We hosted the annual Apple Recipe Contest at the North Carolina Apple Festival last Friday, August 30th. It was a great event to kick off the Apple Festival Weekend. We received 31 entries and our judges spent the morning making some difficult decisions. Thank you to everyone who entered the contest, we saw some really creative and delicious entries.
Congratulations to our 2024 Apple Recipe Contest Winners. Find their winning recipes below:
Grand Champion:
| Kiera Donaldson | Apple Crumble Macarons |
Desserts
1st Place:
| Kiera Donaldson | Apple Crumble Macarons |
2nd Place:
| Jamie Beshears | Cozy Afternoon Apple Cookie |
Pies/Pastries
1st Place:
| Donna Freeman | Apple and Sweet Italian Sausage Puff Pastries |
2nd Place:
| Christopher Alexander | Apple Dumplings in a Monkey Bread Bed |
Breads
1st Place:
| Kathy Y Ham | Apple Pumpkin Bread with Praline Icing |
2nd Place:
| Marlene Merrell | Rise and shine Apple Muffins with Oatmeal-Walnut Crumble |
Cakes
1st Place:
| Marlene Merrell | Blue Ridge Mountains Apple Cake with Buttermilk Sauce |
2nd Place:
| Savannah Langford | Apple Pie Cupcakes |
Kids
1st Place:
| Keegan Capps | Apple Cream Cheese Danish |
2nd Place:
| Max Donnelly | Max's Apple Pie Surprise |
Local Business
1st Place:
| Stanley "Steamer" LeCarpentier, Tarheel-Texan BBQ | Apple&Pork "Steamer Bread w/BBQ ICING(c)" |
2nd Place:
| Christina Mirkovic, Refresh Beverage Catering | Caramel apple cupcakes |
A big thank you to our judges for dedicating their time and taste buds to this event.
Thank you to our volunteers who helped make this event happen!
Thank you to our wonderful community sponsors for their prize donations!
And that's a wrap on the 2024 Apple Recipe Contest, we'll see y'all next year!
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