Recipes Section - Apples

Recipes using apples as a main ingredient

Apple and Mint Chutney Recipe

Recipe for Apple and Mint Chutney. A fresh and fragrant chutney with a bite! Goes well with fish, chicken and meat dishes and is delicious with Leg of Lamb.

Apricot, Apple and Peach Chutney Recipe

Recipe for Apricot, Apple and Peach Chutney. Goes particularly well with cheddar cheese and tomato sandwiches or with cold roast turkey or other cold meats

Turnip Chutney Recipe

Recipe for Turnip Chutney. An old-fashioned chutney that is particularly good with all cold meats. Ready for use in 4-6 weeks but better if left longer!

Apple & Date Chutney or Relish Recipe

Like Pan Yan Pickle but could equally be called Apple and Date relish/chutney. Makes several jars depending on the size. No cooking involved.

Pear, Fig and Walnut Chutney Recipe

Recipe for Pear, Fig & Walnut Chutney. If you prefer a less chunky texture, chop everything (including the walnuts) into smaller pieces.

Old Ma Donothey’s Beetroot Chutney Recipe

Recipe for Old Ma Donethey's Beetroot Chutney. A very sweet chutney that is delicious with ham, sausage, pork pie, cheese and savoury snacks.

Beetroot and Orange Preserve Recipe

Recipe for Beetroot and Orange Preserve - an easy to make, sweet and spicy preserve that is great with cold meats and cheese.

Microwave Green Tomato Chutney Recipe

Recipe for Microwave Green Tomato Chutney. A good recipe as it is cooked in the microwave and not for hours in a preserving pan on the hob.

Marrow & Courgette Chutney Recipe

Recipe for Marrow & Courgette Chutney. Goes lovely with cheese or cold meats. Best to leave in a cool, dark place for 2 - 3 weeks at least before consuming.

Pear & Walnut Chutney Recipe

Recipe for Pear & Walnut Chutney. Makes about 4 lb (1.8 kg) of chutney. Leave for at least a month to allow to mature.

Sweet Beetroot Chutney Recipe

Recipe for Sweet Beetroot Chutney. This chutney can be eaten fresh or will keep for 3-4 months unopened. Lovely with buttered crusty bread and cheese.

Grandma’s Wartime Christmas Pudding Recipe

Recipe for Grandma's Wartime Christmas Pudding. Make in advance and keep stored in a cool, dry place. Heat through on Christmas Day in a microwave.

Apple Snow Recipe

Recipe for Apple Snow - An easy to make dessert. This recipe can also be made using rhubarb, gooseberries or pears. Note warning: uses raw egg whites

Danish Fruit Soup Recipe

Recipe for Danish Fruit Soup. Serve with crushed rusks, toasted oatmeal or bread cubes, apple boats or dumplings cooked in the soup for 3-5 minutes.

Apple Flapjack Recipe

Recipe for Apple Flapjack. Easy to make Eat hot with ice cream or cold, in slices, in kids lunch box etc. One to make with the kids on a wet day

Apple, Date and Chilli Chutney Recipe

This easy recipe for Apple, Date and Chilli Chutney makes about 5 lbs which may sound a lot but it won't last long once you taste how delicious it is

Prune, Apple and Walnut Chutney Recipe

Easy recipe for Prune, Apple and Walnut Chutney. Pour into sterilised jars and leave for at least 8 weeks to allow the flavours to develop if you can wait.

Kentish Apple Tart Recipe

Recipe for Kentish Apple Tart. Kent, the garden of England, has always produced wonderful apples and so this recipe is particularly suited to Kent apples

Dorset Apple Cake Recipe

Recipe for Dorset Apple Cake. An apple cake incorporating cooking (bramley apples), lemon juice and cinnamon. Lovely served with clotted cream.

Apple Cake (Torta con le mele) Recipe

Recipe for Apple Cake (Torta con le mele). Torta con le mele .....cake with apples to you and me, but my Italian friend Titta gave me the recipe.

Fruit Flapjack Recipe

Recipe for Fruit Flapjack. Perfect for breakfast on the run or in school lunchboxes. You can even pretend its healthy what with all the cereals and fruit!

Apple and Blackberry Slump Recipe

Recipe for Apple and Blackberry Slump. Despite the fact this has got ½ lb of mascarpone in it, a jug of custard really is a must, or cream or icecream!

Spiced Cranberry Shrub Recipe

Recipe for Spiced Cranberry Shrub. Shrub is a name which is borrowed from the Arabs - fruit sherbet drink. Makes 4 glasses and takes 5 minutes.

Italian Bread Pudding Recipe

Recipe for Italian Bread Pudding a twist on the British. This is really easy to make. Serve warm with cream. For a skinny option you can use creme fraiche.

My Grannies Apple and Rhubarb Chutney Recipe

Recipe for My Grannies Apple and Rhubarb Chutney. Leave for a couple of months, somewhere cool and dark, before eating. Great with cheese and cold meats.

Apple & Cape Gooseberry Sauce Recipe

Recipe for Apple and Cape Gooseberry Sauce. The Raspberry vinegar is optional but it does add to the fruity sweet and sourness.

Spiced Apple Cake Recipe

Recipe for Spiced Apple Cake. Easy to make but really impressive. The spices and the apple keep the cake moist and it will last for at least 4 days in foil.

Sweet Orange and Chilli Chutney Recipe

An easy recipe for Sweet Orange and Chilli Chutney which gives a clever balance of the orange sweetness and chilli heat in this unusual chutney

Suet-Free Mincemeat Recipe

Recipe for Suet-Free Mincemeat. An alternative filling for the Christmas classic - mince pies. Smells absolutely fabulous, enjoy.

Sweet Pepper Relish Recipe

Recipe for Sweet Pepper Relish. Lovely mixed with cream cheese and spread on crackers or used as a glaze for pork and chicken.

Easy Pumpkin Chutney Recipe 2 A Variation Pumpkin Chutney

Easy Pumpkin Chutney Recipe. Makes about 20 jars of Pumpkin Chutney! Goes with almost all cold meats, cheeses and curries. This variation works very well

Cranberry Chutney Recipe

Recipe for Cranberry Chutney. Chutneys make fantastic presents because they improve with age and go brilliantly with Christmas cheeses and cold meats.

Spiced Plum Chutney Recipe

Recipe for Spiced Plum Chutney. Makes a lovely Christmas gift and, if you're not a huge fan of jams, a good way to use up some plums to good result.

Wheat-Free Apple Layer Cake Recipe

Recipe for Wheat-Free Apple Layer Cake. A low-fat, moist cake using soya and rice flours. Nice served as a pudding with soya yoghurt.

Sweet Potato, Apple & Ham Bake Recipe

Recipe for Sweet Potato, Apple and Ham Bake. Serves 4. Ideal for a cold winter's night. An unusual sweet savoury dish to British tastes but delicious anyway

Apple & Rosemary Jelly Recipe

Recipe for Apple & Rosemary Jelly. Makes about 3 lbs (1.4 kg) of Apple & Rosemary Jelly. A few drops of green food colouring can be added during cooking.

Mushroom Chutney Recipe

Easy to make recipe for Mushroom Chutney. Makes about 4 lbs (1.8 kg) of Mushroom Chutney which is delicious and won't last long on the shelf!!

Spiced Red Cabbage & Apple Recipe

Easy to make recipe for Spiced Red Cabbage with Apple. Goes really well with good quality pork sausages or bacon chops and a baked potato for a filling meal

Brussels Sprout Salad Recipe

Recipe for Brussels Sprout Salad. Yes really - a salad based on sprouts! Properly prepared and cooked, they can taste really well as this dish proves.

Pear Chutney Recipe

Recipe for Pear Chutney. Makes about 4 lb (1.8 kg) of Pear Chutney. Wonderful for using up pears that have just gone over ripeness for eating

Mixed Fruit Chutney Recipe

Recipe for Mixed Fruit Chutney. The beauty of any chutney is that no two batches are the same as you vary the proportions of the different fruits in the mix

Apple Chutney Recipe

Recipe for Apple Chutney. A simple chutney and easy to make but nobody will believe you when they taste it! Delicious. Makes about 4 lbs (1.8 kg) of Chutney

Chilli Pepper Relish Recipe

Recipe for Chilli Pepper Relish. A relish with attitude! You can vary the hotness by altering the amount and type of chillies.

Mustard Relish Recipe

Recipe for Mustard Relish. An essential accompaniment for hot dogs. Also goes well with burgers. Makes about 4 lbs (1.8 kg) of Mustard Relish.

Blackberry Curd Recipe

Recipe for Blackberry Curd. Makes a great filling for tarts and cakes as well as thickly spread on bread and butter. Makes about 5 lbs (2.3 kg).

Spiced Apple Butter Recipe

Recipe for Spiced Apple Butter. Makes a great filling for sponge cakes and tarts as well as being used as a spread like jam. Makes about 6 lb (2.8 kg).

Blackberry and Apple Jam Recipe

Recipe for Blackberry and Apple Jam. Ripe Blackberries are lacking in pectin, hence problems with set without the apples. Makes about 6 lbs (2.7 kg) of jam

Mint Jelly Recipe

Recipe for Mint Jelly. This makes a different accompaniment for lamb from the traditional mint sauce. It's really nice on new potatoes as well.

Apple Jelly Recipe

Recipe for Apple Jelly. Apple Jelly is a bit bland on its own so additional flavouring is added. Apple carries flavour really well.

Spiced Rhubarb Chutney Recipe

Recipe for Spiced Rhubarb Chutney. You can substitute fresh ginger finely chopped instead of the dried if you prefer.

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