Apple Picking Guide
As autumn settles in and leaves change, embrace the season with a family apple picking day. Gather the kids, wear your flannel shirts, and visit a local orchard for fun, fresh air, and delicious apples. Check out our local guide here!
Triple B Farms
823 Berry Ln, Monongahela, PA 15063
Apple picking is open Tuesday-Fridays 9am-3pm and Saturday-Sunday, 9am-4pm
Currently offering: crimson crisp, honeycrisp, and jonagold!
Pick-Your-Own availability and dates are subject to change. Please check online before visiting.
simmons farm
2861 Washington Road McMurray, PA 15317
Currently offering: Gala, Empire, and Jonagold
Times/variety dependent on availability and weather. Call 724-941-1490 to confirm.
Please check sign at the farm entrance for directions to picking locations.
Simmons Farm Apple Descriptions
Half Crown Hill OrCHARD
600 North Branch Rd McDonald, Pennsylvania 15057
Tuesday-Thursday 10am-2pm and Saturday-Sunday 9am-4pm
Currently offering: Golden Delicious and Hampshire Mac
Let’s Whip Something Up
After a fun-filled day of apple picking, it's time to transform those fresh, crisp apples into scrumptious meals and treats. Here are some of our favorite apple recipes inspired by some of our favorite cookbook authors and websites. Don’t forget to grab vanilla ice cream on the way home!
Honeycrisp Apple Pandowdy
Half-Baked Harvest’s Honeycrisp Apple Pandowdy recipe is a family favorite in this house! The combo of warm cinnamon apples and cold vanilla ice cream is absolute heaven.
Slow Cooker Applesauce
For a simple yet satisfying snack for you and your little ones- try SkinnyTaste’s Crock Pot Applesauce. We’ve made it from the time our oldest was in diapers.
Apple Cinnamon Rolls With Brown Butter Maple Icing
…need we say more? Half-Based Harvest gives step-by-step instructions to make the perfect Sunday family breakfast recipe.
Apple Pie Oatmeal
Need something quick and easy to get your kids out the door on a weekday? Check out Minimalist Baker’s Date-Sweetened Apple Pie Oatmeal recipe.