Cooking dishes from apples is a pleasure. Apples give extra sweetness, and this quality allows them to be widely used in the preparation of pastries and dessert dishes, or they add sourness, which enriches dishes with additional taste and aroma.
Apples are used to prepare compotes, jam, fragrant vinegar, all sorts of wines, liqueurs and liqueurs. Yes, there is simply not enough page to list all the dishes that can be prepared from apples and with the addition of apples! Apples are perfectly combined with almost all vegetables, both fresh and baked. Salads with apples is the first dish for slim citizens because apples have many useful properties. Plain potatoes baked with apples become a delicacy. Apple pies, dumplings and charlottes have long taken their place of honor in our kitchen, and modern recipes of Western and Eastern cuisine have added to this list various apple tarts and shares, apples in caramel, Chinese “silk” apples and many other delicious and simple in cooking.
Top Honeycrisp Apple Recipes for Every Day
1. Classic Apple Pie
Ingredients
Dough:
- 220 g of butter + a little for lubrication;
- 300 grams of flour + a little for sprinkling;
- 2 tablespoons of sugar;
- ½ tsp salt;
- 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar;
- 8–10 tablespoons of cold water.
Filling:
- 1 ½ kg of apples;
- 2 tablespoons of lemon juice;
- 150 grams of sugar + a little for dressing;
- 2 tablespoons of flour;
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon;
- a pinch of vanillin;
- ¼ tsp salt;
- 30 g butter;
- 1 egg;
- 1 tablespoon of water.
Cooking
In a blender, grind the cooled butter and a mixture of flour, sugar and salt. Add vinegar and water and knead the dough. It should not stick to hands. Put the dough on a floured surface, form two identical balls and lightly press down. Wrap with cling film and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Oil a round baking dish. On a table covered with flour, roll out the dough into a cake with a diameter greater than the diameter of the mold. Put the dough in the form and press it to the bottom and walls. Put in the freezer for 10 minutes. Peel the apples, remove the core, cut it in half and chop into thin slices. Mix them with lemon juice, sugar, flour, cinnamon, vanilla and salt. Put the stuffing on the dough and spread over the entire surface of small pieces of butter. Roll out the rest of the dough in a circle to the size of the form, cover it with a cake and firmly fasten the edges of the dough. Grease the cake with an egg whipped with water and make a few cuts on top to let the air out. Sprinkle with sugar and bake at 220 ° C for 20 minutes. Then another 40 minutes at 190 ° C.
2. Baked apples in dough
Ingredients
- 3 green apples;
- 3 red apples;
- 30 g butter;
- ½ lemon;
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon + a little for sprinkling;
- 6 tablespoons of sugar + a little for sprinkling;
- 1 tablespoon warm water;
- 2 teaspoons of cornstarch;
- 100 grams of short pastry;
- 1 egg;
- 1 tablespoon of milk;
- caramel sauce – optional.
Cooking
Peel and dice one green and one red apple. Сut the tops and remove the pulp from the remaining apples. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Put the cubes of apples, add lemon juice, cinnamon and sugar, mix and cook for 5 minutes. Then add the starch dissolved in water and cook for another 5 minutes. Place the apples in a baking dish and fill them with boiled filling. Roll out the dough on the parchment and cut out four circles in a glass. Cut each of them into thin strips and twist them into apples. Beat up the egg with milk and grease the dough with this mixture. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and bake for 30 minutes at 190 ° C. Decorate the finished apples with caramel.
3. Simple apple strudel
Ingredients
- 4 apples;
- 200 g brown sugar;
- 150 g of raisins;
- some vegetable oil;
- 300 g puff pastry;
- 1 egg;
- 60 ml of milk.
Cooking
Peel the apples and core. Rub one apple on a grater, and the rest cut in half and chop into thin slices. Mix apples with sugar and raisins. Cover the baking sheet with parchment and brush with butter. Roll the dough into a large rectangle and gently transfer to a baking sheet. Put the stuffing and distribute along the long side of the dough. Cover with the second half of the dough and hold the edges with wet hands. Beat the egg with milk, brush with the strudel and make longitudinal cuts on it. Bake at 200 ° C for 35–40 minutes until the strudel is browned.
4. Baked apples with crispy filling
Ingredients
- 6 apples;
- 200 g of oatmeal;
- 80 g butter;
- 4 tablespoons of brown sugar;
- 1 tablespoon of cinnamon;
- vanilla ice cream,
- caramel sauce.
Cooking
Peel and dice one apple. Cut off the tops from the rest of the apples and remove the pulp. Mix oatmeal, butter, sugar and cinnamon. Then add apple cubes and mix gently. Put the prepared apples in the form, put the stuffing in them and put in an oven preheated to 200 ° C for 35 minutes. Before serving, you can put a ball of ice cream on each apple and decorate with caramel.
5. Cottage Cheese Casserole with Apples
Ingredients
- 100 g butter;
- 150 g sugar + 2 tablespoons for sprinkling;
- 4 eggs;
- 600 g of cottage cheese;
- 4 tablespoons of semolina;
- 4 large apples.
Cooking
Mix the butter with the sugar. Continuing to stir, one by one, enter the egg yolks. Add cottage cheese, semolina, beaten egg whites and mix to a uniform consistency. Peel the apples and core. Cut them across eight slices, put in a baking dish and sprinkle with sugar. Spread the curd mixture on top. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 ° C for 50 minutes. Before serving, cool the casserole.
6. Baked Apple Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 60 g butter;
- 2 tablespoons of brown sugar;
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon + a little for sprinkling;
- 4 large apples;
- 500 g cream cheese (can be replaced with homemade cream cheese);
- 60 g of powdered sugar;
- a pinch of vanillin;
- 1 shortbread
Cooking
Mix melted butter, sugar and cinnamon. Cut the tops of the apples, remove the flesh and place them in a baking dish. Lubricate the apples from the inside with an oily mixture and put in an oven preheated to 200 ° C for 20 minutes. Mix cheese, powder and vanillin with a mixer. Fill the apples with stuffing and bake for another 10 minutes. Sprinkle with cinnamon and crumbled cookies.
7. Spicy Baked Apples with Walnuts and Raisins
Ingredients
- 100 g brown sugar;
- 50 g of walnuts;
- 50 g of raisins;
- 60 g butter;
- ½ tsp cinnamon;
- ½ tsp ground ginger;
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg;
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves;
- 4 large apples;
- 2 oranges.
Cooking
Mix sugar, nuts, raisins, butter and spices. Cut off the tops of the apples, remove the flesh and place them in a baking dish. Fill the apples with the filling and pour them with fresh orange juice. Bake at 190 ° C for 30–40 minutes. The longer the apples are baked, the softer they will be. Pour hot juice out of the mold before serving.
8. Apple Chips
Ingredients
- 2 apples;
- 2 teaspoons of sugar;
- ½ tsp cinnamon.
Cooking
Cut the apples into thin slices and mix with sugar and cinnamon. Put the apples on the oven grill and cook at 90 ° C for 2–3 hours, turning them over in the middle of cooking. Apples should be dried, but remain slightly soft.
9. Fast Apple Puffs
Ingredients
- 480 ml of water;
- 100 g brown sugar;
- 3 tablespoons of cornstarch;
- a pinch of vanillin;
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon;
- a pinch of salt;
- 2 large apples;
- 300 g short pastry;
- 2 eggs;
- 2 tablespoons of sugar.
Cooking
Pour water into the pan and put on medium heat. Add sugar, starch, vanilla, cinnamon, salt and mix. Peel the apples and dice. Put them in the pan and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Roll out the dough in two thin layers. Place one of them on a baking tray covered with parchment and place the filling on top. Cover with a second layer of dough, brush with whipped eggs and sprinkle with sugar. Cut into small thin strips and place in an oven preheated to 180 ° C for 20 minutes.
10. Inverted Apple Pie
Ingredients
Filling:
- 60 g of butter + a little for lubrication;
- 100 g brown sugar;
- ½ tsp cinnamon;
- 2 large apples.
Dough:
- 150 g of flour;
- 1 teaspoon baking powder;
- ¼ tsp salt;
- ½ tsp cinnamon;
- 110 g butter;
- 150 grams of sugar;
- 2 eggs;
- a pinch of vanillin;
- 120 ml of milk.
Cooking
Put the butter, sugar and cinnamon in a saucepan and put on medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is smooth. Pour it into a greased baking dish. Peel the apples, remove the core, cut it in half and cut into thin slices. Spread them on the sugar mixture. Mix flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Beat up the butter and sugar with a mixer in another container. Add eggs and vanilla and mix thoroughly. Add the flour mixture and milk and knead the homogeneous dough. Put it on the apples and smooth it. Bake the cake for 35–40 minutes at 180 ° C. Let cool for 10 minutes and gently turn to a serving dish.
11. Deep-Fried Apple Rings
Ingredients
- 180 ml of milk;
- 1 egg;
- 100 g of flour;
- 1 teaspoon baking powder;
- 8 tablespoons of sugar;
- 3 ½ teaspoons cinnamon;
- ¼ tsp salt;
- 500 ml of vegetable oil;
- 3 large apples.
Cooking
Mix milk, egg, flour, baking powder, 2 spoons of sugar, ½ teaspoon of cinnamon and salt to a uniform consistency. Combine the remnants of sugar and cinnamon in another container. Heat the oil in a deep frying pan. Peel apples, core and slice. Take a few little rings, put it in a batter and then in oil. Fry for 1-2 minutes on each side until golden brown appears. Put the finished apple rings on a paper towel to drain excess fat. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture.
12. Apple jam
Ingredients
- 6 apples;
- 1 lemon;
- 480 ml of water;
- 4 tablespoons of sugar;
- ½ tsp cinnamon; teaspoon ground nutmeg.
Cooking
Peel the apples, core and dice. Put them in a saucepan, add the juice of whole lemon, water, sugar and spices. Stir, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for another 40-50 minutes, until the apples soften. Grind the mixture in a blender until smooth. Put in an airtight container and refrigerate. Keep jam there for no more than five days.
13. Salad with apple and chicken
Ingredients
- 1 medium potato;
- 1 chicken breast;
- 1 apple;
- some salt;
- some olive oil;
- several basil leaves.
Cooking
Cut the peeled potatoes and chicken into equal cubes. Cook them for a couple until ready, about 20 minutes. Then cool. Peel the apples and cut them into the same cubes. Mix with the rest of the ingredients, season with salt, drizzle with oil and garnish with basil leaves.
14. Salad with apples, grapes and celery
Ingredients
- 2 apples;
- 100 grams of red grapes;
- 1 celery stalk;
- 100 g of walnuts;
- 6 tablespoons of mayonnaise;
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice;
- ½ tsp salt;
- a pinch of ground black pepper.
Cooking
Peel the apples, core and cut into large cubes. Cut the grapes in half, and cut the celery into thin slices. Crush the nuts and dry a little in the pan. Mix these ingredients. Then combine mayonnaise, lemon juice and spices, season the salad and mix.
15. Vegetable salad with apples
Ingredients
- 300 grams of cabbage;
- 1 carrot;
- 1 red bell pepper;
- 2 apples;
- ¼ bunch of green onions;
- 5 tablespoons of mayonnaise;
- 5 tablespoons of brown sugar;
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
Cooking
Mix cabbage, carrots, peppers and apples, cut into thin straws. Add chopped onion and season with a mixture of mayonnaise, sugar and lemon juice.