I am glad to have various alternatives to use apples. To be honest with you I just can’t get into apples, unless it is a caramel apple. Apple’s are often used as to help clean out our system, but are there are other ways to use an apple if you are not down with eating them? Yes, there are four unique ways that apples can benefit you other than eating them.

My mother is an incredible cake baker and we so enjoy every single cake she makes. The bummer is that often we end up throwing away a lot her cakes because they get old pretty quickly. We keep the cake on a cake plate with a cover and the moisture just causes it to get old. If you have the same problem there is a cure. Cut an apple in half and place it on the cake plate with your cake and it will help to keep a healthy moisture making it last longer.

Next, if you have problems trying to make a chicken that is not dry there is great news for you! Apples usually adds softness to other food items when you place them together. This technique that I am about to share with you works best if you are using a whole chicken. After you have seasoned your chicken take an apple and stuff it inside the chicken, now let the chicken bake as normal. When the chicken is done cookin just take out the apple and throw it away and viola, you have a juicy, tender, yummy chicken.

You can also use an apple to soften up hard as rock brown sugar. I absolutely love brown sugar, but it just really annoys me how hard it can get once you have opened the box. Here is what you should do is cut an apple into a half or a wedge put it in a zip lock bag with your brown sugar and within a day or two the sugar will be soft again!

Lastly, around the holidays people use fruit to decorate their feasting tables. Well, if you have a set of apples you don’t really care to eat, then you will enjoy this little tip. Grab a couple of red apple or green apples or both and use them as candleholders. Tall skinny candles work the best for this. At the top of the apple carve out a little whole (big enough for the candle to fit) and stick it in! This is a beautiful decoration and it looks really cool when the wax drips on the apple!