After seeing pictures of friends apple picking on Facebook, we decided it was our turn this past weekend! Saturday morning we headed off to Bolton Spring Farm to do some picking of our own. The apple trees are across the street and up a hill and the scenery is gorgeous.
Since Erm has farmer blood running through his veins and picks 8 apples to my 1, he usually does the bulk of the picking.
We were finished in under 15 minutes, buckled up our apples and headed out.
We eat apples like crazy around here. Research shows that there’s actually truth to the old “apple a day…” saying.
- An apple counts as a cup of fruit, which is half of an average adult’s daily fruit quota.
- Apples have a high sugar count, so they can offer a pick-me-up if you’re feeling sluggish and don’t want another cup of coffee or soda/energy drink.
- Apples satisfy hunger for few calories and can be a helpful tool with weight loss/hunger management.
- Eat the peels! That’s where the high levels of antioxidants are.
I’m obviously going to make an apple pie… and some applesauce… but I was looking for some other things to do with this mass of apples we have. I made this apple bread that was delicious.
And I made these apple fritters.
So easy and so good. A perfect fall dinner party dessert!
Have you been apple picking yet? Do you have any good apple recipes?
I cannot wait to go apple picking. And this post has solidified my decision to go to Bolton.
I love making an apple crisp by Betty Crocker. Nothing fancy but delicious with a scoop of ice cream.
Ooh, if you do go, you have to try the barbeque there! Its unreal!