These apple desserts begin with the mouthwatering aroma of tantalizing baked apples and cinnamon filling your kitchen. Each of these recipes is delightfully sweet and perfect for celebrating fall. Go beyond apple pie with one of our stellar apple desserts, including apple crisp, apple cake, candy apples, and more.
Big Apple Dumplings
Think of these cinnamon sauce-topped dumplings like single-serving apple pies. In addition to a whole, cored apple, a sweet filling of walnuts, raisins, and honey hides inside the homemade flaky pastry pockets.
Caramel Apple Poke Cake
A poke cake like this apple dessert is the way to go for a guaranteed moist baked treat. If you haven't made a poke cake before, holes are poked into a baked cake with a wooden spoon handle (or a skewer), and a dreamy filling gets poured on/in to keep the cake from drying out. In this case, that filling is a super sweet and creamy dulce de leche!
Apple Pie Pops
What's better than apple pie? Apple pie on a stick! These adorable, fun-to-eat, single-serving apple snacks will win over kids and adults at dessert time.
Apple Pie Tacos
A crispy, cinnamon-sugar-dusted corn tortilla contains a caramel-apple filling for a fresh take on dessert tacos. Garnish with a scoop of whipped cream and a drizzle of caramel sauce to make these treats even more irresistible.
Crumb-Topped Apple Slab Pie
Apple pie or apple crumble? No matter what you call it, this apple dessert is delicious. Start with homemade dough, then add apples and cinnamon. Finish with a crunchy pecan topping.
Apple Sheet Cake
There's not just one, but three types of apples in this fall recipe. In addition to fresh apples, this show-stopping dessert features apple butter and dried apples. Topped with apple slices, this apple cake is a definite show-stopper.
Marbled Caramel Apples
Nothing says fall like caramel apples. Here, we've taken the traditional treat and made a fun apple dessert. Instead of just caramel, the apples get a dip in chocolate and vanilla candy coating, creating an Instagram-worthy swirl effect.
Test Kitchen Tip
Pour the leftover marble coating onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and top with your favorite sweet treats and/or salty snacks. (It's also a great way to use up Halloween candy.)
Apple-Cinnamon Pull-Apart Bread
Don't be fooled by the creamy orange and brown sugar sauce drizzled on top of our to-die-for pull-apart bread recipe. The warm apple dessert is surprisingly lightened up, thanks to the nutritional benefits of ground flaxseed, fresh apples, and reduced-fat cream cheese.
Apple Pie Egg Rolls
Your favorite Asian takeout appetizer is transformed into an indulgent treat in this innovative apple dessert recipe. The portable apple pie is served with fresh whipped cream sweetened with maple syrup for the ultimate dip.
Apple-Cheese Danish
Make your own DIY Danish pastries with a filling of spiced apple slices and cream stuffed between sheets of light and flaky puff pastry.
Test Kitchen Tip
When making this fall apple dessert, save time by turning to canned apple pie filling in place of the spiced apple mixture.
Classic Apple Crisp
A rich custard sauce sets this apple crisp recipe apart from all the rest. Drizzle the custard on top of each portion just before serving. It may be better than a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
Walnut Apple Crisp
Put your slow cooker to work! This easy apple crisp recipe can be made ahead of time and then left to simmer in your slow cooker. Be sure to serve this crisp warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Spiced Apple Tarte Tatin
This apple tart recipe calls for just five simple ingredients including apples, butter, and sugar. Cook the fall fruit with Chinese five-spice powder and top with frozen puff pastry. The result is a caramelized apple dessert dripping with buttery sauce.
Raspberry-Apple Kuchen with Warm Cream Sauce
Our delicious apple kuchen (the German word for cake) is a triple threat of warm and cozy goodness: Tart apples, cinnamon, and our homemade eggnog sauce. It will be an apple dessert you'll make every holiday season (if not more frequently).
Frosted Apple Slab Pie
The tasty filling in this apple dessert features a secret ingredient: cornflakes! Cereal may seem like an unconventional addition, but the crunch makes this slab pie really special. Plus, it's filled with the fall flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg. How could you go wrong?
Danish Pastry Apple Bars
Like an apple strudel recipe, these Danish pastry apple bars can pull double duty for dessert and breakfast the morning after. One recipe makes a whopping 32 servings of the flaky pastry treat, so there will be plenty to go around.
Apple-Toffee Tartlets
Filled with a buttery blend of apples, toffee pieces, and brown sugar, these tartlets have all the flavor of classic toffee apples. Sprinkle the itty-bitty treats with powdered sugar using a fine-mesh sieve for a gorgeous finish.
Apple Butter Cinnamon-Swirl Bread
Chopped fresh apples and homemade apple butter in the batter ensure this quick bread is loaded with fall flavor. Adding buttermilk to the batter results in a tender, moist cake. Use a sweet apple like Honeycrisp or Gala for a dessert-worthy bread.
Apple Toffee Cookies
It's a good thing this delicious cookie recipe makes 40 because you'll definitely be eating more than one. Toasted pecans or walnuts, plus toffee bits, provide just the right amount of crunch in these apple cookies. Keep these cookies around even longer by freezing them for later.
Applesauce Donuts
Our cinnamon-applesauce donuts are an irresistible fall breakfast. Serve with a side of whipped cream for dipping to make them extra decadent. If you've got a lot of fresh apples on hand, you can easily make applesauce from scratch.
Apple and Browned Butter Tart
"Look at how pretty that apple tart is!" That's what everyone will say once they get a look at this fresh apple dessert. The browned butter (combined with brown sugar) adds a rich caramel flavor to the apple wedges. It's simply the perfect fall recipe.
Caramel Apple-Cherry Pie
This is for when you can't decide between apple and cherry. Oh, and did we mention there's caramel in this apple dessert? You can thank us later. The filling calls for vanilla bean paste, but you can easily substitute it with vanilla extract.
Maple Bourbon Apple Pie
This take on classic apple pie is topped with a sugary lattice crust. We'll walk you through how to make it and the tender bourbon-apple filling. This apple dessert is best served after it's cooled for about an hour.