Master Apples in the Kitchen With These Easy Cooking Tips – One Green Planet

We’re finally in the season of apple picking! A beautiful fall activity that will not only make you happy, but will also leave you with an abundance of delicious apples. It’s really easy to get carried away and come home with way too many apples than you think you could ever eat, so it’s time to get creative and make a variety of apple recipes that will really get you in the autumn mood! Find all of these delicious ideas on our Food Monster App!

1. Apple Breakfasts

Image Source: Cheddar Apple Pie Oatmeal

Apples are a sweet and wonderful treat that will get you excited for a beautiful day! Start your day off right by warming up with a bowl of this Cheddar Apple Pie Oatmeal by Lauren Smith, or Taryn Fitz-Gerald‘s Apple Cinnamon Quinoa Porridge. Did you know that you can have salad for breakfast? You definitely can with this Pear and Apple Breakfast Salad by Katrina Nixon. For a breakfast on the go, grab one of these Healthy Apple Muffins by Hayley Canning.

2. Savory Apple Dishes

Image Source: Sweet Potato and Apple Latkes

You may not think that apple has a place in savory dishes, but its sweet taste is the perfect balance to savory flavors. See exactly how true that is, particularly when you pair apple with sweet potato, with these Sweet Potato and Apple Latkes by Maya Popovich and this Apple Sweet Potato and Mushroom Hash by Daniela Modesto. Before summer ends, try a classic summer staple that features apple with this Hot Dog With Apple Mustard Compote and Vanilla Pickled Onion by Trine Rask! For a warming fall dish, try Laura Nockett‘s Apple Chickpea and Coconut Curry.

3. Apple Desserts

Image Source: The Perfect Apple Pie

Apple desserts are classic and well-loved, and for good reason – they’re totally delicious! Gabrielle St. Claire has all the options for apple desserts, with her The Perfect Apple Pie or Cinnamon Apple Dessert Tacos. This sweet take on an appetizer classic will blow you away: Apple Pie Wontons by Kristen Genton! Spiced Apple Pie Mini Loaves by Logan Dunn and Lexus Osman are personal-sized dessert delights.

4. Apple Sauces

Image Source: Slow-Cooker Apple Butter

Apple makes a wonderful sweetly-spiced sauce to dip in and drizzle on all your favorite foods. Try this Slow-Cooker Apple Butter by Larice Feuerstein, or Rebecca Blackwell’s Sugar-Free Applesauce. Jar up some of this Apple Jelly by Namita Tiwari for gifts, and make everyone smile!

Learn How to Cook Plant-Based Meals at Home

Reducing your meat intake and incorporating more plant-based foods into your diet is known to Support various health benefits, including reducing chronic inflammation, improving heart health, enhancing mental well-being, achieving fitness goals, meeting nutritional needs, managing allergies, and promoting gut health, among others. Dairy consumption also has been linked to many health problems, including acne, hormonal imbalance, cancer,  prostate cancer, and has many side effects.

For those of you interested in eating more plant-based, we highly recommend grabbing our favorite plant-based cookbooks and downloading the Food Monster App — with over 20,000 delicious recipes, it is the largest plant-based recipe resource to help reduce your environmental footprint, save animals, and get healthy! And, while you are at it, we encourage you to also learn about the environmental and health benefits of a plant-based diet.

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