It's Apple Time

We went to a local apple orchard last weekend and have a bushel (or is it a peck?) of apples on the counter! We have a nice variety - four or five different ones - and the girls quickly came up with a couple of things to do with them (aside from eat them as is!). 

The first thing we did was make an apple crisp. We were having my mom over for dinner, and what better dessert to have than a homemade apple crisp with fresh-off-the-tree, local apples? A warm, cinnamon-spiced dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream? Yes please! I used the recipe from 100 Days of Real Food and it was a hit. 

The next thing we made was applesauce. I looked around for some easy recipes as we had never made it at home before, though both girls had at school. The one that kept jumping out was super simple and required very few ingredients: apples, cinnamon, water, salt, and juice from a lemon. Oh, and it gets cooked in a slow cooker. It can't get much simpler than that! It was very delicious and we will be making more later this week!

We had chicken salad for lunch on Monday with apples, celery, avocado, and sunflower seeds. I had a neighborhood meeting in the evening to which I took baked brie with apples and walnuts. And I served grilled cheese and apple sandwiches with soup Monday night.

Lastly, I have bookmarked a roast pork recipe to try later this week. It calls for a few apples and cinnamon. Fingers crossed that this one is as good as the others!

What are your favorite apple recipes?