Empire | Applewood Fresh Growers LLC

King of the orchard.

Crisp texture, great for cooking and baking. An excellent all-purpose variety.

Flavor Profile: Sweet & Tart

Availability: October – March

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Empire Apples

Usage Rankings

Snacking

Salads

Pies

Baking

Sauce

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Sell Sheet

Empire Sell Sheet

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Featured Recipes

SweeTango® Apple PB&J

Apple-Hazelnut Cheesecake Tart with Salted Caramel Sauce

More Varieties

Rave® Apples

Rave^®

Outrageously juicy with a refreshing and snappy zing.

Beautiful bright red skin that nearly covers a yellow background with a crisp and fine white flesh that is extremely juicy.

SweeTango® Apples

SweeTango^®

Free the Crunch.

Crisp and sweet, with a lively touch of citrus, honey, and spice.

Kanzi^®

Not just any apple – an apple of quality.

A natural cross of Gala and Braeburn that gives it an attractive, shiny red appearance and a refined flavour.

KIKU® Apples

KIKU^®

Quite possibly the sweetest apples you'll ever taste.^™

Super sweet in flavor, juicy and crisp, KIKU® apples are one of Mother Nature’s finest creations.

EverCrisp® Apples

EverCrisp^®

Sweet, juicy and firm. EverCrisp^® is ever crave-able.

Crispy, sweet apple that is satisfying and refreshing from the first crunch to the last.

SnapDragon^™

Monster Crunch.

Spicy-sweet. SnapDragon™, developed by Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, is grown by New York farmers. It’s ideal as a snacking apple or sliced in salads, and pairs beautifully with light cheeses, peanut butter and so much more. Get ready to send your taste buds on an epic quest.

RubyFrost^®

Pretty. Delicious.

these aren't your granny’s apples… But if you like Granny Smith apples, you’ll love the perfect balance of sweet and tart — deep and rich with a hearty crunch and ideal, crisp texture. Developed at Cornell University, RubyFrost® is one of the few variety apples available fresh in the winter months, as well as a superb baking apple thanks to its plump, luscious size.

Ambrosia

Sweet by Nature.

This all-purpose apple is sweet with a hint of tartness. Exceptionally juicy with tender, snow-white flesh.

Cripps Pink/Pink Lady® Apples

Cripps Pink/Pink Lady^®

So much more than an Apple.

Very firm and dense, with a tart flavor and effervescent finish.

Honeycrisp Apples

Honeycrisp

E = Mmmmm-Sweet-Squared.

The Honeycrisp is honeysweet with a tart bite and great for snacking and adding to salads.

Gala Apples

Gala

You’re gala fall in love.

About how it’s the new #1 apple, took over red del – with its mellow-sweet taste and crisp texture.

Fuji Apples

Fuji

Hardcore.

An intensely sweet, large and crisp apple. The Fuji is the perfect addition to a crisp salad or slaw.

McIntosh Apples

McIntosh

One a day keeps McDoctor away.

A tart apple and perfect for applesauce.

Jonagold Apples

Jonagold

Sugar & spice & all bites nice.

Superbly crisp and juicy with shades of tart and sweet.

Red Delicious Apples

Red Delicious

Garden of Eatin’s most forbidden.

The most widely recognized of all US apple varieties, this sweet, crispy, juicy apple varies in color from striped red to solid-midnight red.

Golden Delicious Apples

Golden Delicious

Beauty’s in the pie of the grower.

Honeysweet and thin skinned, with a relatively-soft texture, this apple is perfect for pies, salads, and sauces.

Jonathan Apples

Jonathan

Johnny Appleseeded with TLC.

Its juicy flavor has a spicy tang that blends well with other varieties.

Braeburn Apples

Braeburn

Ambidextrous deliciousness.

A pleasing balance between tart and sweet, these rich, spicy-flavored apples are very firm with a crisp bite.

Gingergold Apples

Gingergold

Some like it hot.

Known for having a spicy flavor, the Gingergold is mildly sweet with a slightly-tart finish.

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