🍎 The apples are starting

Published 16 days ago • 1 min read • Recipes

Hey friend,

We’re not quite into fall yet, but apple season doesn’t really care what the calendar says.

And once the apples start coming in, they have a habit of coming in all at once.

If you’ve got a tree producing, you’re heading to an orchard, or you simply spotted a good grocery store deal, today I’ve got three ways to put those apples to work.

10 Ways to Store Apples

If you want fresh apples to last longer than a week or two, a little sorting and planning makes a big difference.

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Easy Crockpot Apple Butter

This is the recipe to pull out when you have several pounds of apples to deal with and don’t want another complicated preserving project.

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Mom’s Apple Crisp Bars

They’ve got a shortbread-style bottom, cinnamon apples and an oat crumble topping. They also freeze well, which makes them handy for lunchboxes and after-school snacks. From my other site, Recipes From Leftovers.

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Pick one skill and work on that.

You don’t need to learn everything at once.

Until next time,

Sarita

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