Apples are one of the most popular ingredients in cooking. You can prepare so many delicious, original, and healthy dishes from them that it's hard to choose. LAFOY has gathered 15 interesting recipes for you!
1. "Vanilla Freshness" Sorbet
This dessert will be a great alternative to store-bought ice cream, which is packed with "chemicals".
You will need: 600 g green apples, 400 g ripe lemons, 1 sachet vanilla sugar, 170 g fructose, 1 glass of water.
Preparation: First, peel and core the apples. Cut the flesh into arbitrary slices, place them in a saucepan, and pour 100 ml of cold water over them. Squeeze the juice of one lemon into the pan, and add the fructose. Mix well with a wooden spatula. Simmer, covered, until the apples are soft. Puree the fruit with a blender, cool the resulting mixture, and refrigerate for 3-4 hours.
After the specified time, dissolve the vanilla sugar and the juice of two lemons in half a glass of water. Place on the stove, bring to a boil, then let it cool completely. Mix the resulting liquid with the apple puree, whisk with a mixer, pour into molds, and place in the freezer.
2. "Fruit of Love" Apples in Batter
This dessert came to us from Eastern cuisine. Even in ancient China, caramelized apples in a delicate batter were served at festive tables.
You will need: 3 large sweet, firm apples, 130 g flour, the same amount of cold water, 150 g sugar, 1 egg, vegetable oil.
Preparation: Peel and core the apples, then cut them into pieces. Separately mix water with flour, then with an egg beaten with a fork. You will get a batter for apples, which Chinese housewives still prepare. Dip the apple slices into the batter, then place them in a frying pan with hot vegetable oil. Transfer the golden apples with a wooden spatula to a plate lined with paper towels.
For the caramel, heat 2 tbsp refined oil in a small saucepan, add sugar. Cook over medium heat until a viscous, stringy caramel forms. Add the battered apples to the sweet mixture, gently stir so as not to break the batter coating, but so that each fruit slice is covered with a thin caramel crust.
3. "El Dorado Gold" Apple Jam
This is not just the jam your grandmother used to make; "El Dorado Gold" is an amazing blend of apple, white chocolate, and cinnamon flavors.
You will need: 3 kg apples, 2 bars white chocolate, 1 tsp natural ground cinnamon, 1.5 kg sugar, 1 sachet vanilla, 0.5 tsp citric acid.
Preparation: Cut the apples into small wedges, then crosswise into thin slices. Layer the chopped fruit in a pot, generously sprinkling with sugar. Cover with a lid to prevent fruit flies from getting to the juicy apples, and leave on the kitchen counter for 24 hours.
Drain the resulting syrup into a separate cauldron, bring it to a boil, add the apples, and immediately turn off the heat. Leave to cool, covered, for another 24 hours. Repeat this laborious procedure for three days. When you do it for the third time, add cinnamon, vanilla, and citric acid to the boiling amber-colored syrup.
Optionally, you can replace cinnamon with citrus zest, for example; it will also be very tasty. Return the apples to the syrup, bring to a boil, add the white chocolate broken into pieces, and stir until completely dissolved. Pour the jam into jars and seal.
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4. Apple "Marmalades"
This is not ordinary jam, but a dessert that will serve as an excellent substitute for store-bought candies. The apples turn out so beautiful that they are suitable for decorating festive cakes and pastries!
You will need: apples and sugar in a 3:1 ratio, citric acid and cinnamon for enhanced flavor.
Preparation: Cut the apples into 8-10 wedges. Remove seeds and wormholes. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, arrange the apple slices, sprinkle with sugar, citric acid, and cinnamon. Bake the fruit in the oven for 30 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. Cool and transfer the apples to clean parchment paper, cover with gauze (to protect from flies and dust), and leave to dry. After a few days, place the "marmalades" in sterilized jars, cover with plastic lids, and store in a kitchen cupboard.
5. "Economical Hostess" Jam
Thick apple jam can be spread on bread, used as a layer for a cake or pie, or served with pancakes!
You will need: 1 kg apples, 2 glasses sugar, 125 ml water.
Preparation: Any apples will do for this dessert; feel free to put fallen fruits, cleaned of damaged spots, into the pot. Not much sugar is needed. So, savings are evident! Place the arbitrarily cut fruits into a pot, cover with sugar, add water, and boil for 15 minutes after coming to a boil. Now, drain the liquid into a separate small pot, and return the apples to the stove, cooking until soft for about an hour. Spoon the hot jam into jars and seal.
6. Apple-Citrus Dessert
If you're craving something delicious, prepare an amazing dessert from seasonal fruits with citrus.
You will need: 2 large sweet and sour apples, 2 pears, 1 orange, freshly squeezed lemon juice, a couple of spoons of brown sugar, and cinnamon for a refined spicy taste.
Preparation: Remove the zest from the orange using a special grater, and squeeze the juice from the peeled fruit. Mix both obtained ingredients in a saucepan, add sugar and ground cinnamon to the aromatic liquid. Simmer over minimal heat for three minutes. Add diced pears and apples to the boiling orange juice with spices. Cook for 20 minutes over very low heat without a lid. All the liquid should evaporate.
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7. Canned "Bulgarian Sun"
The recipe for this fruit delicacy is borrowed from Bulgarian culinary experts.
You will need: 2 kilograms of apples, 2 ripe lemons, 1.5 kg sugar, a handful of walnuts, and 1 tsp citric acid.
Preparation: Cut each apple into eight pieces. Slice the lemons into wedges or rounds, do not remove the seeds. Mix all of this in a pot, cover with water, and cook until soft. Strain the fruit mixture through a sieve. Mix the liquid with sugar, and cook a thick syrup from the resulting sweet mixture. To do this, simmer over minimal heat for an hour. Add nuts and citric acid for a pleasant taste and seal with metal lids.
8. Apple Shawarma
Feel like a culinary genius, prepare apple shawarma, but don't tell anyone it only took you a couple of minutes!
You will need: 2 thin lavash breads, 3-4 apples, 5 spoons of any jam, 2 eggs, 3 tbsp sugar, 100 g butter, nuts.
Preparation: Mix apple slices with sugar and fry in a pan until golden brown. Add jam to the fruit, and simmer over low heat for five minutes. Spread the lavash with egg beaten with sugar, sprinkle with grated butter and crushed nuts. Place the filling on one edge and roll it up. Bake in the oven and treat your guests!
9. "Heavenly Cloud" Soufflé
This delicate and airy dessert with a fruity-curd flavor will win you over from the first bite. An excellent treat for those watching their figure!
You will need: 400 g soft cottage cheese, 2 large apples, 2 eggs, vanilla.
Preparation: Apple and cottage cheese soufflé is suitable as a dessert for lunch or dinner, and as a standalone dish for breakfast. Grate the apples, mix with eggs, vanilla, and cottage cheese. Fill molds with the resulting mixture, and cook in the microwave for 3-5 minutes.
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10. Sweet and Sour Sauce
You can make a very tasty sauce from apples that will diversify your menu and enhance the taste of meat, fish, vegetables, or even pasta.
You will need: 1.5 kg ripe juicy tomatoes, 500 g apples, 2 onions, 1 head garlic, a small pod of hot chili pepper, 4 tbsp sugar, 1.5 tsp salt, and 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper.
Preparation: Place arbitrarily chopped tomatoes in a cauldron, and simmer over low heat for half an hour. Strain the tomato mixture through a sieve. Put all remaining ingredients from the recipe into a pot, and pour in the tomato juice. Cook for 25 minutes over minimal heat. At the end of cooking, add sugar, pepper, and salt. Puree the mixture with a blender. Seal the sauce in small jars and glass bottles for winter.
11. "Apple Jelly" Pie
Very tasty tea-time pastry in minutes, made from the simplest and most accessible ingredients.
You will need: 3 sweet apples, 3 eggs, 1 glass each of flour and sugar, 1 tbsp sour cream, a pinch of baking soda, a little salt.
Preparation: Finely chop the apple flesh, without seeds and skin. Transfer to a baking dish and pour the batter over it. Beat the eggs with sugar until a fluffy, stable foam forms. Mix with the remaining ingredients. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for about 25 minutes.
12. Apple Chips
Crispy and appetizing apple chips are not difficult to make at home. Minimal effort and you'll have a delicious dessert for healthy snacks.
You will need: a couple of kilograms of apples, 2 liters of apple juice.
Preparation: Clean the apples from seeds and blemishes. Slice them thinly. Place in a bowl and pour apple juice over them for 2-3 hours. You can leave them overnight. In the morning, drain the fruit in a colander, letting the moisture drip off. Arrange the apple slices on a parchment-lined baking sheet or on dehydrator trays. In the oven, apple chips should be dried at 80 degrees Celsius with the door slightly ajar for 3-4 hours.
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13. "Apple Orchard" Pancakes
They will look like ordinary thin pancakes, but taste like a real apple orchard!
You will need: 500 ml fresh milk, 3 eggs, 1 glass flour, 2 apples, sugar and salt to taste, 1 sachet vanilla sugar, 5 tbsp odorless vegetable oil.
Preparation: Pour milk into a deep bowl or saucepan, add eggs, flour, salt and sugar, sprinkle in vanilla sugar. Whisk with a mixer until smooth. Taste it; you might want to make the pancakes sweeter. Add grated apple to the batter, pour in vegetable oil. Whisk thoroughly again. Fry thin pancakes on a hot pan for 2 minutes on each side, until golden brown.
14. Apple Marshmallow
Apple marshmallow is much tastier than regular marshmallow, yet visually these two types of the same dessert are almost indistinguishable.
You will need: 1 kg apples, 800 g sugar, 6 chicken egg whites.
Preparation: Don't think that making marshmallow yourself is very difficult. In fact, it's quite simple. First, core the apples, cut them into large slices, and place them in a pot. Simmer, covered, over very low heat for about an hour, depending on the fruit variety. Strain the soft apples through a sieve, mix with egg whites beaten with sugar into a stiff foam. Continue beating until the apple-egg white mixture turns white, thick, and viscous. Then, using a spoon or a pastry bag, pipe beautiful "mounds" of the foamy mixture onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake the apple marshmallow in the oven for 2.5 hours at 80 degrees Celsius.
15. Apple Pastila
Be sure to prepare apple pastila in advance. This delicious treat will replace expensive vitamin complexes and unhealthy store-bought candies.
You will need: 3 kg apples, 300 g sugar, 0.6 glass of water.
Preparation: Cut the fruits into four parts, place them in a cauldron, and cover with water. Cook, tightly covered, for about 45 minutes. The apples should become soft. Now, drain the juice, and puree the apple mixture with a blender. While blending, add sugar in small portions. The crystals should dissolve completely. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, spread the sweet apple puree in a thin, even layer. Dry in the oven at a low temperature or in the air, in the shade.