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• Which apple recipes are quick?+

  Pancakes, overnight oats and compote are done in under 20 minutes, because the apple only gets grated or cut into wedges. Muffins take a little longer but come together in one bowl. Every recipe lists its real prep time at the top of the card.

• Which savory dishes go well with apple?+

  Apple is the foil to everything earthy and robust: cabbage, lentils, nuts, beetroot and sharp dressings. Here it goes into salads with kohlrabi or lamb's lettuce, and into creamy autumn soups. The acidity does the work, not the sweetness.

• Which apple cake should I bake for guests?+

  The Swiss apple tart with custard looks like more effort than it is: thin pastry, apple wedges laid close together, and a cream on top that sets in the oven. If you want something simpler, take the apple crumble cake from a loaf tin. Both can be baked the day before.

• Which apple recipes work for breakfast?+

  Grated apple works in overnight oats, in waffle and pancake batter, and in yeast bakes like brioche or muesli buns. All of it can be prepared the evening before.

• Which recipes use up a lot of apples at once?+

  Jam, compote and tart take the biggest quantities. An apple and carrot jam clears a whole crate and then keeps for months in the jar. Cakes and tarts also use several apples per tin.

• Are these apple recipes vegan?+

  Most of them are fully plant-based. Every recipe shows its diet right on the card, so there is no surprise once you start baking.

• Which apple recipes do kids like?+

  Anything sweet you can eat with your hands: muffins, waffles, pancakes and muesli buns. Grated into the batter nobody notices there is fruit in it, and in a salad apple works as the gateway ingredient for everyone who usually leaves the raw vegetables on the plate.

• Can these apple dishes be made ahead?+

  Cakes, tarts and muffins often taste even better the next day. Jam and compote are pantry recipes anyway. Salads with raw apple are best made fresh, otherwise the apple loses its bite.