Sweet Treats

• Apple peels can be candied in the same way that you would orange and lemon rinds. Simply boil with sugar and lemon juice, then coat in granulated sugar. Eat them alone or use them as garnish on baked cookies or cakes. Or, bake apple peels into a sweet treat by covering them in cinnamon sugar before baking them for 2 to 3 hours. These taste delicious on top of vanilla ice cream.

Smells Like Autumn

• If you love the smell of apples, use your leftover apple peels as potpourri. Dry apple peels in a dehydrator or by baking in the oven for a few hours. Add other dried citrus peels, rose petals, or other scented or simply decorative items you would like to customize your potpourri. Display your potpourri in a bowl or tie it in little sachets to put in your closet and drawers to scent your clothes. For an instant scent from apple peels, boil them in water with spices such as cinnamon and clove.

Delicious Apple Peel Drinks

• Liquidate your apple peels by making apple juice, apple tea or adding apple peels to a smoothie. If you have too many apple peels to use fresh, freeze them to later add to smoothies. The peels add fiber, which MayoClinic.com says may help reduce the risk of obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Make a tea by boiling apples and adding honey, lemon juice and cinnamon to taste. When making apple juice, use apple cores in addition to the apple peels. Simmer all the apple scraps for hours, strain them and simmered the juice for another half hour with spices such as cinnamon and cloves. Remove any solid spices before drinking.

Clean with Peels

• Apple peels have a high acidic content. This natural acid works as a cleaning product. It performs especially well when removing stains and discoloration from aluminum pots and pans. By boiling apple peels in the tarnished aluminum, the acid released from the peels cleans it. For extra-tough stains, add a tablespoon of cream of tartar to bleach the imperfections.