Cover a baking sheet with plastic wrap. Spread 2 cups applesauce in a very thin layer on
 the wrap. Bake at 150F for 6 - 8 hours or until applesauce has a leathery look. Cool
slightly and remove the plastic wrap. Roll up the fruit leather and slice it into small "logs".

Slice several different kinds of apples.  Spread with peanut butter
 or cheese spread and let children taste and compare  them.

Ingredients Needed:
1/2 cup peeled apple pieces for each child (Half of a large apple yields approximately 1/2 cup apple pieces)
1 tsp. brown sugar for each child
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon for each child

Utensils and Supplies:
Large serving bowl
1/2 cup measuring cup
1 tsp. measuring spoon
1/4 tsp. measuring spoon
paper bowl for each child
plastic spoon for each child

Teacher Preparation:
Wash, core, and peel the apples.  Then slice them into bite size pieces.  

Children's Recipe
Scoop 1/2 cup apple wedges in serving bowl.  Add 1 tsp. brown sugar.
  Sprinkle on 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and mix up.  Enjoy!

Ingredients Needed:
16 graham crackers
applesauce

Children's Recipe
Use four graham crackers for one serving. Spread three crackers with applesauce
 and stack one on top of the other. Top with the fourth cracker and spread applesauce
 over the top and edges. Refrigerate 1/2 hour before serving. 

Ingredients:
miniature graham cracker crust for each child
large spoonful of apple pie filling for each child
1 tsp. instant oatmeal for each child
cinnamon
whipped cream

Utensils and Supplies:
2 serving bowls
large serving spoon
1 tsp. measuring spoon
plastic spoon for each child

Children's Recipe:
Pour a large spoonful of apple pie filling into the graham cracker crust. 
Sprinkle a little bit of cinnamon on top.  Add 1 tsp. of instant oatmeal. 
Squirt on some whipped cream and eat!

Have children spread peanut butter on two apple slices: Put together like sandwiches.

Dip cut apple slices into melted caramel.

2 cups apples - seeded and cut into small pieces
4 cups water
1/4 cup sugar

Mix all ingredients. Put 1/2 of mixture in blender and blend well. Add the rest of the mixture and blend.

Peel and core apples. Cut apples into thin rings and soak rings in salt for 30 min.
 Spread apple rings on a cookie sheet and cover with a thin sheet of gauze.
( to protect apples from bugs) . Place apple rings in a sunny spot and let dry for two weeks.

Spread peanut butter on bread and top with grated apples, pear or peach; or mix
 1/2 cup peanut butter plus 1/2 cup raisins and 1/2 cup applesauce and spread
 on bread; or mix together peanut butter and mashed banana.

Ingredients Needed:
Use one apple for each serving
1/2 tsp. sugar per apple
raisins (optional)

Procedure:
Core apple and peel a small strip from the top. Place in greased baking dish.
 Place a dot of butter, 1/2 tsp. sugar (brown sugar taste great!) and raisins in
 the center of each apple. Cover bottom of dish with boiling water. Bake at 400
 degrees until soft (about 30 minutes). Several times during baking, spoon pan
 juices over the apples (or microwave in glass dish uncovered on high for 3 1/2 to
 4 minute. Turn and spoon sauce over apples once or twice during baking). 

Ingredients Needed:
2 Tbl. whole wheat pastry flour mixture (2 cups flour, 2 tsp. baking powder,
and 1/2 tsp. salt) 1 Tbl. applesauce mixture (1 cup applesauce, 1 tsp. cinnamon)
1 tsp. egg
1/2 Tbl. oil
1 Tbl. brown sugar

Procedure:
Mix all ingredients. Pour into a lined muffin tin. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. 

Ingredients Needed:
2/3 cup milk
2 teaspoons vinegar
1 cup shreds of wheat bran cereal
2 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup peeled, finely chopped apple
1 tablespoon wheat germ, toasted

Procedure:
Combine milk and vinegar in a mixing bowl; let stand 1 minute. Add cereal; let stand 5 minutes.
 Beat in egg and oil; stir in sugar. Combine flour, cinnamon and soda; add to cereal mixture,
 stir just until moistened. Fold in apple. For Microwave: Spoon batter into paper-lined microwave
 muffin cups, filling 2/3 full. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon wheat germ. Microwave high, 2-3 minutes,
 rotating once. Let muffins cool in pan 1 min.; serve immediately.
 Repeat procedure with remaining batter.

1 package refrigerated biscuits, separate the package into 10 biscuits and then cut
 each biscuit in half.  Each child is given half a biscuit on a piece of wax paper.
  Spread 1 tsp. margarine on each biscuit. Add thinly sliced apples.  2 to 3 slices
 for each child.  Sprinkle a dash of salt. Sprinkle on sugar and cinnamon.
  Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake in 400 degree oven for 7 to 9 minutes.

Ingredients:
Pizza dough, apples, flour, sugar, cinnamon, shredded cheddar cheese.

Directions:
1. Roll pizza dough out onto tray.
2. Sprinkle cheese on dough.
3. Put cut apples (presliced thin by you - although you can do a few with  them to show them) on dough.
4. Mix equal amounts of flour, sugar, cinnamon in a bowl (enough to cover  pizza).
5. Sprinkle mixture on pizza.
6. Bake at 350 for 20 min.
7. Enjoy!!!

Ingredients Needed:
2/3 cup soft margarine
1 3/4 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup chopped, peeled apples
1/3 cup raisins
Powdered sugar

Procedure:
Cream margarine and brown sugar. Add eggs and beat until well mixed.
 Add vanilla and mix again. Add sifted dry ingredients and beat until mixture
 is smooth. Add apples, walnuts and raisins and stir gently with a strong spoon.
Spread batter in a greased 9x13-inch pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes.
 Remove brownies from pan and roll each one in sifted powdered sugar. Yield: 1 1/2 dozen

Core and slice an apple. Spread peanut butter on one side of each apple
slice. Place for tiny marshmallows on top of the peanut butter of one slice.
Top with another apple slice, peanut butter side down. Gently squeeze together.

Compare sweetened to unsweetened apple juice, and if possible, compare fresh apple juice
 to canned or frozen. Discuss with the children how apple juice may be bought in different forms.

I did this recipe after making apple sauce. I reminded the children that we used
 a simple machine last time...What was it? .....an apple corer. To make this
 recipe even more "hands on" for children I purchased an old fashioned "apple
 peeler". They are now reproducing them (at least here in the East.). Today we
 talked about a new machine that will help us get the apples
 ready in a different way for making this recipe.

STEP 1
1. Child chooses and washes an apple.
2. Teacher places the apple onto the apple peeler machine.
3. Child turns the crank and watches as the machine peels and
slices the apple. (This was a fascinating step for all involved.)
4. Child places the apple slices and counts them into a dish/pan
with a little water on the bottom.

STEP 2 - The Topping
Mix the following ingredients:
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup of flour
1/2 cup of oats
1/2 cup of cinnamon
1/2 cup of nutmeg
1/3 cup of margarine melted in a microwave

Mix and stir. Pat topping onto the top of the apples. Bake in a 350 oven for
 about 30 minutes (or until apples are bubbling and top is hardening).
 Spoon into individual bowls and leave plenty of time to cool before snack.
 YUM! For a class of 15 we mixed and used two batches of topping on a large pan.

You'll need ready-made pie crust (the kind that comes packaged flat in the dairy case)
 canned apple pie filling . Have each child cut out two large circles of piecrust (using
 a large, round  cookie cutter or a large plastic drinking cup).  Put a spoonful of pie filling
 in the middle of one circle. Place the second dough circle on top. Use a fork to crimp
 the edges and pierce a few holes in the top to allow  steam to escape.
 Bake in a toaster oven 10-15 minutes or until brown.

Ingredients Needed:
1-50 ounce jar of applesauce, 1-cup light brown sugar, 1-cup flour, ½-cup  margarine, 1-tsp. Cinnamon

Directions:
Pour the jar of applesauce in microwavable bowl.  Mix sugar, flour, cinnamon, and margarine
 with hands until crumbly.  Sprinkle mixture over  applesauce. Microwave 5 minutes.

Ingredients Needed:
any flavor of gelatin
Apple juice

Directions:
Pour 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin into a bowl. Add 2 cups boiling water.
Stir until gelatin is dissolved. Add one 6 ounce can unsweetened frozen
apple juice concentrate. Pour mixture into a lightly greased 9 by 13-inch
cake pan and chill. Cut into squares when firm.

This is individual servings
1/4 of an apple cut into small pieces (remember that three and
 four year olds can do this with a plastic knife.) celery cut into
 small pieces added to cup with apple add 5 raisins to cup
1 teaspoon mayonnaise mix well eat.

To vary substitute or add:
1/2teaspoon chopped nuts
1 tablespoon shredded cabbage
1 tablespoon crushed pineapple
1 tablespoon grated carrot

Place 2 envelopes of unflavored gelatin in a bowl. Add 2 cups of boiling water and stir
 until gelatin is dissolved. Add one 6 oz can of unsweetened frozen apple juice concentrate.
 Pour into lightly greased cake pan. Cut into squares when firm.

Give each child a slice of apple and a table knife for dicing the apple. Spread a graham
 cracker slice with peanut butter. Add honey, if you like. Sprinkle diced apples on top.

Slice apples the "round way" so that a star is formed in the center.
 Spread a slice with peanut butter and top with a second slice to form
 a sandwich. (You don't need to core the apples if the slices are thin.)
You can use the leftover end pieces for making applesauce
 or for dicing on the apple grahams described above.

Peel, core, and cut apples into rings. Dip in salted water for 15 minutes. Dry for two weeks.

Peel, core, and cut apples into rings. Spread with peanut butter and bananas slices, cream
 cheese and raisins, granola mixed with honey, cheese spread, or a slice of cheese
Cover the first apple ring with another apple ring to make a sandwich.

1/2 cup seeded apples
1 cup water
1 tsp. sugar
Blend the ingredients in a blender. Serve chilled.

You can melt your own caramels, or buy the kits pre-made into wraps at the store.

In a bowl mix together 1/4-cup mayonnaise, 1/4-cup milk, and 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Grate
 1 large apple and 1 small cabbage and add them to the mayonnaise mixture. Makes 8 servings.

1-cup leftover cooked rice
1-cup low fat vanilla yogurt
1-cup applesauce
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Mix rice and applesauce together in a large bowl. Add cinnamon and yogurt.
 Stir well. Spoon into dishes and serve. Makes six 1/2-cup servings.

You need:
pancake mix (or your own recipe); peeled, cored, thinly sliced apples
; cinnamon; whipped cream; frying pan or hot plate; vegetable oil or margarine

Directions:
Make the pancakes according to directions. Add thin apple slices to the batter.
 Add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon for each batch of eight cakes. Serve with whipped cream.

Have the kids do the mixing. They may even want to cut
 cookie-cutter shapes from pancakes after they've cooled.

Ingredients:
Pizza dough, apples, flour, sugar,
cinnamon, shredded cheddar cheese.

Directions:
Roll pizza dough out onto tray. Sprinkle cheese on dough. Put cut apples
 (pre-sliced thin by you - although you can do a few with them to show them)
 on dough. Mix equal amounts of flour, sugar and cinnamon in a bowl
 (enough to cover pizza). Sprinkle mixture on pizza. Bake at 350 for 20 min.

Peel and chop the apples and cook in a crock pot. Add cinnamon red hots for flavor.

12 apples
¾ cup brown sugar
2 to 3 cups water
Cinnamon

Cut core from apples and put brown sugar inside.  Sprinkle with cinnamon and place
 in large baking pan adding enough water to cover the bottom of the pan.
  Bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes, basting frequently.

Peanut butter
Vanilla yogurt
 Apples

Mix some peanut butter and vanilla yogurt together.
 With the yogurt mixed with it the peanut butter is not sticky.
Try chocolate sauce for dipping.

Place pie filling in canned biscuits and brown on an electric
 skillet with a little bit of butter. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

1 ¼ Cups flour
¾ Cup sugar
½ Cup walnuts, chopped
¼ Cup quick-cooking oats
1 ½ tsp. Baking powder
½ tsp. Salt
¾ tsp. Cinnamon
½ tsp. Ginger
½ tsp. Nutmeg
2 Eggs
 2 Cups peeled, cored and chopped apples
¾ Cup vegetable oil
1 ½ Tb Water

Prepare 12 (2 1/2-inch) muffin cups by spraying them thoroughly with baking spray.  In large bowl,
 mix flour, sugar, nuts, oats, baking powder, salt and spices. In separate bowl, beat eggs slightly
 with fork stir in apples, oil and water.  Pour egg mixture all at once into flour mixture stir just
 until flour is moistened. Spoon muffin into muffin cups. Bake 20 minutes
 at 400 degrees or until tested done. Serve warm or cold.

1-½ cups orange juice
4 cups apple cider
1-cup pineapple juice
2 tablespoons sugar
4 cups ginger ale, chilled
6 to 8 small red apples
1 orange, sliced
 
In punch bowl mix orange juice, apple cider, pineapple juice and sugar. Chill of a
 couple hours. Before serving add ginger ale, apples, orange slices and ice cubes.

Have class help you peel, core, and slice apples. Fill the bottom of a 9 x 12 baking pan with
 apple slices and then sprinkle with a cinnamon and sugar mixture and apple pie spice
 to cover apples lightly. Then jus small package of Jiffy yellow cake mix and just sprinkle
 that over the apples (do not make a batter-just pour dry over the apples). Sprinkle some
 more spice and sugar on top of cake mix and drizzle a melted stick of margarine over th
e top of cake. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes-serve hot with ice cream
 is best, or let cool and have for snack

Apple
Peanut butter
Chocolate chips
Rice Krispies
Raisins

Cut apple in half.  Have kids spread peanut butter on apple half.  On foil or wax
 paper have different piles for dipping apples in.  A pile of chocolate chips, a pile of rice
 krispies, a pile of raisins- Let the kids smash peanut butter side of apple in each pile.

10 Apples
½ cup water
½ cup sugar
1 tsp. Cinnamon
Bread

Peel, core, and thinly slice 10 apples. Add ½ cup water.  Cook until soft. Mash and
 measure pulp. Add ½ cup of sugar for each cup of pulp.  Add 1 tsp. Cinnamon.
  Cook on low heat until firm and dark. Spread on bread.

First you get a graham cracker and break it into fours. Use this as the tree trunk.
  Then you get a Ritz cracker.  Get cream cheese and green food coloring. Dye the
 cream cheese green and spread it on the Ritz cracker position it above the graham.

Top of the tree: use either m&m baking pieces take out yellow red or green for the
 apples or you can use red hots (tiny cinnamon candies.) These are the apples. 
Put this on top of the Ritz spread with green cream cheese and you have an apple tree.

12 red delicious apples
12 wooden skewers
4   cups sugar
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp red food coloring
1   cups water
1 cup chopped peanuts

Grease a large cookie sheet and set aside. Wash and dry apples. Insert a stick through stem,
 leaving about two inches sticking out. In saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar, corn
 syrup, food coloring and water. Cook, stirring constantly, until ingredients are dissolved and
 liquid boils. Set a candy thermometer in mixture and continue cooking, without stirring until
 temperature reaches 290 degrees, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile place shopped peanuts in a
 bowl. Remove syrup from heat and dip the apples, one by one, to coat evenly. Work quickly.
 As you dip each apple roll in peanuts to coat then place on prepared cookie sheet.
 Let apples cool for at least an hour.

2 sticks margarine, softened
 2 c. sugar
 4 medium sized apples, chopped
 2 eggs
 2 c. flour
 1 tsp. baking soda
 1 tsp.  baking powder
 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Cream margarine and sugar. Add eggs and beat until creamy. Add dry ingredients sifted together.
 Stir thoroughly. Add apples  Bake in 9X13 pan at 350 for about 40 minutes. 
DO NOT OVERBAKE.
 Note:  Brownies might look and feel like they’re not done. But they are.

Apple
Cinnamon
Sugar
Electric skillet
Water
Whipped cream or ice cream (optional)

Give each child an apple cut in half.  Let them sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on them.
  Using an electric skillet, have each child put two tablespoons of water in the skillet.
  Have each child place its apple in the skillet.  Put the lid on and simmer about 5 min.
 or so until the apples are soft.  You can add whipped cream or ice cream to them.

6 Medium apples
½ cup raisins
½ tsp. Cinnamon
½ cup chopped nuts,
½ cup white grape juice

Peel and chop the apples. Mix well and add the remaining ingredients.

1 refrigerated, ready to cook piecrust
1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam
3 or 4 medium Granny Smith, Rome, or Fuji apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
1 to 2 tbsp sweet butter 
2 to 3 tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup raisins (opt)
vanilla ice cream

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Flatten piecrust on a 9 or 10-inch pizza pan. 
 Spread raspberry jam on crust, leaving 1 in border uncovered. Place
 apples over jam and dot them with butter. In a small bowl, mix sugar
and cinnamon, then sprinkle over apples.  Sprinkle on raisins, if desired.
 Bake for 30 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

1 package (14 oz) caramels
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 tbs. Water
5 or 6 small apples
Wooden skewers

Line baking sheet with buttered waxed paper; set aside. Combine caramels, marshmallows,
 and water in medium saucepan.  Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until caramels
 melt. Cool slightly while preparing apples.  Rinse and dry apples.  Place on prepared sheet.
 Refrigerate until firm. For variety, roll apples in crushed peanuts or drizzle with melted chocolate.

Ready-made piecrusts
Canned apple pie filling

Have each child cut out two large circles out of pie crust using a large, round cookie cutter
 or a large drinking cup.  Put a spoonful of pie filling in the middle of one circle.  Place
 the second dough circle on top. Use a fork to crimp the edges and pierce a few holes in the
 top to allow steam to escape. Bake in a toaster oven (or regular oven)
 for 10-15 minutes or until brown.

2 apples
2 T. water
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 T. lemon juice**
Core the apples first

Put everything into a food processor and pulse-chop until it is the right consistency!
 Yum!  You can certainly expand this recipe - just experiment with the amount
 of the remaining ingredients if you use more apples, you will probably use a
 smaller proportion of lemon juice and cinnamon,  Lemon juice is added to keep
 the raw apples from turning brown  This could be offered along with the cooked
 applesauce as a comparison. If I were to do that, I would add cinnamon
 to the cooked recipe too so that the texture and raw vs. cooked taste is the focus.

1 golden delicious apple, diced,
 1 peeled sliced banana,
 1/4 cup milk,
 3 ice cubes

Blend all ingredients in a blender. Serves 4 children

Cut washed apples into 1/4 's or 1/8 's. Spread peanut butter on one side of the slice.
Place mini marshmallows on the peanut butter (teeth). Place another
 peanut butter apple slice on top to complete your smiling apple mouth.

Supplies:
Three to Four sweet apples,
1/2 cup of water,
1/2 tsp. cinnamon,
sauce pan.

Directions:
Quarter, core and peel apples. Cut the quarter pieces in half and put them
 in the saucepan. Add the water and cinnamon and simmer covered, until
 the apples are tender (about 20 minutes). Have the kids mash  the cooked apples
 with a potato masher or put them in a blender. Chill and eat. Makes 6 servings

Peel and cube pieces of apple - enough so each child has about a tablespoon of cubes.
 Give each child a refrigerator biscuit found in tubes at the grocery store. They should
smash it pretty much flat. They'll love doing that!! Spread the biscuit with a little butter.
 Add the apple cubes to the middle and sprinkle with a little sugar and cinnamon. Fold
 the biscuit in half and seal with a fork or fingers. Bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes
 of until the biscuit is golden brown. The apples will be hot, so tell them to be careful.

Peel and thinly slice apple quarters. Give each child one slice of bread and a plastic butter knife.
 Have the children spread butter on their bread and place the apples in any pattern
 they desire on the bread. Sprinkle a mixture of cinnamon and sugar over the apples.
 Cook in a 350 oven until toast is nicely browned. Great treat!

Make mini apple pies with canned biscuits and apple pie filling.
 Add a little filling to each biscuit and fold in half. Press the edges
 closed and bake according to the biscuit instructions.
 There you have it! Little apple turnovers!