7 Apple Recipes That Are Guaranteed To Impress At Your Next Dinner Party
Apples are a great cooking fruit that make for a delicious addition to baked goods, salads and sauces. Take a look at these delicious apple recipes for ideas and suggestions on how to use this versatile fruit to make delightful dishes for your friends and family.
1. Apple Pie Samosas
via BBC Good Food
Ingredients
? 2 cooking apples, peeled, cored and chopped
? 50g caster sugar
? 1 tsp ground mixed spice
? 50g sultanas
? 12 samosa pattis
? 25g low-fat spread, melted
Method
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Place the apples, sugar, mixed spice and sultanas in a saucepan with 2 tbsp water and cook, covered, for 6 mins or until the apples are soft, stirring once or twice. Tip into a shallow dish and spread out to cool slightly.
Brush the samosa pattis slightly with the melted spread. Place a spoonful of the apple filling at the top of each strip, then fold over and over to form triangular parcels. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 15-20 mins until crisp and golden. Serve with low-fat yogurt, if you like.
Recipe Courtesy: BBC Good Food
2. Classic Applesauce
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Ingredients
? 4 pounds apples
? 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from 2 lemons)
? 3 tablespoons dark-brown sugar (optional)
Method
? Peel, core, and slice apples.
? In a large pot, bring apples, lemon juice, and 1 1/2 cups water to a boil over high. Reduce heat and simmer until apples are very soft and falling apart, 25 to 30 minutes.
? Mash with a potato masher or pulse in a food processor until smooth with small chunks remaining. (Add sugar, if using.)
? Let cool, then transfer applesauce to airtight containers.
Recipe Courtesy: Martha Stewart
3. Chicken Apple Stir Fry
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Ingredients
? 3 chicken breasts or the meat from 1 whole roasted chicken
? 2 tablespoons butter or coconut oil
? 2 apples
? 1 onion
? 1 bulb of fennel (can replace with another onion if you don't like the taste of Fennel)
? 1 teaspoon each of salt, pepper, garlic powder and basil
Method
? Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces. If chicken is raw, heat butter/coconut oil in large skillet or wok until melted.
? Add chicken and cook on medium/high heat until chicken is cooked through. (If chicken is pre-cooked, cook the vegetables first then add chicken)
? While cooking, cut the apples and onion into bite sized pieces (1/2 inch) and thinly slice the fennel bulb into thin slivers.
? Add all to skillet or wok, add spices and continue saut¨¦ing until all are cooked through and fragrant. This will take approximately 10-12 minutes.
Recipe Courtesy: Wellness Mama
4. Mulled Apple Juice
via BBC Good Food
Ingredients
? 1 litre apple juice
? Strips of orange peel
? 1 cinnamon stick, plus extra to garnish, if you like
? 3 cloves
? Sugar or honey, to taste
Method
? Simmer the apple juice with the strips of orange peel, cinnamon stick and cloves for about 5-10 mins until all the flavours have infused. Sweeten to taste.
? Serve each drink with a little orange peel and a piece of cinnamon stick, if you like.
Recipe Courtesy: Emma Lewis for BBC Good Food
5. Apple and Cheddar Frittata Recipe
via Martha Stewart
Ingredients
? 8 large eggs plus 2 large egg whites
? I cup cheddar cheese, coarsely grated
? Coarse salt and ground pepper
? 1 tablespoon butter
? 2 large apples, peeled, cored, and sliced lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick pieces
Method
? Preheat oven to 450 degrees, with rack set in top third. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, egg whites, and half the cheese; season with salt and pepper. In a medium cast-iron or nonstick ovenproof skillet, heat butter over medium. Add egg mixture; while it cooks, 1 to 2 minutes until edge is set, arrange apples on top in a circular pattern, starting from the outside edge, and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
? Transfer skillet to oven. Bake until frittata is set in the center and cheese is browned, about 20 minutes. Using a rubber spatula, release frittata onto a cutting board; let rest 5 minutes. Cut into wedges, and serve.
Recipe Courtesy: Martha Stewart
6. Carrot Apple Salad with Yogurt Dressing
via Recipe Runner
Ingredients
For the Salad
? 2 carrots, shredded
? 2 apples, peeled and diced
? 1/4 cup of golden raisins
? 1/4 cup of walnuts, toasted and chopped (optional)
For the Dressing
? 1/3 cup plain non fat yogurt
? 1/4 tsp orange zest
? 3 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice
? 1 tsp honey
? 1/8 tsp cinnamon
Method
? In a large bowl toss together the shredded carrots, apples, raisins, and walnuts.
? In a small bowl whisk together the dressing ingredients.
? Pour the dressing over the salad and mix until everything is coated.
Recipe Courtesy: Danae for Recipe Runner
7. Healthy Apple Crumble
via Chocolate Covered Katie
Ingredients
? 1 medium-sized apple, diced small
? 1/8 tsp salt
? 2 tbsp milk of choice
? 1/2 tsp powdered cinnamon
? 1 stevia packet or 1-2 tbsp sugar
? Optional add-ins: walnuts, raisins, etc.
? 3 tbsp quick oats
? 2 tsp oat flour (or another flour of choice)
? 1 tbsp oil or butter-type spread
Method
? Preheat oven to 350 F and grease an oven-safe 2-cup dish.
? In a small mixing bowl, combine first five ingredients (and optional add-ins, if desired). Stir well.
? In a separate mixing bowl, combine remaining three ingredients and stir well. Now mix everything together and pour into the greased dish. (If you like a more-crumbly crumble, increase the amounts of the last three ingredients.)
? Bake 40 minutes (in the middle of the oven, not the very top), then turn the oven to high-broil for 2-3 minutes.
? Turn off heat, but let sit in oven 15 more minutes.
Recipe Courtesy: Chocolate Covered Katie
