Peach Glen, PA – Apple harvest season and National Apple Month (September-November) offers chefs and operators the perfect opportunity to highlight apples, a nostalgic American comfort food. Established fruit-grower owned cooperative Knouse Foods highlights how foodservice professionals can appeal to customers’ growing desires for more seasonal menu offerings with an assortment of recipe ideas for all dayparts.
Knouse Foods’ ready-to-use Lucky Leaf® and Musselman’s® products provide a simple and cost-effective way to debut fall menus that feature flavorful and comforting apple dishes during breakfast, lunch and dinner. Also, adding specialty beverage options for adults and kids can help boost check averages. Appeal to a variety of diners by featuring these classics:
- Breakfast/Brunch: Apple Butter Coffee Cake—this delicious cake includes dark, rich apple butter and raisins.
- Appetizer: Apple, Chicken & Wild Rice Salad—a hearty seasonal salad featuring wild rice, apple slices, chicken, celery and water chestnuts blended with a spicy citrus dressing.
- Lunch/Dinner: Savory Chicken and Apple Pot Pie—an unrivaled favorite, this pot pie is enhanced with chunks of apples for a bit of sweetness.
- Dessert: Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie— pumpkin and apple butter are combined to create a smooth custard that’s covered with crunchy streusel topping.
- Kid’s Specialty Drink: Apple Cider Punch—a bold, refreshing mixture of allspice, apple cider, brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, lemonade, nutmeg and orange juice.
- Adult Specialty Drink: Cinnamon Toast—fun and festive, this drink combines apple cider and spiced rum.
“Fall is the most important time of year as it kicks off harvest for our growers and National Apple Month,” said Todd Michael, Director of Foodservice Sales for Knouse Foods. “It’s also when diners return to their favorite comfort foods. Developing menus that feature classic dishes is essential to capturing customers during this special time of year, and Knouse Foods’ apple products and recipes offer an easy way to highlight the traditional meals that people love.”
Knouse Foods is an established grower cooperative and food processor for apple and fruit related products. The cooperative includes fruit growers in the Appalachian region of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the Mid-West. Known for its environmental stewardship, Knouse Foods is committed to ensuring all of its products meet the highest standard for taste, quality and consistency. Product brands include Musselman’s, Lucky Leaf, Apple Time and Speas Farm. For more information, visit www.knousefoodservice.com.
Source: Knouse Foods