{1} As a snack ...
This crisp, crunchy fruit is produce’s answer to the snack food category. More than nine in 10 buyers or 92% said they selected apples as a snack, and this concept is consistent year after year.
{2} As an ingredient in a recipe ...
41% of FRESH TRENDS RESPONDENTS SAID THAT THEY TURNED TO APPLES AS AN INGREDIENT in their recipes (see some recipe suggestions at the link below).
{3} As American as ... apple pie
37% of fresh trends respondents chose apples for their desserts.
{4} Salad apples ...
While less popular than as a dessert, apples were still chosen by 21% for a salad ingredient. (Waldorf salad anyone?)
Photo courtesy of Simpy Recipes, Elise Bauer
{5} Apples on the side ...
Close behind in the popularity stakes are apples as side dishes. 19% of Fresh trends 2018 respondents chose this as a way they used apples.
{6} Apples and ... cheese
16% of fresh trends 2018 respondents say they use apples as an appetizer. Head on over to little dairy on the prairie for the recipe pictured above.
{7} And finally ... apples as a main dish
7% of Fresh Trends 2018 respondents say they use apples as a main dish.