5 Apple Recipes to Make with All of Those Apples You Picked

September 17, 2021

You went apple picking this past weekend and you’re not quite sure what to do with all those of granny smith, Macintosh, and royal gala apples you picked! Sure, you can eat a load of them, but what about the rest?

To help you out – and give you a little apple inspiration – we’re sharing our five favourite apple recipes with you!

5 Delicious Apple Recipes

spiced apple walnut cake

1. Spiced Apple Walnut Crumb Cake

This moist and delicious spiced cake is chock-full of apples and walnuts. What a creative idea to serve for brunch or as the perfect afternoon treat!

waffles with caramelized apples

2. Waffles with Cinnamon sugar, caramelized apples & vanilla ice cream

If apple pie is your thing, this is one of the best apple recipes for you!

Make a waffle batter with little hits of spice from ground cinnamon and nutmeg.
In a small bowl, stir together 2 tbsp granulated sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon and set aside.
Core and slice 2 apples into wedges.
Melt a little butter in a large skillet, add apples and a sprinkle of sugar. Cook, tossing often, until apples are soft and caramelized, about 5 to 10 minutes.
Once waffles are ready to go, top with a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar, some caramelized apples and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Pure indulgence!!

5 things to make with apples, cranberry apple and brie rice salad

3. Cranberry, Apple & Brie Rice Salad

Banish boring ol’ rice! This rice salad combines flavour-packed ingredients like apples, cranberries, and brie for one of our favourite apple recipes and unique salad recipes or a perfect #MeatlessMonday dish!

5 things to do with apples, gourmet apple pie

4. Gourmet Apple Pie

Piles of soft, cinnamon-scented apples nestled between 2 layers of flaky, buttery pastry, served warm with a (generous) scoop of vanilla ice cream. Really, who doesn’t love apple pie?

Our classic apple pie uses our no-fail shortcrust pastry which is a cinch to whip up and can even frozen ahead of time to make your pie-making-day ultra-easy. Simply defrost dough disks in the fridge overnight and you are halfway there to making a delicious appley-inspired winter dessert.

(Or use a pre-made crust)

5 things to make with waffles, apple spice cake

5. Apple Spice Cake with Ricotta Frosting

One of our favourite apple recipes, this is an easy snacking cake full of great fall flavours.

Quick Tip: If you’re not a fan of Granny Smith or just want to shake things up a little, this cake is just as lovely with any apple that holds its shape when baked. Try it with Northern Spy, Crispin, or Honeycrisp apples.