Apple Snack Squares Recipe - The Girl Who Ate Everything (2024)

FAQs

What can I do with an abundance of apples? ›

There are so many more apple recipes to try – chutney, apple glazed pork chops, apple turnovers, apple cheddar scones, apple molasses upside-down cake, challah, and these extremely adorable apple pie cookies. You'll have to excuse me, I have some baking to do.

You could also make applesauce, apple butter or apple jelly. You could put them in muffins, crumbles and cakes. You could layer them in sandwiches. You could roast them with sausages or toss them into kale salad.

1 bushel apples equals 42 pounds or about 120 medium size; enough for about 20 nine inch pies, or 16 to 20 quarts applesauce. Two apples equal's one glass of water in thirst quenching ability.

1 bushel of apples can weigh 42 - 48 lb. 1 bushel of apples will make 15 - 20 qt of applesauce. 1/2 peck yields 5 pt of applesauce. 2 lb of apples equals 3 c of sauce.

A peck, or chip basket, of apples weighs approximately 10 pounds. A half-bushel is about 21 pounds of apples, while a bushel weighs about 45 pounds. There are about 28 apples in a peck or ¼ bushel.

Yes, you can freeze fresh raw apple, however because of the high water content, you'll find that the apple will be soft when defrosted (the water inside the fruit expands when it freezes into ice and the crystals breaks the delicate cell structure). Therefore, it's best to use frozen apple for cooking or smoothies.

For maximum freshness in the kitchen, keep a bowl of whole apples out of direct sunlight. For more than a bowlful, Gipe-Stewart recommends storing apples in your refrigerator's bottom-shelf crisper drawer, where they'll last longer "but it really depends on the variety," she stipulates.

How do you remove toxins from apples? ›

Submerging apples in a baking soda solution for two minutes removed more pesticides than a two-minute soak in the bleach solution, or two minutes of rinsing in running tap water. But it took 12 to 15 minutes in the baking soda solution to completely get rid of the pesticides used in this study.

Green apples are lower in calories and carbs. Green also have 63% more protein, slightly more fiber, more potassium and iron. Red is higher in beta carotene and in antioxidants. The only major difference in nutrition is that green apples have almost twice as much vitamin A than red apples.

Pack apples into containers and press fruit down, leaving ½ inch (13 mm) of headspace. Seal and freeze. Dry pack: Follow directions for sugar pack, omitting sugar. Treated apple slices can also be frozen first on a tray and then packed into containers as soon as they are frozen.