When it comes to creating Apple Dessert Recipes, the possibilities are endless. Sweet, juicy fruit baked with cinnamon and sugar makes every treat feel like a seasonal celebration.
From classic pies to warm crisps and even handheld pies, you’re going to love this collection of easy desserts.
At a Glance
What it is: A hand-picked collection of apple desserts that capture the cozy flavors of fall, from classic pies and crisps to creative treats filled with warm cinnamon and sugar.
Why you’ll love it: These recipes fill your kitchen with the sweet aroma of baked apples and make it easy to find the perfect dessert for Thanksgiving or any autumn gathering.
How to use it: Browse the collection to find everything from quick weeknight sweets to impressive holiday showstoppers—there’s an apple dessert here for every occasion.
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Table of Contents
Best Apples for Baking
If you are gearing up to baking with apples, make sure you check out the best apples for eating and baking. There is a difference!
Some variety of apples will hold their shape better. While some apples fall apart easier...hint, those apples are great for applesauce.
How to Peel Apples
- Paring knife: Slice off the top and bottom, then carefully remove the skin in a continuous spiral.
- Vegetable peeler: Trim the ends, then drag the peeler from top to bottom for long, even strips.
- Food processor or blender attachment: A quick option for peeling, though it usually means extra cleanup.
Best Method: A vegetable peeler is the easiest, most efficient way to peel apples for baking. This is my favorite peeler—it works smoothly, glides easily over the fruit, and makes peeling quick and simple.
OXO Good Grips Large Vegetable Y Prep Peeler, Black
Air Fryer Apple Recipes
Get ready to enjoy our collection of air fryer apple recipes. Get ready to enjoy crispy, caramelized apple goodness with every bite.
Apple Recipes with Cake Mix
Try out these delicious apple desserts that start out with a boxed made with cake mix:
- Apple Dump Cake.
- Try this new spin on the traditional dump cake recipe with Cinnamon Toast Crunch Apple Dump Cake.
- Easy Caramel Apple Dump Cake - served in individual ramekins.
- Pumpkin Apple Dump Cake
Canned Apple Recipes Dessert
Check out these tasty apple dessert recipes using canned apple pie filling:
- Apple Hand Pies made in the Air Fryer - An easy dessert to make using refrigerator pie dough and canned apple pie filling.
- Crescent Rolls Apple Pie Filling Cream Cheese - perfect for dessert or to serve as a sweet treat after brunch on Sunday!
- Apple Crisp. It's perfect for dessert buffet tables.
- Walking Apple Pie - you've heard of Walking Tacos, now try my portable easy dessert made with bags of Teddy Grahams filled with apple pie filling and topped with whipped cream.
Puff Pastry Apple Recipes
Get ready to enjoy the perfect combination of sweet, juicy apples and flaky, golden puff pastry in our delicious collection of apple recipes.
- Apple Cream Cheese Puff Pastry Braid
- Apple Desserts with Puff Pastry
- Apple Danish with Puff Pastry
- Puff Pastry Apple Tart
Traditional Apple Recipes
Transport yourself to a cozy kitchen filled with the aroma of warm spices and sweet apples with this collection of traditional apple dessert recipes:
- Apple Bundles
- Apple Caramel Puff Pastry - this is one of my new favorite recipes to bake when company is coming. It looks like it came from a bakery!
- Apple Crisp - one of the first apple recipes I learned how to bake.
- Apple Crumb Pie or Apple Dutch Pie - combine the inside of an apple pie topped with apple crisp!
- Apple Danish - made with crescent rolls and apple pie filling.
- Apple Dumplings - one of my family's favorites!
- Apple Pie for Two
- Cheesecake with Apple Caramel Topping
- Cinnamon Apple Dutch Baby - perfect for brunch.
- Crescent Roll Apple Dumplings
- Homemade Apple Pie - with tips on which egg wash for apple pie to use as well as choosing the best apples for baking.
- Homemade Apple Pie Filling
- Homemade Applesauce - recipe for cooking in the crock pot or in the instant pot.
- Mason Jar Apple Pie
- Mini Cheesecakes with Apple Crumb Topping
- Puff Pastry Apple Tart - if baking a pie crust scares you, try this tart recipe that uses puff pastry.
Apple Recipe Collections
- Apple Desserts with Crescent Rolls
- Apple Pie Recipes for Thanksgiving
- Canned Apple Desserts
- Delicious Fall Apple Desserts
- Pumpkin Apple Desserts
- Sugar Free Apple Desserts
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