There are two types of people in the fall: apple people, and pumpkin people. But if you believe that apple is the superior flavor of fall, then you’re going to LOVE these easy apple desserts! Each recipe is flavorful, made with just a few simple ingredients, and, of course, features apples as the most delicious flavor.
What Dessert Can I Make With Apples?
There are so many great options for desserts to make with apples! Apple crumbles, apple cake, caramel apples, and even apple butter are all great and easy options. If you’re craving a sweet treat made with apples, then these apple dessert recipes are the best!
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26 Apple Desserts
1. Apple Cinnamon Cake
This Apple Cinnamon Cake Recipe is soft, fluffy, and infused with an incredible cinnamon sugar swirl and chunks of apples. It’s finished with a sweet cinnamon sugar glaze that’s SO good! One of our favorite fall treats, this cake is perfect for breakfast, a snack, or dessert. Plus, with just 30 minutes of prep, it’s easy to make and the best served warm with a hot cup of coffee. We love this easy apple cake and know you will, too!
2. Apple Goat Cheese Puff Pastry
Creamy, sweet, and so flavorful. This Apple Goat Cheese Puff Pastry recipe is the BEST appetizer, brunch treat, or even delicious dessert! Make these easy, effortless tarts in no time at all for a treat that everyone will enjoy.
3. Apple Fritter Cake
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!
4. Apple Blackberry Crumble
Warm, fall fruit covered in a sweet crumble oat topping and topped with a scoop of ice cream. Every bite of this vegan and gluten-free dessert is SO good! This Apple Blackberry Crumble Fruit Bake can be prepped in just 15 minutes and is one of my favorite cozy desserts for a chilly evening!
5. French Apple Cake
This French apple cake uses simple ingredients and is made without rum. Layered, fresh apples sit atop a beautiful and fluffy vanilla cake that’s been dusted with powdered sugar to look like a snowflake.
6. Apple Cider Sangria
This Apple Cider Sangria Recipe is crisp, cozy, and tastes like fall in a glass. Made with fresh apples, orange slices, warming spices, white wine, and a splash of brandy, it’s the perfect balance of sweet, spiced, and refreshing. Even better, it comes together in just ten minutes and can easily be made ahead, making it ideal for parties and gatherings. This is hands down the BEST fall sangria recipe!
7. Maple Crumble Baked Apples
This Baked Apples Recipe is my version of a healthy apple crumble and it’s SO good. The sweet apples are stuffed with a crisp maple, oat, and almond butter crumble, then baked until soft. Served warm, they’re the BEST fall treat!
8. Easy Apple Turnovers
These easy Apple Turnovers are filled with a sweet apple filling inside store-bought puff pastry sheets and drizzled with a luscious maple glaze. It’s like apple pie wrapped up in a flaky, buttery pocket of goodness!
9. Baked Apple Croissant
This Starbucks-inspired Baked Apple Croissant recipe has been tested to perfection and is about to become your new fall obsession! With only 7 ingredients, these flaky, soft, cinnamon apple-filled treats couldn’t be simpler to make. It’s the perfect way to kick off the season with something truly special.
10. Apple Pie Bars
These Apple Pie Bars are healthy and made with natural ingredients. They’re topped off with a streusel topping for a delicious treat that will have you reaching for seconds!
11. Apple Crisp
Looking for a delicious, warm-out-of-the-oven fall dessert that’s easy to make and guilt-free? This Healthy Apple Crisp recipe is sweet, indulgent, and lightened-up for a quick and easy treat! Made with maple syrup, oats, and fresh apples, this recipe is vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and dairy-free. This delicious apple dessert is the best for fall!
12. Caramel Apple Martini
This Caramel Apple Martini is made with real apples and caramel and perfectly captures all the warm, inviting flavors of fall. Whether it’s a crisp autumn evening by the fire or a festive fall celebration, this apple cocktail is the perfect way to toast to the season – all in just 10 minutes!
13. Cream Cheese Apple Torte
Packed full of cinnamon-spiced apples and a surprise cheesecake layer over a buttery crust, this Cream Cheese Apple Torte is a sure-fire hit!
14. Apple Pie Cookies
These Apple Pie Cookies are one of my favorite treats for fall! With buttery, cinnamon apple goodness, brown sugar oats, and a white chocolate drizzle, every bite of these soft oatmeal cookies is melt-in-your-mouth delicious.
15. Slow Cooker Caramel Apple Cider
Slow Cooker Caramel Apple Cider with a homemade caramel sauce is a fun and easy fall drink the whole family will love!
16. Apple Cider Muffins
Sweet and delicious, these Apple Cider Muffins are perfect for fall! Made with real apple cider and applesauce, these easy muffins have so much flavor. They’re soft, light, and SO yummy, especially when they’re warm out of the oven!
17. Apple Dumplings
These Apple Dumplings using Crescent Rolls are one of those almost-too-good-to-be-true desserts. Made with just a handful of simple ingredients, they feature tart apples wrapped in buttery crescent roll dough, then bathed in a brown sugar butter sauce and baked until golden brown. A splash of Mountain Dew soda (that’s our secret weapon) bubbles underneath, adding moisture, caramelized edges, and a hint of tang that balances the sweetness.
18. Apple Pie Filling Cinnamon Rolls
These Apple Pie Filling Cinnamon Rolls are the perfect way to enjoy the best flavors of fall in one easy dish! Comforting and sweet, this brunch recipe is made by adding pie filling to the bottom of a casserole dish and topping with cinnamon rolls and icing. Add fresh apples and brown sugar on top to take things up a notch!
19. Iced Apple Crisp Cream Chai
Iced Apple Crisp Cream Chai that’s dairy-free, can be made in 15 minutes, and tastes just like the real deal! The best part is that the syrup lasts for up to 2 weeks, so you can make homemade apple chai drinks all fall long. This Starbucks copycat recipe saves money, time, and has the BEST apple and chai flavors!
20. Chocolate Covered Apples
Juicy sliced apples covered with vanilla yogurt mixture, dipped into a chocolate shell, and topped with peanuts and flaky salt. These Chocolate Covered Apples are the BEST healthy snack or treat!
21. Apple Cider Donut Cake
Easy apple cider donut cake recipe is the ultimate fall dessert! This is the best apple cider donut cake recipe and one of my favorite apple cider bundt cake recipes! Just like those delicious apple cider donuts you love!
22. Apple Pie Cupcakes
If you love apple pie but also love cupcakes, why not enjoy both in one delicious treat? These Apple Pie Cupcakes are soft, fluffy, and filled with warm spiced apple pie filling, then topped with creamy frosting!
23. Chewy Apple Cider Cookies
Get yourself in an autumnal state of mind by baking a batch of these delectably chewy Apple Cider Cookies.These yummy soft cookies are made with fewer than 10 ingredients, including whole wheat pastry flour for a sneaky boost of fiber—perfect for back to school lunches.
24. Apple Cider Bourbon Cocktail
Looking for a unique cocktail that’s made to impress? This Apple Cider Bourbon Cocktail is full of fall flavors! With only 5 simple ingredients, making this autumn-inspired drink is the perfect way to celebrate the season.
25. Mini Apple Pies
Warm, sweet, and delicious Mini Apple Pies that are gluten-free and easy to make! Mix up the gluten-free crust dough, chill, and then press into a muffin tin. Fill each one with homemade apple pie filling and bake! These fall treats are perfect for holiday gatherings or for when you’re just craving cinnamon apple pie goodness.
26. Caramel Apple Date Bark
Enjoy all the flavors of candy apples with this easy-to-make & no-bake healthy Caramel Apple Date Bark made with dates, nut butter, pretzels, apples, and chocolate.
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26 Easy Apple Desserts: Apple Fritter Cake
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup butter melted and cooled
Topping
- 4 1/2 cups apples peeled & diced about 4-5
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
Sugar Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 5-7 Tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Whisk together all of the ingredients for the batter (except for the melted butter) until well combined.
- Slowly add in the melted butter until fully combined.
- Pour the cake batter into a greased 9×13 inch pan.
- Peel and dice the apples.
- In a separate bowl, mix the topping ingredients together (except for the apples).
- Fold in the apples until distributed evenly.
- Top the batter with this mixture, using a knife to swirl the topping around and lightly blend parts of it into the cake batter.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes.
- Let the cake cool for 20 minutes (or more).
- While the cake is cooling, whisk together the glaze ingredients.
- Drizzle the glaze over the cake, cut into slices, and enjoy!
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