# Recommend an apple-based finger food **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [September 15, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173 "2023-09-15T16:50:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173/21 "2023-09-15T23:11:18Z")
Jello – ::hisssss:: I’m outta here. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173/22 "2023-09-15T23:12:14Z")
Ooh! Lime Jello with bits of apple suspended in it as shooters! …Okay, put that object down, I think it would hurt if you throw it at me, it looks like you want to throw it at me… ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173/23 "2023-09-15T23:13:05Z")
Well now I’m thinking about apple brandy jello shooters. (Don’t worry, not really). ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173/24 "2023-09-15T23:18:58Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > But I don’t think a sticky crumble would work well as a shooter You turn the paper sample cup inside-out as you consume and lick the dregs off the (now) outside of the cup. Maybe a tad messy? That’s what napkins are for. I gotta go feed the dogs. Good luck. Jello, ICK! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173/25 "2023-09-16T11:38:53Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > seem to remember something about bacon slices wrapped around an apple slice (maybe with cheese?) on toothpicks Hmmm could you sub apples for the water chestnuts in rumaki? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173/26 "2023-09-16T12:07:31Z")
I am the 400th person to endorse this snack. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173/27 "2023-09-16T12:36:34Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Hmmm could you sub apples for the water chestnuts in rumaki? I had to look up what rumaki is 🙄. I don’t see why that wouldn’t work if you don’t mind the apple slice being hot. Get crackin’; we expect a full report ASAP. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173/28 "2023-09-16T14:00:07Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Here’s one version I’ve more-or-less followed in the past, but I fry in neutral oil like sunflower or canola, not lard. Thanks! I wanted to suggest something similar, but I’ve never tried it. And now I have a recipe. These are super popular at fall and winter markets in Switzerland and German, known as Apfelringe (apple rings). Apple slices with cheddar or peanut butter are some of my favorite snacks. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173/29 "2023-09-16T14:13:36Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Apple fritters - apple rings dipped in a batter and fried (cider batter is good it’s like a beer batter but made with sparkling hard cider) - it’s a medieval recipe. I endorse apple fritters. Dust them with powdered sugar and serve with a maple syrup dip for maximum enjoyment. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173/30 "2023-09-16T17:37:11Z")
Mini-strudels? Wrap some apple pie filling in puff pastry, put it in the oven, et voila. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173/31 "2023-09-16T21:31:43Z")
How about something with apple and cheese in a puff pastry. I’d go the blue cheese route myself, but I bet cheddar would do well, too. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173/32 "2023-09-17T03:39:29Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I love apple slices with honey for dipping. It might be a Jewish thing (my mom was Jewish and I learned it from her) Yes, it is a Jewish thing. One of the only fond memories I have from Jewish Sunday school. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173/33 "2023-09-17T03:45:56Z")
Mmmm this intrigued me, so I searched on Google for “mini apple pie bites” and there’s quite a lot of those sorts of recipes. In mini-hand-pie format, crescent-roll-wrapped format, and pastry cup format. I didn’t look at any of them (just observed pictures) but I bet you can add cheese (blue or cheddar) to the hand-pie and crescent-roll versions. You could also make the pastry cup type and add the caramel dip on top, or a crumble topping. I didn’t look at the recipes cuz I am hungry and on my way to bed lol ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173/34 "2023-09-17T04:17:47Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I’d go the blue cheese route myself, but I bet cheddar would do well, too. I love blue cheese, heck gorgonzola is my favorite cheese of all time, but it can be polarizing. Some people love it, others hate it. If I was serving this in bulk to attendees of an event, I’d take the safer route and go with a cheddar. Though a really sharp cheddar might give it a little “oomph” if it seemed too pedestrian. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173/35 "2023-09-17T05:50:46Z")
Apple fries! I took my nephew to Legoland last month and was told the apple fries are a must-have, and indeed they did not disappoint. Legoland serves them in a little carton with a dollop of vanilla-flavored whipped cream, and they’re easy enough to make at home - they even provide the recipe on their website. [https://www.legoland.com/florida/blog/how-to-make-granny-smith-s-apple-fries-at-home/](https://www.legoland.com/florida/blog/how-to-make-granny-smith-s-apple-fries-at-home/) ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173/36 "2023-09-17T07:06:05Z")
Kids like dipping wedges of apple into bowls of variously flavored [sherbet](https://www.kidspot.com.au/kitchen/recipes/make-sherbet-recipe/tp6o99fc). I don’t mind it myself. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173/37 "2023-09-17T08:11:32Z")
What are “jelly crystals?” From the picture, it looks kinda like Jell-O mix powder … ? ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecccb3/32.png) [@Old\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Wench)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173/38 "2023-09-17T13:38:41Z")
How about apple cookies? Easy to eat, not messy. Here’s one recipe but the Internet has zillions of others. > **[Old-Fashioned Apple Cookies](https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/old-fashioned-apple-cookies/40fe1166-55c7-498f-b83f-b0cd224ded44)** > > In only 20 minutes you can enjoy these delicious scratch cookies made with tart chopped apples, warm spices and sweet brown sugar. Come fall there are plenty of cookie recipes that will make good use of the bounty of fresh apples, but you won't find... ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173/39 "2023-09-20T00:01:19Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > What are “jelly crystals?” Imagine rock candy shaped like rough cut gemstones with a gummy center. They are originally from Japan, where they are called “kohakutou” which basically means “amber candy” or “sugar amber”. > **[Kohakutou, The Sweet And Sparkly Edible Crystal Candies Redefining Crunch -...](https://www.tastingtable.com/1333708/kohakutou-sweet-sparkly-edible-crystal-candies/)** > > This unique candy may have different names, but always has these signature elements: a crystalline appearance, a crunchy shell, and a soft, sweet jelly core. [![](https://sugargeekshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/kohakutou_crystal-candy-recipe-featured.jpg) ](https://sugargeekshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/kohakutou_crystal-candy-recipe-featured.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-apple-based-finger-food/990173/40 "2023-09-20T12:42:09Z")
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