Apple recipes for kids seasonal cooking activities. (2024)

Apple recipes and autumn time go hand and hand. In Septemberschool's decorate their classrooms in apples, families go to appleorchards and many families bake apple pie. If you are lucky enoughto have an apple tree at your house you are busy harvesting applesin September. Whether it is yellow, red or green, there are wellover 20 different varieties of apples, which makes for a lot ofapple recipes throughout the world!!

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Fun with Apple Recipes

Apple Turnover

This recipe is one the kids will love to put together butithas many steps. So if you have a younger chef break thesteps into smaller tasks. For example, prepare the dough and thefilling yourself, then call the kids in to help put the turnoverstogether.

• 1 -8oz pkg. cream cheese, softened
• ¾ Cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 egg, separated
• 3 Tablespoons cold water, divided
• 2 Cups flour
• 7 Cups thinly sliced peeled apples (about 6)
• ¾ Cup sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

In a mixing bowl, mix cream cheese and butter together untilsmooth.Then separate egg yolk from egg white. Chill the eggwhite to use later. Beat egg yolk and 2 Tablespoons cold water intocream cheese mixture. Gradually beat in flour until well blended.Shape mixture into a ball and chill 1 hour. This will be theturnover dough.
In saucepan, toss apples with sugar and cinnamon. Bring to a boil.Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes until apples aretender. Roll pastry dough to 1/8 in. thickness; cut circles with abiscuit cutter. If you'd like bigger turnovers use a small bowl andcut out around the bowl. Top each circle with a tablespoon or moreof apple mixture. Fold pastry over filling and press together with afork.
In small bowl, whisk egg white and 1 tablespoon water. Brush overpastry and sprinkle with sugar. Place on greased cookie sheets andbake at 375 degrees for 18-20 minutes. Serve with ice cream, ifdesired.

Baked Apple Crisp in the Microwave

Findthe apple crisp recipe here.

Apple Crisp

• 2 large baking apples, peeled, cored and sliced
• 1/3 Cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1/3 Cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/3 Cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 Cup butter or margarine

Prepare apples by peeling, coring and slicing. Place in bottom of asmall casserole dish. In mixing bowl add oats, sugar, flour,cinnamon, nutmeg and butter. Mix together until crumbly. You can useyour hands to break up clumps. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.

Apple Bites

Apple Dumplings

• Pie dough or crescent roll dough
• 6 small cooking apples
• 3 Tablespoons raisins
• 3 Tablespoons chopped nuts
• 1/2 Cup sugar
• 1 Cup apple juice or apple cider
• 1/2 Cup corn syrup
• 2 Tablespoons butter or stick margarine
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

In mixing bowl combine raisins and nuts. Cut pie dough into squareslarge enough to wrap apple up in. (If using crescent roll dough pushperforated edges and seal together. Then cut into squares.) Coreapples and place on dough square. Stuff raisins and nut mixture intoeach apple. Wrap apples up joining each corner together. Place inbaking dish.
Add sugar, apple juice, corn syrup, butter and cinnamon to asaucepan and boil several minutes. Pour over apples and bake in 350degrees oven for 40 minutes until golden brown. Poke apples with aknife to see if they are tender.

Apple Pie

• Double layer pie crust
• 8 medium tart apples
• 1/2 Cup sugar
• 1/4 Cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon salt

Peel, core and slice apples thin. In a bowl, stir sugar, flour,cinnamon, nutmeg and salt together and toss together with applesstirring to coat. Place in pie crust and top with another crust oruse a crumb topping instead.

Apple Crumb Topping

• ¾ Cup brown sugar
• ¾ Cup flour
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/3 Cup chilled butter, cut into pieces

Mix ingredients together until crumbly.
Pour apples in pie shell and top with crumb mixture. Bake at 400degrees for 35 minutes.

Forextrafun use extra pie dough to cut out fun shapes with cookie cutters.Use these to decorate the top of your pie.*

Try this pie variation forApple Pizza.

Apple Doughnuts

Learn how to make appleslices into doughnuts!

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Easy Apple Recipes and Activities for Younger Kids

Waldorf Salad

• 4 Cups shredded iceberg lettuce, optional
• 2 red apples, diced
• 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
• ¼ Cup grapes, halved
• ½ Cup walnuts, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• ½ Cup Plain yogurt, optional

If using lettuce shred and place in bowl. Set aside. Have adult diceapples. Pour lemon juice over apples so they won't turn brown. Addgrapes, walnuts and celery to apples and stir together. Stir yogurtover top and mix together. Serve as is or mixed with lettuce.

Applesauce in the Crock Pot

• 6 medium apples
• 1/3 Cup water
• ½ Cup sugar
• ¾ teaspoon cinnamon

Have adult peel and cut apples in chunks. Place in crock pot.Add water, sugar, and cinnamon to apples and stir together. Coverand cook on low 8 hours. If you want chunky applesauce leave as is.If you'd prefer smooth blend with a hand blender or pour intoblender and blend until smooth.

Apple Frog Activity

Apple Frogs with our Assistant Chef Kids Cooking Lessons #2.

Apple Smiles

This is an apple recipe your kids are sure to love. Cut an appleinto slices. (these are the lips) Have child spread peanut butter orcream cheese on apple slice. Place mini marshmallows or yogurtcovered almonds (these are the teeth) on top of peanut butter andtop with another apple slice.

Stuffed Apple Recipe

Have adult core apple. Child can stuff middle with peanut butter andraisins. Then eat.

Homemade Apple Leather

Learn how to make homemadeapple fruit leather.

Check out these chocolate caramel candy apples!

Apple Cider

• 2 quarts apple juice, if using apples, make 8 cups juice injuicer machine
• 1 teaspoon cloves
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1/4 Cup brown sugar

Combine ingredients in crock pot and cook on low 2-3 hours. This isgreat for cold autumn nights. **You can also add cinnamon heartcandies for fun.

Apple Activities

Oh, What is That Delicious Smell?

This smell can often remind us of the holiday season but why not tryit now when apples are in season. Not to mention this can be greatfine motor skills for your kids.

• One apple
• whole cloves

Have your child completely fill the apple with whole cloves. Attacha string or ribbon and hang it up to enjoy the fragrance.

Kids Science Experiment: Apples

Have your child experiment with two plates of sliced apples. On oneplate have them pour lemon juice on top and on the other use nolemon juice. Leave it to sit for 30 minutes and go back to see theresults of their experiment.

Take a Field Trip to an Apple Orchard

Kids really enjoy seeing where food comes from. If you have anorchard or even a neighbor with an apple tree try and visit thisapple season.

Apple Centerpiece

Core two red or green apples or one of each color. Place apples ontop of each other in small serving plate, basket or pretty dish. Youmay need to use toothpicks to stick the two apples together. Inserta long candlestick through cored middle and enjoy a nice autumn timecandle light dinner with your family.

Learn about Apple Food Facts.

Kids Cooking Video: Apple Pie

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More Apple Recipes

Fresh Apple Juice with Lemon

by Lovola, London
Ingredients

• 3 apples
• 1/2 lemon (optional)

How to Make Apple Juice
1. Wash the apples.
2. Remove their cores.
3. Cut the peel off the lemon.
4. Slice apples to fit your juicer.
5. Juice and Enjoy.
A lovely sweet drink. Great as is, or serve over ice with naturalfizzy spring water for a summertime treat.

Easy Stuffed Apples

by Natalie, Canada

• 1 medium apple, cored and cut in half
• 1 Tbsp granola
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon

1) Microwave the apple for about one minute on high. You want theapple to be firm on the outside and soft on the inside. Depending onthe apple size and the power of your microwave, the timing willvary. Let cool until you can handle it comfortably.

2) Scoop out the soft part of the apple (about half of the flesh)and place in a bowl. Combine this with the other ingredients. Spoonback into the apples.

3) Enjoy!!!

Sugared Apple Circles

by Debbie

• 3 apples, cored and sliced
• 1/2 Cup brown sugar
• 2 Tablespoons butter
• 1 Tablespoons lemon peel, grated
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla

In a saucepan, add brown sugar, butter, and lemon peel. Heat toa small boil. Add apple slices to pan. Stir to combine andcontinue to heat on low. Cook 10-15 minutes longer until applesare tender. Take off heat and add vanilla. Stir and serve with ascoop of ice cream on the side or by itself.

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