corer-slicer-peeler --so he does that and then I slice them up into smaller pieces. We freeze them flat in gallon ziploc bags. Then when we want pancakes + apples, we can pull out a bag and microwave the apples. Quick and easy. We've also been making applesauce lately and discovered it's quite delightful with some cranberries added. Something like 6-10 apples depending on size, half a bag of cranberries, a bunch of cinnamon, a bit of cloves, maybe some ginger. I don't peel the apples b/c we have a BlendTec, so I only remove core/stem and blend. Crockpot all day on low and your house smells amazing. No need to add sugar. I make apple butter the same way (minus the cranberries), I just let it go in the crockpot a lot longer. I never add sugar to it. Apple butter is also amazing on the oatmeal pancakes __________________ ~Amy~ married to Mr. Wonderful (2005) DS1 - 2007 DS2 - 2010 DD - April 2017 "But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me." - 2 Corinthians 12:9

09-28-2016, 10:54 AM	#12
charla Administrator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 16,667	Re: apples!! Doesn't really help you to preserve them, but we love them sliced with honey and cinnamon or with thin slices of sharp of cheddar. I also like to saute sliced apples in butter with cinnamon and a tiny bit of sugar and serve them alongside an autumn dinner. I'm thinking about trying a recipe like this soon: Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Risotto. __________________ CHARLA Married to Nick, 31 yrs Mom to Nathan and his wife Abby, and Hope Elizabeth, dancing for eternity with babies: Micah Noel, Grace Anna, Andrew David www.dancingforeternity.org www.irresistiblehope.org Save Save Save Save Save

09-28-2016, 11:13 AM	#13
knitlove Rose Garden Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle area Posts: 21,260	Re: apples!! I make apple sauce out of the apple cores and the apples the toddler can't quite finish. I stick them in the freezer and when I have a bah full I will then cook them down and make sauce. __________________ Wife to a wonderful DH for 19 years. Momma to my 29 weeker Early Bird who is thirteen and my little Wiggle Worm born 33 weeks who is nine. How do I have a teenager?! I don't feel ready for this.

09-28-2016, 06:33 PM	#14
RiverRock Moderator Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In green pastures Posts: 9,770	Re: apples!! I've been making this recipe for years. I like to use butternut or acorn squash. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/16799/s...nd-apple-bake/ __________________ RiverRock, mom to a 24 year old diamond, 22 year old granite, 19 year old pearl, and 16 year old tiger eye. Married for 25 years to a rugged boulder and resting together on the one true Rock.

09-28-2016, 09:31 PM	#15
mummy2boys Moderator in We'd Love to Meet You, Let's Talk, High Need/Spirited Children, Joyous Homekeeping, and The Cookbook Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 16,027	Re: apples!! Now I want apples and I don't have any Thanks Kristin __________________ Alysia Married to the love of my life Mama to 2 wonderful boys Waiting to meet 3 in heaven 2/2005, 5/2007 & 8/2011 Striving, with God's help, to be a gentle mother each day

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