Although apples are available all year round, fall is their true season and the time when they are at their most beautiful. What do you do when you have an abundance of apples? Make an apple dessert, of course!
From traditional to unique, we’ve rounded up 23 delicious apple desserts to please any palate.
The next time you’re in the mood for something sweet this fall, try out these delicious apple dessert recipes.
Via Better Living
Nothing says fall like a steaming cup of hot apple cider. This warm and spicy recipe adds no extra sugar, leaving you with room for other fall treats. You can prepare this recipe on the stovetop, or in a slow cooker.
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via Sugar and soul
Any time of year is cheesecake season, but if you’re looking for a recipe that combines the flavors of fall with an easy-to-make, yet delicious cheesecake-based dessert, try this recipe from Sugar and Soul. A shortbread crust is topped with a layer of creamy cheesecake, a homemade apple filling, and a brown sugar oatmeal topping.
via Super Mom Life
If you love fair and festival foods, these apple fries should definitely be on your “things to make now” list.
Heather Super Mom Life This amazing recipe was inspired by the apple fries I had at Legoland in Florida. After many disappointing recipes and much trial and error, I discovered that a funnel cake batter is the secret to giving our apple fries a crispy exterior and capturing that delicious hot apple flavor inside. Genius!
via Southern Bight
Flicking through old cookbooks is a great way to rediscover forgotten treasures. Southern Bight I found a super easy and delicious recipe for Apple Flavored Schrunch Cake. Similar to a “dump” cake but with a much cuter name, this apple dessert recipe only requires 4 ingredients and is guaranteed to be 100% satisfying.
You can eat apple desserts and still follow a paleo diet. If you love the chewy texture of brownies but want something a little different, try Apple Blonde. Made with an almond and coconut flour cookie base, this blonde cake is topped with roasted cinnamon apples and finished with a drizzle of caramel.
There’s something about caramel apple empanadas that gets me so excited. This recipe from Tara’s Multicultural Table smothers diced Granny Smith apples in a caramel sauce flavored with cinnamon, clove, and vanilla, then encases them in a flaky, buttery empanada dough. After baking, Tara recommends serving them with cinnamon ice cream, whipped cream, and more caramel. Yummy!
Via Better Living
Even when you’re eating clean, sometimes you need something sweet. These apple nachos are high in protein and low in sugar, yet incredibly satisfying. Super easy to make, no extra sugar is a problem with this healthy apple dessert.
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via Fresh Market
Crispy on the outside, soft and sweet on the inside – who doesn’t love them? You can fill these fritters with anything, but this recipe is stuffed with fresh diced apples and spices to highlight the bounty of seasonal apples. This easy recipe includes an apple cider glaze, but is also delicious with just a dusting of powdered sugar.
via Phenomenal Food
If you’re looking to add a twist to your next afternoon coffee, try Phenomenal Phoods’ Apple Cider Latte in a glass this fall. Made with frothed milk, a shot of espresso, and hot apple cider, one sip will leave you wondering how this ever existed.
These cookie-like mini apple cheddar pies from Krazy Kitchen Mom are so cute! If you don’t want to make your own pie crust, don’t worry! These little pies are made with refrigerated store-bought pie crust and come together in no time.
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Imagine waking up on a beautiful, cool fall weekend morning to a freshly baked, buttery, moist apple cinnamon muffin fresh out of the oven, topped with pecan streusel and drizzled in a rich salted caramel sauce. Made with fresh apples, applesauce and apple cider, these muffins are a delicious celebration of this wonderful fruit.
via Joe Cooks
Peeling off each sliver of melty, gooey monkey bread is addictive. This tear-apart bread may seem difficult to make, but it’s actually super easy to make using store-bought biscuit dough. Baked with apples seasoned with cinnamon and brown sugar and drizzled with chocolate once baked, this recipe is sure to become a family favorite.
via Little Dairy Farm on the Prairie
French toast is one of those dishes that can make even an ordinary morning feel special. For a more decadent version of French toast combined with the flavors of baked apples, try this recipe for Baked French Toast with Streusel Topping from Little Dairy on the Prairie. Whether you enjoy it as a dessert or as a special breakfast, this takes French toast to a whole other level.
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Brown butter adds a nutty, toasty flavor to any dish. These sandwich cookies feature nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, apple and pecans, a perfect match with brown butter. Toasty, spicy and fruity apple flavors sandwiched with cream cheese frosting. You couldn’t ask for more in a fall cookie.
via Little Dairy Farm on the Prairie
If you’re looking for a crumble cake that’s infused with the flavors of fall, try this Apple Crumble. It’s packed with cinnamon-infused apples, baked in a deliciously moist coffee cake batter, topped with a cinnamon brown sugar crumble and drizzled with caramel. Baked with rich Greek yogurt, this crumble cake is moist and delicious.
via Worth the lather
How about some enchiladas for dessert? These amazingly delicious dessert-inspired enchiladas are stuffed with warm cinnamon sautéed apples and wrapped in a cinnamon sugar dusted tortilla. Drizzled with caramel before serving, they’re the perfect way to end a warm, cozy fall dinner.
via Sugar Apron
Just when you thought tacos couldn’t get any better, Sarah from Sugar Apron says, “Hold on.” These Apple Pie Cheesecake Tacos are an irresistible mashup that combines the flavors of two of your favorite desserts. Taco Tuesday will never be the same again. And that’s a good thing.
The cheesecake and apple spice filling is layered inside a taco-style tortilla dusted with cinnamon and graham cracker crumbs.
via Cookies and cup
If you’re celebrating Oktoberfest at home this year, like many of you are, this easy apple strudel is a must. Made with cinnamon-flavored apples and raisins, this traditional German dessert is rolled up in puff pastry (you can find it in the frozen food section of your grocery store) and baked. If you like a simple apple dessert with a lot of flavor, this is a must-try.
You can make anything with beer batter, I guarantee it. Deep frying crisp, sweet, juicy slices of apple is just genius.
Fall is the perfect time for this recipe, and the best part is that you can enjoy it as a sweet dessert with a dusting of powdered sugar and a drizzle of caramel, or sprinkle with salt and enjoy as a side dish with dinner.
via Domestic bliss
Who doesn’t love an ice cream float? Perfect for kids and adults alike, this ice cream shop classic is made with sparkling and still apple cider and French vanilla ice cream for a unique apple-flavored twist. It’s homemade indulgence. To make it truly adult-friendly, try adding a splash of bourbon.
Caramel apples are irresistible and easy to make with this homemade recipe. To customize your apples, add nuts, pretzels, shredded coconut, toffee bits, crushed Oreos, mini M&Ms, or any other topping you can imagine. Wrap them up and they make a great edible gift for friends and neighbors.
If you’re looking for something different with a New Mexican twist, try this Green Chile Apple Pie. Invented in the small town of Pie Town, New Mexico, this apple pie is perfect for anyone who wants to add a little spiciness to their sweet treat. Fresh apples are simmered with green chiles and warm apple pie spices, poured into a pie crust, sprinkled with cheddar cheese and baked. This pie has to be tried to be believed.
via Pies and tacos
It’s impossible to resist a cupcake. Filled with homemade apple pie filling and topped with cinnamon cream cheese frosting and buttery crumbles, these vanilla cupcakes are a fall-inspired treat. Pies and tacos Something we all missed but definitely needed.
