It won’t be long before we are in apple season. While those apples are delicious on their own, it’s also great to have some apple recipes to make sure all those apples we pick get used.
Two Delicious Kid-Approved Apple Recipes
You know what the Doctor says, “An apple a day…” You can’t deny the health benefits of apples, but I can’t get my kids to eat a plain ol’ apple, but they LOVE applesauce. I didn’t realize how much better homemade applesauce is instead of what you buy at the store – and it isn’t even hard to make!
I found several different recipes on how to make applesauce and then I made up my own. It is not rocket science and I don’t have measurements – but it is so easy, you don’t need them!
Apple Sauce
Core, peel and cut apples (about 15) into chunks
Throw them in your crockpot with a little water (about 1/2 to 3/4 cup) and some lemon juice to keep them from going brown.
Sprinkle some cinnamon all over the apples. Add some sweetener of your choice (agave, maple syrup, brown sugar, etc.) I used about 1/4 cup agave and 1/4 cup real maple syrup. I also added a little nutmeg.
Cook on low for 6 hours or until they are nice and soft. You can mash them up or put in a blender if you want, but I prefer it nice and chunky!
Enjoy! My kids devoured this stuff!
Bonus: your house will smell divine!
OR
Make the apples into a dessert! I am not a fan of apple pie – I much prefer apple crisp! Thanks, Grandma Great for this recipe – it’s my favorite!
Apple Crisp
Topping:
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups flour (I use wheat flour)
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. salt
Blend together until crumbled.
Core, peel, and cut about 6 apples. Place them in a 13×9 baking dish. Sprinkle with a little cinnamon and sugar. Crumble topping on top and bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until slightly brown on top. I like to broil it for a couple minutes after cooking to make it nice and crispy – but watch closely as to not burn.
variations:
– use oats for some of the flour
-make at least a double batch of the topping, it freezes great!
-use this topping on peaches or berries.
Don’t forget to serve with ice-cream!
Alison says
O My Goodness!! That looks soooooooo good!
Nesleirbag says
Yummmmmmmmmm! Homemade applesauce is so delicious, and if you are in a hurry, just core, peel and cut up some apples, heat up a saute pan, put in a little butter ( or apple juice to be healthier), and simmer your apples a few minutes, and add sweetener (white or brown sugar, or agave, Splenda, stevia, etc.) So good with pork!
Shelley says
Yes, I’ll take some of these delivered to my doorstep please. 🙂
Marie says
We have a big box of apples in our garage that I wanted to use but didn’t know how… THANK YOU!!!!! I tried both recipes and they were superb! Alex couldn’t stop raving about it and said he may have found his new favorite dessert, and he’s kind of picky about desserts. And I’ve never been a huge fan of homemade applesauce until now. Wow. Both very delicious. Thank you so much for sharing!!!
By the way, next fall when it’s time to harvest apples again, I’d highly recommend going out to the LDS Church orchard in Caldwell. Spend a little time picking for the orchard, then you can glean all you want for yourself for free. Not only were the apples super tasty and beautiful, but it was so neat to get our kids out in a field and let them experience how nature works. HUGE apples hanging in bunches all over the trees. It’s definitely a new tradition for us. And then we’ll eat apple sauce and apple crisp for months on end afterward. 🙂
Challis says
Not to be a grinch, just wanted to clarify since this is a category titled “Healthy Living”, but sugar and splenda are not healthy sweeteners. I know splenda has been touted as being healthy but that is deceptive advertising. It is a chemical that is very harmful to our bodies.
I love sweets! Delicious recipes! 🙂
Sarah H says
I made crockpot apple sauce and canned it last year. I didn’t use any sweetener at all (i’ve never purchased sweetened apple sauce either), just used lots of cinnamon and nutmeg, and it was AMAZING! Tasted like apple pie! So, I say try it without any sweetener, your kids won’t even know the difference.
Missy says
Thanks for the tip – I will try it that way next time!
Debbie says
Would you share the crockpot apple sauce recipe
Tina says
What are the best kind of apples to use for these recipes? We do not live close to an orchard, so I need to know what type to buy.
Missy says
It totally depends on what you like but really any apple works for the apple sauce and for the cobbler the tartness of a granny smith goes well with the sweet topping but anything would be great!
Donna says
Did you actually use two whole sticks of butter in that apple crisp? That seems like a lot. It looks fabulous though!
Quiltbee76 says
I made your apple crisp recipe yesterday and it was awesome. Thanks for the great recipe.
Laurie G says
I bet that heavenly caramel sauce would be really yummy drizzled over this!
William says
Made this treat with the apples our neighbor gave us and the kids loved it! Thanks!