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How to Make Apple Roses

These beautiful apple roses make a great Mother's Day brunch or breakfast fruit or special occasion fruit dessert. 
Print Recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 3
Calories 114 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 red apple large, very thinly sliced
  • 2 lemons small
  • 4 tbsp white sugar or to taste
  • 3 asparagus stalks
  • mint leaves
  • dill leaves

Instructions
 

  • 1. Thinly slice your apple. One large yielded us 3 roses. You'll need approximately 13 thin slices per rose. 
    2. Add your apple slices in a microwaveable bowl, squeeze two lemons and add your sugar. Stir and let that marinate a bit, 10 minutes or so. 
    3. When you are ready to start rolling, microwave your apples in lemon/sugar water for 1-2 minutes or until soft and pliable. You don't want to cook them, just get them soft enough to roll. 
    4. On a clean tray, line up 10 apple slices slightly overlapping (watch the video). Slowly start rolling from one end to the other. 
    5. Pick up your rose to keep it intact once fully rolled. Add 3 more slices around it to round it out and give it that "in-bloom" look. 
    6. Add to a plate. Add a clean asparagus stalk, some mint leaves and dill leaves for grass. 
    Done! Present your beautiful apple rose to make someone's day. 

Nutrition

Calories: 114kcalCarbohydrates: 31gSodium: 2mgPotassium: 164mgFiber: 3gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 35IUVitamin C: 40.9mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 0.5mg
Keyword apple roses, edible flower, food art, fruit art
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