Picture this: It’s fall, you’ve just gone apple picking—you’ve snagged a couple apple cider donuts, some hot apple cider, and then maybe got a little (okay, a LOT) overzealous with the amount of apples you’re lugging home. Just us? Look, we can’t help ourselves! We wait all year for the bounty of crisp, sweet, in-season apples (Red Delicious apples in January are NOT it), and we admittedly get very excited to take advantage of them. The best thing to do with a ton of apples? Bake with them. Whether you too are sitting on a bushel of apples, or just grabbed a couple from your local market, we’ve got a recipe for you. Check out our apple desserts for ideas—they might just rival pumpkin for the best fall desserts around.
Speaking of pumpkin, every year our pie recipes battle it out for top holiday dessert of the year. We’re partial to making them ALL, but if you’re an apple fan, you’ve got to try our apple pie. It’s flaky and buttery, with the perfect sweet-tart filling…swoon. Best of all, we’ve got tons of variations on it too. Try our bacon weave apple pie, our skillet apple pie, and our apple crumb pie. With all these recipes, you could have a pie a week this fall, no problem.
Looking for easier apple desserts? We get it, pie can be a BIG endeavor. Turn to shortcut ingredients like store-bought caramel, puff pastry, crescent roll dough, phyllo dough, and even the apples themselves to make things a lot easier on yourself. Try our crustless apple “pies”, our French apple tart, our apple dumplings, or our apple strudel for ideas. They’re super impressive without a ton of effort on your part. Win win.
Want more fall dessert inspiration? Check out our favorite sweet potato desserts and our top pumpkin desserts too.