Enjoy the taste of Honeycrisps and Galas all year long.

Here are three different ways to successfully freeze apples.

Washing applesbefore thoroughly before freezing is an important step because microbes are not destroyed during the freezing process.

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Place on a baking sheet, whole and unpeeled, and freeze them.

Once frozen, transfer the apples to freezer bags.

Freeze Apple Slices

This is the preferred method forfreezing apples.

Wash,peel, core, and slice the apples to your preferred size.

Apples can be frozen for 6 months.

Then, sweeten and season with sugar and spices according to the instructions.

Try this genius freezing method to get your pie fix anytime.

Mix the pie filling, pour it into an aluminum foil-lined pie pan, and freeze it.

When the time comes for pie, simply drop the frozen filling into a prepared pie crust and bake.

After, a syrup pack is an optional way to help keep frozen apples fresh for longer.