Amazing Apple Recipes Perfect for Autumn

Apple recipes are perfect for celebrating Fall, including everything from breakfasts to desserts and plenty of delicious ideas in between.

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF APPLES

There is a reason for the cliché that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. These sweet little fruits have plenty of health benefits:

• Apples are packed full of soluble fiber, which can lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease and some cancers.
• A single apple can provide 10% of the recommended daily value of Vitamin C.  Vitamin C helps boost your immune system and fight off infection.
• They also provide B-Complex vitamins that work to maintain red blood cells and aid in the protection of the nervous system.
• Apples also contain antioxidant and polyphenol compounds that attach to and neutralize cancer-causing free radicals and may also prevent dementia and strokes.

Tips For Storing Apples

Apples keep best stored about 30-35 degrees. The crisper drawer of the refrigerator is a great place.

But, be careful when storing other fruit in the same drawer. The ethylene gas apples give off will speed the decay of other produce.

Apple Recipes

Here's a collection of recipes perfect for Apple Picking season or for when you just want some apple goodness.

Apple Breakfasts

Apple Pancakes from Beauty Bites

Apple Raisin Breakfast Cookies

Apple Baked Oatmeal from the Foodie Dietician

Apple Spreads

Apple Pear Butter in the Pressure Cooker

Cranberry Apple Compote

The No Peeling Applesauce Experiment from So Much to Make

No Sugar Added Maple Apple Jam

Apple Breads, Scones and Muffins

Apple Crumble Muffins from The Anthony Kitchen

Caramel Apple Scones from Blogghetti

Spiced Apple Bread from A Mind "Full" Mom

Praline Apple Bread from Melissa's Southern Style Kitchen

Apple Side Dishes

Apple Butternut Squash Casserole

Apple Pecan Brown Rice Salad

Apple Quinoa Stuffed Squash from Harvest2U

Apple Scalloped Potatoes from Harvest2U

Cranberry Apple Spinach Salad From Harvest2U

Apple Main Dishes

Apple Brie Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Asian Apple and Chicken Salad from Harvest2U

Baked Sausage with Apples and Cabbage from Wonky Wonderful

Baked Pork Chops with Apples

Cranberry Apple Chicken Skillet from Boulder Locavore

Apple Desserts

Apple Date Cookie Bars

Apple Walnut Snack Cake

Caramel Apple Cupcakes from Home Maid Simple

Healthy Caramel Apple Cake

Apple Cranberry Crisp from the Farm Girl Gabs

Cranberry Apple Crumble Bar from Craving Some Creativity

Until next time, happy eating.
~Audrey