Top 25 Apple Desserts That’ll Make You Pray for Leftovers
Apple desserts are a perfect way to capture the warmth of fall. The crisp, juicy apples you pick up at the market are made for cozy pies, crumbles, and baked treats. The combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar fills the kitchen with a comforting aroma that feels like the season itself. Baking a classic apple pie or experimenting with a new twist brings that nostalgic fall flavor to life. As the weather cools, nothing beats sitting down with a warm apple dessert, maybe with a scoop of ice cream or a drizzle of caramel. It’s the perfect sweet ending to a fall day.
Apple Cider Doughnuts
Make these Gluten Free Apple Cider Donuts for the perfect sweet treat made with cinnamon, apple cider, and pure maple syrup. They are easily made with gluten free flour in about thirty minutes and baked in the oven.
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Apple Crisp Recipe
Gluten Free Apple Crisp is the best way to celebrate the start of fall. It is ooey, gooey and full of tart and sweet flavors. Easy to make and perfect for those with dietary restrictions.
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Apple Spice Dump Cake
Make a fuss-free, delicious Apple Spice Dump Cake using just three ingredients – apple pie filling, spice cake mix, and ginger ale.
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Air Fryer Apples
Air Fryer Cinnamon Apples are coated in a brown sugar cinnamon mixture and cook in 10 minutes. The apple slices get lightly caramelized and softened in the air fryer.
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Applesauce Cake
This old-fashioned applesauce cake is a moist cake full of sugar and spices, and topped with a creamy cream cheese frosting.
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Easy Air Fryer Cinnamon Maple Baked Apples
If you are an air fryer fan like me and also an apple fan (again, like me!) you are going to love this easy air fryer apple dessert. I bet you can just imagine how these air fryer cinnamon maple baked apples smell and taste. This air fryer apple dessert made with maple syrup is seriously impressive and perfect for Autumn. Who knew it could be so simple to bake apples in the air fryer!
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Apple Cake
This simple Apple Cake is brimming with comforting fall flavors. Made of fresh apples and cinnamon-infused batter baked to golden perfection.
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Gingerbread Apple Cake
This gluten free and vegan gingerbread apple cake tastes so good. You’ll want to go back for seconds and thirds? It exists, and I am so excited to be sharing this recipe with you! With only a few simple ingredients, anyone can make this delicious cake for themselves or as a baked gift when visiting a friend’s house.
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Apple Pie Muffin Top Cookies With Vanilla Maple Glaze
These apple pie muffin top cookies are like a wonderful combination of cookies and muffins. Apple cinnamon cookies are perfect for the fall. These glazed apple cookies are finished off with the most exquisite vanilla maple glaze. If you are a fan of soft apple cookies, you will love this muffin-top cookies recipe.
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Air Fryer Apricot Apple Cinnamon Dumplings
This easy apricot apple air fryer dumplings recipe teams the fruity taste of apples and apricot with warm autumn flavors. Apricot apple cinnamon dumplings are rich and warm, and these puff pastry dumplings taste incredible. Learn how easy it is to make dumplings with puff pastry with this tasty autumn air fryer dessert.
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Apple Tart Tatin
With only 5 ingredients, you can have a classic French dessert. Tarte tatin is made with caramelized apples and a flaky crust. It’s essentially an upside down apple tart!
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Apple Dutch Baby
This classic dutch baby recipe is topped with a delicious apple compote. It’s an easy recipe for what is essentially a German pancake! This dish is ready to eat in 30 minutes and served hot out of the oven.
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Apple Oatmeal Cookies
These Apple Oatmeal Cookies have crisp edges, chewy centers and apple pieces in each bite! They’re perfectly spiced and so easy to make.
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Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes
These Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes are filled with homemade apple filling and covered in an easy cinnamon buttercream!
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Apple Hand Pies
These Apple Hand Pies are made with a homemade apple pie filling and a perfectly flaky buttermilk crust. They’re the cutest fall treat!
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Apple Galette
Easier to make than Apple Pie, this Apple Galette is filled with deliciously spiced apples and has the flakiest buttermilk crust.
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Dutch Apple Dumplings
Have you ever heard of Appelbollen (Dutch Apple Dumplings)? It is a dessert that I discovered last year in the Netherlands. It consists of an apple filled with almond paste and cinnamon sugar, wrapped in puffed pastry. It’s usually eaten warm during winter and is a super comforting treat!
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Apple Walnut Fruit Salad With Cinnamon Maple Coconut Whipped Cream
Fall harvest fruit salad with apples, walnuts, grapes, and homemade coconut whipped cream. A marvelous paleo and vegan-friendly side dish to bring on your fall picnics.
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Apple Cider Donut Cake
Apple cider doughnuts, with their soft, spongy cake and delicious cinnamon sugar coating, are one of my favorite treats – especially in the fall. So, I couldn’t help but take the inspiration from their texture and flavor and transform the sweet donut into this apple cider donut cake.
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Easy Apple Crisp Bars
This easy apple bar recipe is the perfect way to capture that fall apple flavor. With a layer of apple butter, a crispy cinnamon streusel and a thick layer of fresh apples, these bars are simply fall in a bite.
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Apple Pear Pie
Pears are one of my favorite fruits for fall. I usually eat them sliced with some nuts or granola. It’s my go-to fall breakfast. So when I was looking at the pear display at the store, I thought to myself I wonder how those would taste with apples in a pie and voila, this apple pear pie recipe was born. Pair this filling with my perfect gluten free pie crust for a delicious dessert to add to your table this holiday season!
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Apple Fritter Cake Recipe
Sweet, fluffy, DELICIOUS. This Apple Fritter Cake is the best for an easy fall dessert that’s a total crowd-pleaser! A light, perfectly moist cake at the base, a sweet, cinnamon brown sugar apple streusel that makes for the best topping, and a glaze that brings that little bit of apple fritter crunch. Everyone will love this recipe!
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Vegan Apple Frangipane Tart (French Apple Tart)
With an easy shortcrust pastry, vegan frangipane filling, and apricot-glazed apples, this vegan French apple tart will have you feeling like you’ve just visited a boulangerie-pâtisserie. The perfect eggless and dairy-free dessert for apple season.
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Air Fryer Apple Roses
Air Fryer Apple Roses are sweet apple slices held together with fluffy puff pastry to form a gorgeous-looking apple dessert. With flavors of cinnamon, apples, powdered sugar wrapped in a golden brown crust, these air fryer apple roses taste amazing!
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Bisquick Apple Cobbler
This delicious Bisquick apple cobbler is the perfect combination of tart apples, sweet cinnamon and buttery Bisquick. It’s easy to make, full of flavor and comes together in under an hour – a classic Fall dessert that will have your guests begging for more!
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