Ideas for apple peelings

Dinah93

I was wondering if anyone had any ideas for what I can do with apple peelings?

I have just made several lovely apple and cinnamon tarts, and I have peeled 12 apples, leaving a huge pile of peelings, and wondered if there was anything I could cook with them instead of just binning them (no I don't compost, I don't have a garden to stick a compost bin in)

Dinah x

Sola

Shred them, mix in ground cinnamon and ground cloves, form into balls with your hands, squeezing out as much liquid as possible. Put on waxed paper and leave to dry completely, rotating daily to prevent mould, and voila - an ingredient for pot pourri.

dolly_day_dream

I had a friend who used to boil these together with the cores to make a kind of apple drink. Have to admit that mine go in the compost.

stilernin

Apple Core and Peeling Jelly ...........


http://www.recipezaar.com/99636

Dinah93

thanks for all the fantastic suggestions guys!

Comerscroft

Wouldn't do this with non-organic apples but had some lovely organic cooking apples from the farmers market. Peeled and chopped them to make stewed apple and raisins, and couldn't bear to throw out the peel and cores (Waste not, want not!!)

So.........boiled the peel and cores for 10 mins in a pan, drained the juice and chilled it.

Result? Some lovely fresh apple juice!

Mrs_Money_Penny

Yes I used to do that years ago when my children were very small.

Penelope_Penguin

Never thought of this - my chooks get all our apple peelings

I'll add your tip to the existing thread on peelings to keep suggestions together

Penny. x

Farway

Too late now, but I always leave the peel on whne cooking apples, seems such a waste not to, and why ever not?

clutterydrawer

bit of a long shot, but I'm about to stew around 10kg of apples but I want to peel them....is there anything I can do wiht the peel so as not to waste it?

I was wondering if i could dry them in the oven to make crispy apply bits?

Murrell

Apple core and peelings jelly

http://www.recipezaar.com/99636

Hope this helps. I haven't tried it yet, but plan to. So good to see something made from waste food!

Best wishes
Sandra