Cosmic Crisp® announces winners of the Culinary Challenge

United States

Sunday 17 July 2022

Recipe by Jenny Dorsey, Winner of the Cosmic Crisp® Culinary Challenge Professional Chef Category

Carla Hall, Celebrity judge of the Cosmic Crisp® Culinary Challenge, has chosen the four grand prize winners! Calling for recipes featuring the Cosmic Crisp® apple — hundreds of entries across the U.S and Canada were submitted in Home Chef, Retail Chef, Professional Chef, and Kid Chef categories. Winning recipes are now available at the website.

Hall’s culinary credits vary from winning Top Chef, and co-hosting seven seasons of The Chew, the Emmy Award winning cooking show, to her current role of a featured chef judging the most popular shows on Discovery's Food Network.

In addition to the four winners, Cosmic Crisp® announced 10 honorable mentions for chefs that impressed the brand with their creative culinary chops.

2022 Cosmic Crisp® Culinary Challenge Grand Prize Winners:

Professional Chef: Jenny Dorsey — Recipe: Cosmic Crisp® Apple Pudding

Home Chef: Kari Henes — Recipe: Cosmic Crisp® Apple and Blue Cheese Grilled Cheese Panzanella

Retail Chef: Adrienne Vradenburg — Recipe: Bacon-Wrapped Cosmic Crisp® Apples with Cosmic Crisp® Vietnamese Nuoc Cham Dipping Sauce

Kid Chef: Evie Rudley — Recipe: Cosmic Crisp® Apple Breakfast Pizza

Honorable Mentions:

Best Take on Pie - Denise McCrea