Food can be a great way to connect with one another and bring back precious vacation memories. Here are a few recipes from favorite Sevierville restaurants to share in your home.
Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant is located in a 100 year old home and serves as the anchor dining establishment for the working apple orchard complex that surrounds it. Every meal – breakfast, lunch and dinner - begins with fresh apple fritters, apple butter and their signature Applewood Julep (a non-alcoholic fruit drink). If you’re located in Sevierville, Applewood Farmhouse Grill is offering delicious to-go meals and family dining packs , but if you’re not here and are missing the Smokies, you can still serve up some Applewood Farmhouse goodness at home.
Applewood Julep Recipe
1qt Apple juice
1 cup orange juice
1 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
Mix and serve over ice. Serves 6
Applewood’s Apple Fritters® Recipe
Ingredients
3 cups flour
1 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
4 tbs. butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 orange rind and juice
1 cup apples, chopped
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
Preparation
Combine ingredients and mix well.
Drop 1 tbs. at a time into 350 degree oil until brown and cooked in the middle, drain and serve.
Makes 12-15
Apple Barn & Cider Mill Apple Butter Order a pint of Apple Butter ($5.95) online to complete this Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant-inspired treat! Want to pick up a gift card to use on a future visit or grab a cook book with even more delicious Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant recipes? Shop for both here.
Just down the walkway from Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant sits one of Sevierville’s most popular ice cream shops and bakeries – The Apple Valley Creamery. From rich ice cream flavors like Smoky Mountain Fudge and Butter Pecan to decadent brownies, pies, and their famous breads, this bakery (especially their Apple Cinnamon Bread) makes the Smoky Mountains a whole lot sweeter.
Apple Valley Creamery’s Apple Cinnamon Bread Recipe
Ingredients
3 eggs
1 cup canola oil
2 cups sugar
2 cups unsweetened apple sauce
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp cinnamon
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup coconut
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350
Cream eggs, canola oil, sugar, and unsweetened apple sauce until well blended
Add remaining ingredients and mix well
Pour into 3 greased medium bread pans
Bake at 350 for about 45-50 minutes
Let cool in pan
Makes 3 loaves
Don’t want to bake it yourself? Order baked goods online from Apple Valley Creamery – orders of $25 or more ship free!
Plan a big breakfast – and enjoy Flapjack’s Sticky Bun Pancakes right in your own home. Flapjack’s Pancake Cabin is a favorite breakfast spot in the Smoky Mountains – and with delicious dishes like these pancakes, it’s no wonder why! Cook up these morning treats now or plan to enjoy them in the restaurant later – you can grab a Flapjack’s Gift Card now and use it when you visit Sevierville later.
Flapjack’s Pancake Cabin Sticky Bun Pancakes Recipe
Ingredients
Cinnamon Sugar Paste:
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 cup margarine (softened)
2 tbsp cinnamon
Your favorite pancake batter
Cinnamon sugar paste mix
Chopped pecans to taste
Cream cheese icing to taste
Preparation
Fill pastry bag with cinnamon sugar paste
Pour pancake batter into a 4” to 6” pan
After 1 minute, squeeze paste onto pancakes in a spiral
Sprinkle half of pecans over paste
Continue cooking 1 minute
Flip cakes, cook until done
Place on plate – spiral side up
Sprinkle with remaining pecans and drizzle with cream cheese icing
Serves 3-6
The DINER’s classic look and home cooked dishes make it a fun place to eat in the Smoky Mountains. While they’re known for their delicious buffalo burgers, classic sandwiches (their Reuben sandwiches are amazing) and hand-dipped shakes, one of their most popular dishes is made using wine from Sevierville’s Hillside Winery. The DINER’s Black and Blue Cobbler is a gooey good dessert you can make at home.
The DINER’s Black and Blue Cobbler
Ingredients
Filling:
10 cups blueberries
10 cups blackberries
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup Hillside Winery’s Black and Blue Wine (order online here)
3/4 cup water
2 sticks butter
Crust:
2 cups sugar
2 cups self-rising flour
2 cups whole milk
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350
In a large pot, combine fruit, sugar, wine and water
Bring to a low boil, stirring often to keep fruit from sticking
Meanwhile, mix sugar and flour in a bowl
Add milk, stirring as you add until batter is well mixed - set aside
Once the fruit mixture is hot, melt 2 sticks of butter in an 18x24 inch pan in the oven
Once butter is melted, pour fruit into the pan and stir to mix together
Pour batter / crust evenly over fruit and return to oven
Bake at 350 until crust is golden brown (about 1 ½ hours)
Serves 18-20
If you’re located in Sevierville, you can also order a great meal online from The DINER and pick it up to enjoy.
Enjoy all of these delicious Smoky Mountain recipes and discover more meal ideas (and restaurants) at food.visitsevierville.com.
