20 Great Apple Recipes To Enjoy This Season

This season is perfect for embracing all things apple. Whether you’re looking to whip up a sweet treat or a comforting dish, apple recipes are a great way to celebrate the flavors of fall. From cozy desserts to hearty meals, these apple-inspired creations will bring a touch of seasonal goodness to your table.

Apple Cranberry Galette

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This simple rustic Apple Cranberry Galette is a delicious fall dessert featuring a buttery, flaky crust filled with fresh apple slices and tart cranberries. Plus, you don’t need a pie dish for this free-form treat!
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Apple Cake with Cinnamon

A round apple tart in a cast iron skillet, with one triangular slice partially removed. A knife and an apple are seen on the side. — Apple Cinnamon Skillet Cake. Photo credit: One Hot Oven.

This Apple Cinnamon Cake is a great way to use fresh-picked apples from the orchard in a simple dessert. Topped with fresh apple slices and baked in a skillet, it’s best served warm from the oven for a delicious slice of apple goodness.
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Easy Homemade Caramel Apple Popcorn

A bowl filled with caramel-coated popcorn and apple slices, a delightful treat from recipes that take minutes to make. — Caramel Apple Popcorn. Photo credit: One Hot Oven.

Sweet and salty, this homemade Caramel Apple Popcorn makes a deliciously crispy, crunchy snack perfect for movie nights, parties, and when you want a sweet snack.
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Winter Fruit Salad

A close-up of a fruit salad in rectangular white dishes, featuring pomegranate seeds, apple chunks, and mint leaves, with a larger bowl of the same salad in the background.

Winter Fruit Salad. Photo credit: One Hot Oven.
Brighten up your salad bowl with this Cranberry Apple Fruit Salad. A colorful mix of sweet apples, cranberries, oranges, and pomegranate seeds. This is always a favorite apple recipe for fresh and fruity flavors.
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Apple Cupcakes with Maple Buttercream

Apple spice cupcakes in a muffin tin with frosting rosettes. — Apple Spice Cupcakes. Photo credit: One Hot Oven.

Enjoy these Apple Cupcakes with Maple Buttercream Frosting. Infused with cinnamon, ginger, and cloves for warmth and grated apples that will fill your kitchen with a delicious orchard fragrance.
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Baked Sweet Potatoes With Apples & Cranberries

Spoonful of baked sweet potato slices with apples

Sweet Potato Slices with Apples. Photo credit: One Hot Oven.

Sweet Potato Slices are baked with sweet orchard fresh apples and tart cranberries and flavored with maple syrup for a simple, tasty, side dish. We love this dish served with chicken, ham, sausages and pork chops.
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Apple Cranberry Baked Oatmeal

A serving of oatmeal topped with sliced apples, cranberries, and pecans, drizzled with syrup on a white plate. — Baked Apple And Cranberry Oatmeal. Photo credit: One Hot Oven.

This Baked Oatmeal is a one-bowl creation that is a twist on your regular bowl of oatmeal. Filled with apples, cranberries, cinnamon, and brown sugar, enjoy a slice for breakfast with a drizzle of maple syrup.
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Apple Cider Baked Apples

A baked apple with a topping on top. — Apple Cider Baked Apples. Photo credit: One Hot Oven.

Apple Cider Baked Apples Savor a freshly baked Apple Cider Baked Apple, brimming with pecans and succulent cranberries, nestled within a glaze of sweet cinnamon and rich cider, served piping hot from the oven.
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Apple Cream Scones

Bake this delicious buttery, tender Irish Apple Cream Scones for a quick and simple breakfast treat or afternoon snack. The pat-in-the-pan batter makes them a breeze to prepare, and they're best served warm right from the oven.
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Spiced Apple Syrup

A glass of apple cider on a wooden board, surrounded by three apples and a red cloth. — Spiced Apple Syrup. Photo credit: Feast + West.

Create a cocktail sensation with the simplicity of Spiced Apple Syrup. Made with fresh apples, cinnamon, and cloves, this flavorful syrup effortlessly enhances your drinks, bringing the delicious essence of apples to every sip. You can also pour it over pancakes, apple pie or ice cream.
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Chicken Breast with Apples and Cheese

Close-up of grilled cheese sandwiches with melted cheese, seasoned and browned, on a white plate. — Chicken Breast with Apples and Cheese. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

Give your chicken dinner a fresh twist with Chicken Breast with Apples and Cheese. Juicy apples and rich cheese make this a delicious, apple-infused dish perfect for any night.
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Apple Roses

A bowl filled with apple rose tarts dusted with powdered sugar, surrounded by apples, a lemon, cinnamon sticks, a jar of honey, and a fork on a polka-dotted cloth. — Apple Roses. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

Impress your guests with beautiful Apple Roses, made with puff pastry and thin apple slices. They look and taste like a bakery treat. This is always a favorite apple recipe for special occasions.
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Apple Danish

A stack of rectangular Danish pastries topped with a crumbly streusel and drizzled with icing, placed on a wooden board with a colorful woven placemat underneath. — Apple Danish. Photo credit: Ginger Casa.

This Apple Danish with Crumble Topping is a delicious treat, great for dessert or breakfast. It’s warm, easy to make, and satisfying. Sweet apples are a favorite in these tasty pastries.
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Apple Cider Chicken Skillet

A cast iron skillet filled with four seasoned chicken thighs and sliced apples on a wooden table surface. — Chicken Breast with Apples and Cheese. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

Apple cider chicken is a flavorful dish with bone-in chicken thighs cooked in a sweet and tangy sauce. It pairs beautifully with roasted vegetables. A comforting dinner that’s perfect for apple lovers.
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Apple Cinnamon Rolls

A glass baking dish filled with frosted cinnamon rolls. A spoon rests on top, and two slices of apple and two cinnamon sticks are placed to the side on a dark surface. — Apple Cinnamon Rolls. Photo credit: Renee Nichole's Kitchen.

These apple cinnamon rolls are a fall favorite, packed with fresh apples and topped with cream cheese frosting. They’re a step up from classic cinnamon rolls. The best apple recipe for holiday mornings!
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Apple Crisp in a Mug

A white cup on a wooden board holds a serving of apple crisp topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, with a spoon and cinnamon sticks nearby. — Apple Crisp In A Mug. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

Indulge your sweet tooth in minutes with apple crisp in a mug! This single-serving dessert is warm, cozy, and bursting with cinnamon-spiced apples and a buttery crumble topping.
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Apple Crumble Cheesecake

A slice of crumble-topped cheesecake drizzled with caramel, served on a white plate. Green apples are visible in the background. — Apple Crumble Cheesecake. Photo credit: Texanerin Baking

This apple crumble cheesecake features an oat-based crumble crust and topping and a creamy brown sugar cheesecake filling. You can make it traditionally, whole grain or gluten-free with gluten-free oats and flour.
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Apple and Blueberry Crumble

A dessert plate with fruit crumble topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on a white plate. — Apple and Blueberry Crumble. Photo credit: Texanerin Baking.

This apple and blueberry crumble has the sweet aroma of cinnamon with a crispy crumble topping that’s perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! It can be made traditionally or gluten-free and vegan.
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Apple Pie Cookies

Six cookies topped with caramelized apples on a cooling rack. — Apple Pie Cookies. Photo credit: Little House, Big Alaska.

Apple pie cookies capture the flavor of a classic apple pie but in a convenient, bite-sized treat. They're simpler to make compared to a traditional pie!
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Apple Cider Sangria

A glass of iced drink garnished with apple slices, star anise, rosemary, and a cinnamon stick on a white wooden surface. — Apple Cider Sangria. Photo credit: Feast + West

Make your gatherings extra inviting with a pitcher of Apple Cider Sangria. Blending white wine, brandy, apple cider, ginger beer and spices, this crowd-pleasing drink captures the essence of apples for a comforting sip.
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