How else can I preserve apples?

~adamwife~

I have five whole bushels of apples in my kitchen right now.  I'm planning to can some applesauce, apple butter and apple pie filling.  Anything else yummy I can do to preserve them?

Molluskwrangler

You could dehydrate them

~adamwife~

LovingBaz:

You could dehydrate them

Good call.  I actually have a dehydrator and I didn't think about using it.  I bet my boys would love some apple chips!

ohootw

I'v seen really good recipes for homemade baby food. Just a thought.

~adamwife~

ohootw:

I'v seen really good recipes for homemade baby food. Just a thought.

We skip baby food, EBF for the first year and then go straight to solids. 

Molluskwrangler

~adamwife~:

LovingBaz:

You could dehydrate them

Good call.  I actually have a dehydrator and I didn't think about using it.  I bet my boys would love some apple chips!

It's good in homemade trail mix too!

erin3182011

MMMMM apple butter!!!

MommytoJ2009

There is a recipe (i'm sure it's online) for a type of clay you make with applesauce.  Then you can use it to make things like christmas ornaments using cookie cutters.  When they harden they smell like cinnamon apple for a long time.

CarolinaDaisy

I think you can just peel and dice them up. Either sprinkle with fruit fresh or lemon juice and freeze. I'd freeze on a flat tray and then put in ziplocks.

They'll be soft when you defrost them, but should work fine for pancakes, cakes, muffins, and other baked goods.

lissette_k

They also make a great thickener when you are making other types of fruit leathers. They also eliminate any excess sugars needed. :-)

elfgirl11

It is probably labor-intensive, but I love apple jelly...it is smooth and clear so probably involves a lot of straining....I'm sure you could make a lumpier jam, though.

this one is yummy too:

1. cut up the apples into slices

2. peanut butter fudge (just take real peanut butter that separates, a couple of teaspoons of water and powdered sugar and mix to a thick consistency!)

3. dip the apples in or coat with back of spoon and store in the freezer YUM! 

Soon2BMrsBoylon

YUMMMMM!!!! Apple butter!  Thank you!  I was trying to figure out what I was going to do for foodie gifts this year since my MIL's yellow plum tree had diddly squat for plums and my blackberry bushes were on the same page. 

You could make apple muffins and freeze them too.  I love fall!

TheCricket

ohootw:

I'v seen really good recipes for homemade baby food. Just a thought.

If anyone here hasn't seen Baby Boom with Diane Keaton, I highly recommend it! It is a wee bit dated, but timeless!

I am a big Apple Crisp fan. There is nothing like the combination of apples, cinnamon, butter, flour and rolled oats!

~adamwife~

TheCricket:

ohootw:

I'v seen really good recipes for homemade baby food. Just a thought.

If anyone here hasn't seen Baby Boom with Diane Keaton, I highly recommend it! It is a wee bit dated, but timeless!

I am a big Apple Crisp fan. There is nothing like the combination of apples, cinnamon, butter, flour and rolled oats!

Apple Crisp sounds delicious right now.

And I totally forgot about that movie.  I think my parents have it on VHS somewhere.  I should watch it.

carmanb

Maybe some apple salsa?  A co-worker was telling me about a friend that makes really good pear salsa while I was talking about my pear trees (and getting stung the first time I tried picking). 

Apple juice?

babybird7

I had a TON of apples a couple of weeks ago.  Here's what I did.  Applesauce, apple butter, apple crisp, baked apples, apple dumplings, and apple waffles.  Then I got tired of apple everything, so I cored, peeled and sliced the rest and stuck them in the freezer.  I pulled out my first bag last night to make an apple cobbler and they turned out fine.  I plan to make apple muffins, apple pie, and apple pancakes with some of the frozen ones.  You could also bake pies, muffins, etc and freeze those if you didn't want to freeze the apples themselves.  Have fun!

thebigmare

The only three things that I can think of that haven't been mentioned are baked apple chips, fruit leather, and apple cobbler (so easy, so delicious).

What kind of apples are they? We go apple picking several times during the fall. Depending on the type of apple, they might stay fresh for a long time.  

~adamwife~

thebigmare:

What kind of apples are they? We go apple picking several times during the fall. Depending on the type of apple, they might stay fresh for a long time.  

Empire, Golden Delicious and McIntosh