Pies, cookies, cakes, muffins, and more! There are so many easy recipes you can make using those fresh fall apples. This list of apple recipes should provide you with plenty of fall baking inspiration!
From pumpkin to cinnamon to brown butter, there are so many delicious fall flavors that I adore baking with each year that I’m never able to make everything on my “to bake” list.
There is one ingredient that I always prioritize using though: fresh apples. Whether they’re picked from a local farm (the best!) or purchased from the farmers market, nothing tastes better than a sweet treat that lets the flavor of in-season apples really shine.
I’ve created dozens of apple recipes over the years, but it’s WAY too many to list all in one post. Below are some of my personal favorites that I make at home every single year. I hope they start showing up in yours too!
Tip: When baking, try to use firm, crisp apple varieties like Honey Crisp, Granny Smith, Braeburn, Pink Lady, or Fuji.
Apple Dumplings
Buttery pie dough envelops brown sugar-stuffed apples in this old-fashioned recipe. After baking, the apple dumplings are drizzled with a spiced apple cider sauce that I could happily eat with a spoon!
Apple Dumpling Recipe
Apple Fritter Cake
Skip the headache of frying individual apple fritters in hot oil and make an apple fritter cake instead. There are both cinnamon apples and applesauce in the batter for maximum fall flavor.
Apple Fritter Cake Recipe
Apple Oatmeal Cookies
Thick, soft, and chewy, these cookies are packed with old-fashioned oats, chopped apple, and warming spices. The cookie dough doesn’t need to be chilled, so the entire batch of cookies is ready to serve in less than 1 hour.
Apple Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
Apple Cobbler
This easy apple cobbler is made with tender spiced apple slices and a moist cake-like topping. You can serve it as is, but I love to add a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top!
Apple Cobbler Recipe
Apple Cider Donut cake
Instead of a frosting or glaze, this simple bundt cake is coated in cinnamon sugar to make it taste just like your favorite apple cider donuts. There’s apple cider, applesauce, and grated apple in the batter, so it’s safe to say this cake isn’t short on apple flavor!
Apple Cider Donut Cake Recipe
Morning Glory Muffins
These hearty muffins packed with carrot, apple, coconut, and walnuts are perfect any time of year! I like to make a double batch and freeze the extras for a quick breakfast on busy mornings.
Morning Glory Muffin Recipe
Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal Cups
Pure maple syrup, chopped apple, and ground cinnamon transform standard baked oatmeal into a filling fall breakfast that’s perfect for meal prep.
Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cup Recipe
Apple Pie
This easy homemade pie recipe features a well spiced apple filling and the flakiest pie crust you’ve ever tasted. I love to drizzle a little salted caramel sauce on top and serve it warm.
Apple Pie Recipe
Apple Bread
Want to hear a secret? I toss the apple chunks in cinnamon sugar before folding them into the quick bread batter to give this apple bread even MORE flavor! This is a great treat to give as a gift, but you can freeze it for later too.
Apple Bread Recipe
Apple Butter
This is an easy slow cooker recipe that can be prepped in the morning and left to cook all day long. Warning: your house will smell like the inside of a fall candle shop by the end of the day!
Apple Butter Recipe
Apple Muffins
The crumb topping on these cinnamon apple muffins is technically optional, but I never omit it because I love the texture it adds! These muffins aren’t too sweet and pair nicely with a cup of coffee or tea.
Apple Muffin Recipe
Baked Apples
If you’re looking for a show-stopping apple dessert that’s great for dinner parties, baked apples are it! Whole apples are cored and stuffed with a brown sugar oat mixture, then topped with a cinnamon sauce. Talk about delicious!
Baked Apple Recipe
Mini Apple Pies
These mini pies are the perfect two-bite treat to serve on a Thanksgiving dessert table. I prefer making mini pies for larger gatherings where cutting and serving full slices of pie would be too time consuming or difficult.
Mini Apple Pie Recipe
Apple Cake
My husband’s grandmother used to make this apple cake recipe each year, so now I do too! I typically bake the batter in a bundt pan, but you can also use two loaf pans if you prefer!
Apple Cake Recipe
Apple Turnovers
Flaky puff pastry is stuffed with a gooey cinnamon apple filling in this simple recipe that doubles as breakfast or dessert. If you like Toaster Strudels, these turnovers remind me of those!
Apple Turnover Recipe
Fried Apples
Fried apples are a favorite Southern dessert of mine because it takes just 20 minutes to prepare and tastes just like apple pie filling. Sometimes I’ll eat the apples plain, but more often than not I add ice cream or whipped cream on top.
Fried Apple Recipe
Apple Cinnamon Scones
These scones are soft, tender, and so easy to make. They’re delicious plain, but I suggest topping them with a simple vanilla glaze, just because!
Apple Cinnamon Scone Recipe
Apple Upside-Down Cake
Cinnamon-spiked vanilla cake batter is poured over buttery apple slices before being baked. When the cake is flipped over, the caramelized apples become the gorgeous topping!
Apple Upside-Down Cake Recipe
Apple Crisp
If you’ve got lots of apples that need using up, make an apple crisp! The brown sugar oat topping crisps up in the oven while the apple filling turns soft and gooey.
Apple Crisp Recipe
Apple Hand Pies
If you take nothing else from this list of apple recipes, let it be that there’s truly no bad way to eat apple pie! These hand pies are another easy way to serve everyone’s favorite fall pie at larger parties and gatherings.
Apple Hand Pie Recipe
Apple Coffee Cake
To keep this cake super tender, I incorporated buttermilk into the batter, and brown sugar for even more flavor. This is the perfect cake for fall breakfasts and brunches, and it can even be made a day or two in advance.
Apple Coffee Cake Recipe
Apple Fritters
These homemade apple fritters are a little crisp on the outside and pillowy soft in the middle. The cinnamon-vanilla glaze takes these fritters to the next level!
Apple Fritter Recipe
Apple French Toast Casserole
This apple French toast casserole is perfect for entertaining because it can be assembled the night before and baked the next morning. The crumb topping makes it taste like something you’d get at a restaurant!
Apple French Toast Casserole Recipe
Apple Crumble Pie
Ditch the top pie crust and try topping your apple pie with a buttery crumble topping instead! If rolling out pie crust intimidates you or you simply don’t have the patience for it, this easy recipe is bound to become a new favorite.
Apple Crumble Pie Recipe
This site contains affiliate links, if you make a purchase through them, we receive a small commission.