It’s apple picking season, and I’ve been prepping my jars as well as restocking my brown sugar and cinnamon in preparation of the cooking and crafting ahead. There are so many things you can do with apples, from making canned apples, applesauce or apple pie filling, to using apples as stamps or slicing them for a pretty wreath. So here are the best apple crafts and recipes I could find – happy apple-ing!
– Cook with apples. Core an apple and stuff with brown sugar, raisins, and walnuts. Wrap in foil and pop in a preheated oven or even an open fire.
Here’s a great applesauce recipe, and I love this one for apple pie filling.
– Craft with apples. Did you know that apples make adorable stampers? Cut apples in half and use the cut side down in paint to make beautiful nature-inspired art. Turn your apple stamps into a colourful fall tree.
– Make a wreath. Thinly slice an apple and dehydrate it. Then, bend a wire coat hanger into the shape of a circle and thread the dried out apple slices onto the wire. Decorate with ribbons. The smell is incredible!
– Use apples in a potpourri. You can dry the apples, or you can simmer some apples with spices in a pot on the stove – not only will it smell fantastic but it will add some moisture into the dry, cool air.
Enjoy! Happy fall!
A full-time work-from-home mom, Jennifer Cox (our “Supermom in Training”) loves dabbling in healthy cooking, craft projects, family outings, and more, sharing with Suburban readers everything she knows about being an (almost) superhero mommy.