If you have harvested more apples than you can eat straight away, you need lots of good ideas for using apples.
Breakfast
Breakfast is known to be “the most important meal of the day”. You can make what you want of this statement, but there are many ways to use apples deliciously at the beginning of the day.
Smoothie
For a quick start to the day and also great ToGo is an apple cinnamon smoothie with oatmeal. This brings a lot of energy and can almost completely replace a balanced breakfast.
Jam
If you have a little more time for breakfast, you can also upgrade your rolls with a delicious apple and rhubarb jam. The combination of apple and rhubarb will surprise you and awaken your taste buds.
Waffles
If you have a little more time or are expecting guests for Sunday brunch, you can also conjure up simple apple waffles for the breakfast table.
Savory
The right apple also brings a certain kick to savory meals. The range of possible uses for apples in savory dishes is almost unlimited. From the classic goose fat to a delicious plum chutney to the hearty baked apple with goat cheese, there are countless recipes that, beyond the sweet world, combine the apple perfectly.
Apples in salad
Salads are particularly suitable for adding apple, as they always combine a lot of flavors and consistencies. The classic hearty salad with apple is herring salad, but apples also go very well in a mackerel salad.
Since apples are very versatile, they go well in a hearty radish salad with cream and apple, as well as in a vegan celery salad.
Cake
The apple is a classic in cakes and an indispensable fruit addition. No matter whether with a peel or without, the universe of apple cakes is much larger than many people think.
If you like it quick and easy, you can try a simple apple cake or try a trendy vegan apple crumble.
Really easy and quick to bake if you have unexpected visitors in the afternoon, including a sponge cake with apple or a cake made from applesauce. Apple rose muffins are also quick to bake and particularly sophisticated to look at, and are also perfect for a picnic.
For advanced users or if time allows, there are also slightly more complex ways to turn the apples into cake:
- Apple cake made from yeast dough with sprinkles
- Grandma's covered apple cake with lemon icing
- Christmas baked apple cake with quark
Suitable apples for cakes
These apple varieties are particularly suitable for this:
- Jonagold
- Magpie
- Cox Orange
- Idared
Christmas, not without apple
After the big harvest in autumn, the apple is an integral part of the Christmas season and the Christmas kitchen. It is not only very popular on gift plates or as decoration for the Christmas tree.
Apple is actually always an integral part of the roast goose filling.
And a baked apple for dessert? But of course, no one can turn it down. The Boskoop variety is best suited for this.
Desserts and Desserts
An apple compote or applesauce is served on almost every grandma's table after dinner. If you want something a little more elaborate, you can also serve an apple in a dressing gown. And if you like something heartier, you can also serve an original South Tyrolean apple strudel made from shortcrust pastry with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and whipped cream.
Apple juice
You often know right after the harvest that you won't be able to use or store all the apples. For this reason, cideries enjoy great popularity every year.
If you get bored of apple juice in the long run, there are also interesting recipes for using it: baked apple liqueur with apple juice and rum.
Finding the right apple
Each apple variety has different properties that are very relevant for further processing and use in the kitchen:
- Harvest time
- Ready to pick
- Ready for enjoyment
- Storability
- Fruit shape
- Fruit size
- Strength of the shell
- Taste (acid, sweetness, aroma)
- Consistency
- Fragrance
- Appearance
