Have Crabapples: What do?

[Remington]

I have recently come into possession of around 300-400 good-sized crabapples (50-60 pounds). They're not the small little berry-like ones either; they're about 1/3 the size of regular apples and taste a bit like Pink Lady apples.

ITT, we suggest delicious recipes to use them in. I've found a couple recipes for crabapple pie, jam, juice, and even liquor, but I'd like to know if anyone has any good recipes for the things.





That's about 60-70% of them: I still have some to pick.




They taste delicious. IN MY MOUF.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!

Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!

Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!

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[Remington]

Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!

Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!

Has recipe for apple butter?  I'm a pretty noob cook.

[Jenne]

Tarts!  Mmm...love me a crab apple tart!  And dehydrating them to make apple chips (core, slice and put on baking sheet at low temp after sprinkling with lemon juice, after done you can sprinkle cinnamon sugar if you want).

[Rumckle]

I believe there are several recipes for apple pie floating around the forum, perhaps one of them would work with crab apples.

Failing that you could just stick them in your cheeks.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!

Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!

Has recipe for apple butter?  I'm a pretty noob cook.

I do not has recipe. This is how I do it:

Peel, core, and cut up apples
Put in big pot with a little water (to get them started. Not much water)
Put in about half as much sugar as you have apples
Add some cinnamon and nutmeg
Simmer, uncovered, for a day or so, stirring frequently to avoid burning the bottom
When it's goopy, put in jars.

[Freeky]

Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!

Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!

Has recipe for apple butter?  I'm a pretty noob cook.

I do not has recipe. This is how I do it:

Peel, core, and cut up apples
Put in big pot with a little water (to get them started. Not much water)
Put in about half as much sugar as you have apples
Add some cinnamon and nutmeg
Simmer, uncovered, for a day or so, stirring frequently to avoid burning the bottom
When it's goopy, put in jars.

Could you do that with juice of any kind?

[Remington]

Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!

Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!

Has recipe for apple butter?  I'm a pretty noob cook.

I do not has recipe. This is how I do it:

Peel, core, and cut up apples
Put in big pot with a little water (to get them started. Not much water)
Put in about half as much sugar as you have apples
Add some cinnamon and nutmeg
Simmer, uncovered, for a day or so, stirring frequently to avoid burning the bottom
When it's goopy, put in jars.

Looks like a recipe to me! Thanks!

/heads off to burn things

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!

Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!

Has recipe for apple butter?  I'm a pretty noob cook.

I do not has recipe. This is how I do it:

Peel, core, and cut up apples
Put in big pot with a little water (to get them started. Not much water)
Put in about half as much sugar as you have apples
Add some cinnamon and nutmeg
Simmer, uncovered, for a day or so, stirring frequently to avoid burning the bottom
When it's goopy, put in jars.

Could you do that with juice of any kind?

Not juice; it must be whole fruit. But, yes.

Note: really watery fruit like plums take FOREVER.

[Freeky]

Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!

Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!

Has recipe for apple butter?  I'm a pretty noob cook.

I do not has recipe. This is how I do it:

Peel, core, and cut up apples
Put in big pot with a little water (to get them started. Not much water)
Put in about half as much sugar as you have apples
Add some cinnamon and nutmeg
Simmer, uncovered, for a day or so, stirring frequently to avoid burning the bottom
When it's goopy, put in jars.

Could you do that with juice of any kind?

Not juice; it must be whole fruit. But, yes.

Note: really watery fruit like plums take FOREVER.

Hm. What about dried fruits?

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!

Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!

Has recipe for apple butter?  I'm a pretty noob cook.

I do not has recipe. This is how I do it:

Peel, core, and cut up apples
Put in big pot with a little water (to get them started. Not much water)
Put in about half as much sugar as you have apples
Add some cinnamon and nutmeg
Simmer, uncovered, for a day or so, stirring frequently to avoid burning the bottom
When it's goopy, put in jars.

Could you do that with juice of any kind?

Not juice; it must be whole fruit. But, yes.

Note: really watery fruit like plums take FOREVER.

Hm. What about dried fruits?

You can do it with dried fruit, but my food-preserving energy-conservationist nature is recoiling in horror. That's like reconstituting jerky in order to can it!

[Freeky]

Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!

Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!

Has recipe for apple butter?  I'm a pretty noob cook.

I do not has recipe. This is how I do it:

Peel, core, and cut up apples
Put in big pot with a little water (to get them started. Not much water)
Put in about half as much sugar as you have apples
Add some cinnamon and nutmeg
Simmer, uncovered, for a day or so, stirring frequently to avoid burning the bottom
When it's goopy, put in jars.

Could you do that with juice of any kind?

Not juice; it must be whole fruit. But, yes.

Note: really watery fruit like plums take FOREVER.

Hm. What about dried fruits?

You can do it with dried fruit, but my food-preserving energy-conservationist nature is recoiling in horror. That's like reconstituting jerky in order to can it!

But Sunmaid makes the raisin equivalent of mangos, and I bet it would be tasteee!

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!

Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!

Has recipe for apple butter?  I'm a pretty noob cook.

I do not has recipe. This is how I do it:

Peel, core, and cut up apples
Put in big pot with a little water (to get them started. Not much water)
Put in about half as much sugar as you have apples
Add some cinnamon and nutmeg
Simmer, uncovered, for a day or so, stirring frequently to avoid burning the bottom
When it's goopy, put in jars.

Could you do that with juice of any kind?

Not juice; it must be whole fruit. But, yes.

Note: really watery fruit like plums take FOREVER.

Hm. What about dried fruits?

You can do it with dried fruit, but my food-preserving energy-conservationist nature is recoiling in horror. That's like reconstituting jerky in order to can it!

But Sunmaid makes the raisin equivalent of mangos, and I bet it would be tasteee!

Start with fresh mangoes. They're common as dirt where you live, and way way cheaper than starting with dried mangoes.

Look at it like this: energy has been expended to preserve a fruit by drying it. When you buy that fruit, you are paying for the energy and handling that went into preserving it. Reconstituting it and re-preserving it a different way expends yet more energy through processing.

Start with fresh mangoes, then either dry them OR make mango butter. Pick one.

[Freeky]

Okay.