topic Re: Help With Apples in Recipes

Help With Apples

pattypeep — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 19:19:10 GMT

I am making a fruit salad to go with brunch on Sunday. The recipe calls for two large apples, obviously chopped up. I would like to do this ahead of time ~ preferably the night before if possible. How can I keep the apple pieces from turning brown and to stay fresh looking? TIA

Re: Help With Apples

nana59 — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 19:29:26 GMT

I've heard tossing them with a citrus juice.....but I wouldn't risk it......won't take much time to cut them at the last minute....

Re: Help With Apples

Toppers — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 19:37:54 GMT

@pattypeep wrote:
I am making a fruit salad to go with brunch on Sunday. The recipe calls for two large apples, obviously chopped up. I would like to do this ahead of time ~ preferably the night before if possible. How can I keep the apple pieces from turning brown and to stay fresh looking? TIA

Hi @pattypeep,

You can add some lemon juice to them to coat them, to keep them from going brown.

Or, you can do like nana said and just cut them at the last minute. They do tend to oxidize pretty fast, though.

Re: Help With Apples

DiAnne — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 19:48:25 GMT

I would do them at the last minute. If you toss them in lemon juice you are adding lemon juice to your salad which will change the taste.

Re: Help With Apples

cancun08 — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 20:04:09 GMT

Pineapple juice also works.

Re: Help With Apples

dex — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 20:29:11 GMT

@pattypeep Chop up the apples and put in lidded container and fill to brim with cold water and stiore in fridge.make sure all of the pieces are under water.

Re: Help With Apples

pattypeep — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 21:39:28 GMT

Thank you, everyone. I will probably go ahead and cut up at the last minute; however, my husband likes to cut his apples up, so I followed @dex's suggestion and cut one of his up and covered with water and refrigerated. I will check it tomorrow morning and see how that works. Have a super weekend !!

Re: Help With Apples

DiamondGirly — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 22:43:10 GMT

I know that I leave peeled/and or cut-up potatoes in water to keep from browning, so I wonder if this would work for apples, also?

Re: Help With Apples

Carmie — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 22:56:45 GMT

I use Fruit Fresh on cut apples. I mix a little bit of it In some water, then coat the apples. I drain the apples, dry them off and they do not change color.

i use Fruit Fresh on peaches too mixed with a little sugar. It's good stuff and it works.

It's usually sold with the canning supplies. I buy it at the grocery store.

Re: Help With Apples

pattypeep — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 15:57:46 GMT

Update:

I covered my trial apple with water and refrigerated overnight and it turned out great. They were crisp and fresh tasting. Thanks again, everyone.

Re: Help With Apples

ECBG — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 17:56:49 GMT

Fruit Fresh is definately preferred for enzamatic browning. I have always used this fixing fruit trays for events.

Re: Help With Apples

IlliniGirl88 — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 14:35:50 GMT

@DiamondGirly - I'll never forget the Thanksgiving that my "very opinionated" sister-in- law tried to tell me that cutting potatoes the night before would make them brown. I know that! Now, I grew up in a large family and we did this all the time and placed them fully covered in a pot of water in the fridge. I was making 5 lbs. of mashed potatoes and said, "Trust me, covering them in water won't make them turn brown." She was amazed that it worked. Apparently, she didn't know to put them into water.