Here in Western Washington there are so many fun fall activities. One of my favorite things is going to local farms for incredible deals on fresh produce. If you are a health nut like me, this is probably your favorite thing of the year. UHmazing. And being that we are in Western Washington, apples are the natural favorite around here. When I was in FLORIDA there were selling Washington Apples, I mean come on!
Here is one of my favorite local farms: Terry’s Berries! I have been going to this particular farm for 4 years now! Its amazing! The kids love it! Not only do they have a farm stand in the front, but you can pick your own apples, and pumpkins! They also have farm animals which my kids love watching. If you are in Puyallup, you need to check them out! Terry’s Berries in Puyallup
So what do you do with all those apples when you get home?
I have a couple ideas for you! I made both of these recipes yesterday, and they turned out perfectly!
Apple sauce:
Ingredients:
12 red delicious apples
A few shakes of cinnamon
Drizzle honey on top
Directions:
Peel, core and chop apples into small chunks. Put in crock pot on low. Shake some cinnamon and drizzle some honey on top. Cook on low for 5 hours. Make sure you stir it every once in a while. Once its done you can put it through a food processor if you want it smooth, but I really like it a bit chunkier! Delicious!
Apple’s ready to cook
Homemade Apple Sauce
Homemade Apple sauce recipe
Dried Apples:
Ingredients:
5 red delicious apples
Juice of two lemons
Big bowl of water
Directions:
If you want you can peel the apple, but you don’t have to. Core the apple. Use a mandolin slicer to thinly slice the apples. Let the apples hang out in a lemon bath (it preserves the color). Bake in your oven’s lowest setting (mine is 170 degrees) for as many hours as it takes to your liking. I put mine in for 6 hours and they were crispy. If you want it juicer, I would suggest testing them after 4 hours.
thinly sliced apples in lemon water
ready to go in the oven
Dried apples
After I made the dried apples and tasted how delicious they were, I am considering buying a food dehydrator. Do any of you lovely people have one? I’d love to hear your reviews! Also, if you know of a u-pick farm in Western Washington PLEASE share! I would love to visit some new ones! Do you have some more apple recipes I should try? Comment and tell me about them!
So go forward fellow Washingtonians and collect your apples!!