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Halloween Chocolate Apple Spiders

2021-11-02T18:32:35+00:00

It’s boo time! Get the kids excited about Halloween with these adorable chocolate apple spiders. Our mini Rockit™ apples  fit in the palm of your hand, making them perfect for edible crafts with children. No Rockit™? No problem! Just use the smallest apples you can find and double the chocolate recipe if need be. YIELD:  5 spiders Recipe Development and Photography: Williams-Raines INGREDIENTS 5 Rockit™ apples 1 10 oz. bag of dark chocolate chips 1 teaspoon coconut oil, if needed to thin the chocolate for dipping Candy eyes or other small round candies 15 black pipe cleaners 5 small go-to containers [...]

Halloween Chocolate Apple Spiders2021-11-02T18:32:35+00:00

Halloween apple recipes to make with kids

2020-08-12T19:57:16+00:00

Witches, pumpkins, ghosts, cobwebs, trick-or-treating and… apples! Yes, Halloween is right around the corner and it’s the perfect time to get kids excited about eating apples. While bobbing for apples is a Halloween classic, we’ve come up with some more original and kid-friendly Halloween recipes and crafts featuring this fan-favorite fruit. Halloween apple recipes and edible crafts Chocolate Rockit™ apple spiders  Our very own mini Rockit™ apples make perfectly adorable little chocolate spiders! Kids can help thanks to our easy recipe and craft instructions.  Source: Chelan Fresh Halloween apple “bites”  These scary toothy apple “bites” use slivered almond as teeth. A very healthy Halloween [...]

Halloween apple recipes to make with kids2020-08-12T19:57:16+00:00

Pears for breakfast: 16 recipes to jump-start your day

2018-09-20T23:19:20+00:00

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! Pears pack a nutritional punch and will help you start off on the right foot. We’ve rounded up recipes that showcase the versatility of pears and will have your family clamoring for more fruit at breakfast time. Breakfast pear recipes  Pear bread   This moist pear bread is bursting at the seams with pears, dates and walnuts. A simple crowd-pleasing recipe that will make your kitchen smell divine.  Source: Chelan Fresh  Roasted breakfast pears  Oven roasted pears are stuffed with greek yogurt and topped with orange peel, granola and pure maple syrup. Yum.  Source: Better Homes & Gardens  Spiced chocolate pear overnight oats   Enjoy this classic combo [...]

Pears for breakfast: 16 recipes to jump-start your day2018-09-20T23:19:20+00:00

Pear, fig and feta salad with pecans and a maple-Dijon vinaigrette

2019-07-11T19:27:51+00:00

Pear season is kicking off, making it the perfect time to enjoy pears for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Our latest recipe ties together pears, fresh figs, feta, toasted pecans and tender greens with a crowd-pleasing maple-Dijon mustard vinaigrette. The saltiness of the feta is wonderful when set against the sweetness of the fruit. This eye-catching salad is as beautiful as it is simple to make. Enjoy it as a main for lunch or serve it as a starter. You can be sure your guests will be impressed. YIELD:  4 portions (or 6 starter-sized portions) Recipe Development and Photography By: Williams-Raines INGREDIENTS [...]

Pear, fig and feta salad with pecans and a maple-Dijon vinaigrette2019-07-11T19:27:51+00:00

Grower Interview – Allen Godwin

2020-06-05T20:21:01+00:00

Chelan Fresh is proud to represent the growers of Chelan, Douglas and Okanogan counties in Washington State. Check in with our blog - To The Core - to find out what’s happening in the orchards that produce some of Washington’s Finest Mountain Grown Fruit. This month we are talking with Allen Godwin of Godwin Organic Orchards in Tonasket, Washington. Chelan Fresh: Hi Allen, I am anxious to hear about organic farming, but let’s start with information about your orchard. Where is it located and how many acres do you farm? Allen Godwin: We have 3 entities in the family; Godwin Organic Orchards, Godwin Family Orchards, and Box Canyon Orchards [...]

Grower Interview – Allen Godwin2020-06-05T20:21:01+00:00

September 15, 2017 Newsletter

2019-03-27T16:55:40+00:00

Better Together Recently several families in the Washington fruit industry decided to join together with one common thread - the idea that by joining families that have been farming for generations - we at Chelan Fresh could be “Better Together”. Beginning September 1st, Borton Fruit and Columbia Valley Fruit will officially join under the Chelan Fresh and Cascade Crest Organic label. It only makes sense that when you combine orchards from the fertile valleys of Yakima with orchards on the gentle mountain slopes of North Central Washington that you will continue to produce some of Washington’s finest fruit. This merger combines families [...]

September 15, 2017 Newsletter2019-03-27T16:55:40+00:00

Dessert Nachos

2018-10-11T02:21:18+00:00

How to get kids to eat fruit? Two words: dessert nachos. Slices of raw apple are drizzled with a silky homemade chocolate sauce and topped with oodles of goodies. Kids go wild for this ultra-easy dessert that is on the table in under 10 minutes. Perfect for weeknight dinners that need a special finish. YIELD:  4 servings Recipe Development and Photography By: Williams-Raines INGREDIENTS 2 apples, seeds removed and quartered 6 oz. dark chocolate 6 tablespoons milk 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Your choice of toppings (ex. Sprinkles, candy, chopped nuts, maraschino cherries…) METHOD Take the quartered apples and slice them thinly [...]

Dessert Nachos2018-10-11T02:21:18+00:00

What’s at the market? Bartlett pears!

2018-09-20T23:29:32+00:00

There are many advantages to buying fruit in season. Not only will it taste better, but it will offer peak nutritional value and will be cheaper to boot. Bartletts are hitting fruit stands right now, making it the perfect time to get better acquainted with this versatile and delicious pear variety. Bartlett pear profile:  Harvest season: early season/late summer Texture: grainy  Taste: juicy and sweet  Storage: not a storage fruit, best consumed fresh when ripe  Nutrition: high in fiber, vitamin C and antioxidants, low in calories, and free of fat, cholesterol and sodium   Identifying features: Aromatic Bartlett pears have a true pear shape and a definitive “pear flavor”. Bartletts will turn [...]

What’s at the market? Bartlett pears!2018-09-20T23:29:32+00:00

Baked Pumpkin Spice Pears

2018-10-11T02:22:23+00:00

Fall is finally here! Time to run out, buy some pears and pair them with the season’s hottest seasoning: pumpkin spice. We’ve created a recipe that is spicy, warming, delicious and oh-so-simple to make. It comes together in minutes and can be on the table in half an hour. Not only that, it looks fantastic and will impress anyone lucky enough to eat at your table. So, what are you waiting for? Go get those pears! YIELD:  4 servings Recipe Development and Photography By: Williams-Raines INGREDIENTS For pears 2 pears (ripe but firm) 1/8 cup almonds, roughly chopped 1/8 cup pumpkin [...]

Baked Pumpkin Spice Pears2018-10-11T02:22:23+00:00

Crowd-Pleasing Pear Bread

2018-10-11T02:22:41+00:00

Sometimes the simplest things are the best. Just like this moist pear bread, bursting at the seams with fresh fruit, dates and walnuts. The pears add moisture and acidity to the bread, while the dates deliver sweet caramel notes. And let’s not forget the walnuts… there’d be no crunch without them! This simple recipe yields two hearty loaves that can effortlessly feed a crowd. A slice could easily make its way into a lunch box or onto a plate next to your morning cup of coffee. Our versatile pear bread is sure to become a family favorite. YIELD:  2 loaves Recipe [...]

Crowd-Pleasing Pear Bread2018-10-11T02:22:41+00:00

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