Apple Desserts That Will Make You Fall in Love With Fall

Crisp, sweet, and versatile, apples are the unsung heroes of the dessert world. In this delightful journey through the orchard, we’re bringing you a collection of apple dessert recipes that will make your taste buds do a happy dance. From warm and comforting apple pies to innovative twists on classic treats, these recipes are here to celebrate the glorious apple in all its sugary glory.

Apple Cider Doughnuts

Apple Cider donuts on a cooling rack. — Gluten Free Apple Cider Doughnuts. Photo credit: Seasonal Cravings.

Make these Gluten Free Apple Cider Donuts for the perfect sweet treat made with cinnamon, apple cider, and pure maple syrup. They are easily made with gluten free flour in about thirty minutes and baked in the oven.
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Apple Crisp Recipe

Apple crisp in a cast iron skillet. — Gluten Free Apple Crisp. Photo credit: Seasonal Cravings.

Gluten Free Apple Crisp is the best way to celebrate the start of fall. It is ooey, gooey and full of tart and sweet flavors. Easy to make and perfect for those with dietary restrictions.
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Apple Spice Dump Cake

Make a fuss-free, delicious Apple Spice Dump Cake using just three ingredients – apple pie filling, spice cake mix, and ginger ale.
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Air Fryer Apples

Air Fryer Cinnamon Apples are coated in a brown sugar cinnamon mixture and cook in 10 minutes. The apple slices get lightly caramelized and softened in the air fryer.
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Applesauce Cake

This old-fashioned applesauce cake is a moist cake full of sugar and spices, and topped with a creamy cream cheese frosting.
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Easy Air Fryer Cinnamon Maple Baked Apples

Apples with granola on a plate in front of a slow cooker. — Easy Air Fryer Cinnamon Maple Baked Apples. Photo credit: XoxoBella.

If you are an air fryer fan like me and also an apple fan (again, like me!) you are going to love this easy air fryer apple dessert. I bet you can just imagine how these air fryer cinnamon maple baked apples smell and taste. This air fryer apple dessert made with maple syrup is seriously impressive and perfect for Autumn. Who knew it could be so simple to bake apples in the air fryer!
Get the Recipe: Easy Air Fryer Cinnamon Maple Baked Apples

Apple Cake

Cheerful Cook Caramel Apple Sheet Cake Easy Sheet Cake Recipe — Photo Credit: Cheerful Cook.

This simple Apple Cake is brimming with comforting fall flavors. Made of fresh apples and cinnamon-infused batter baked to golden perfection.
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Gingerbread Apple Cake

A slice of carrot cake with icing and walnuts on a plate. — Gluten Free Vegan Gingerbread Apple Cake. Photo credit: XoxoBella.

This gluten free and vegan gingerbread apple cake tastes so good. You’ll want to go back for seconds and thirds? It exists, and I am so excited to be sharing this recipe with you! With only a few simple ingredients, anyone can make this delicious cake for themselves or as a baked gift when visiting a friend’s house.
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Apple Pie Muffin Top Cookies With Vanilla Maple Glaze

A stack of apple cookies with icing on top. — Apple Pie Muffin Top Cookies with Vanilla Maple Glaze. Photo credit: xoxoBella.

These apple pie muffin top cookies are like a wonderful combination of cookies and muffins. Apple cinnamon cookies are perfect for the fall. These glazed apple cookies are finished off with the most exquisite vanilla maple glaze. If you are a fan of soft apple cookies, you will love this muffin-top cookies recipe.
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Air Fryer Apricot Apple Cinnamon Dumplings

Apple dumplings on a white plate. — Air Fryer Apricot Apple Cinnamon Dumplings. Photo credit: xoxoBella.

This easy apricot apple air fryer dumplings recipe teams the fruity taste of apples and apricot with warm autumn flavors. Apricot apple cinnamon dumplings are rich and warm, and these puff pastry dumplings taste incredible. Learn how easy it is to make dumplings with puff pastry with this tasty autumn air fryer dessert.
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Apple Dump Cake

Apple cake with ice cream on a white plate. — Apple Dump Cake. Photo credit: PinkWhen.

Good gravy! This dessert recipe is good. Trust me on this one…you’re not going to want to pass up a chance to make this delicious Apple Dump Cake. And as the name suggests, it’s basically “dumping” in some simple ingredients, baking it, and shoveling it in your mouth! This is one cake recipe that you’re absolutely going to love.
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Air Fryer Apple Pie Bombs

A pastry with a slice taken out of it. — Apple Pie Bomb. Photo credit: PinkWhen.

Just when you thought that you’ve made it all, along comes this simple recipe for Air Fryer Apple Pie Bombs. They’re a fast and easy treat that is loaded down with flavor. They literally just take four ingredients to make as well!
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Easy Apple Nachos With Caramel & Chocolate

A plate of apple salad with nuts and chocolate chips. — Easy Apple Nachos With Caramel & Chocolate. Photo credit: PinkWhen.

Apple nachos are the best and quite possibly, the simplest dessert treat ever. There’s nothing quite like a plate full of caramel apple slices topped with yummy ingredients to take away the stresses and worry of the day.
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Apple Tart Tatin

Apple Tart on a plate. — Apple Tart Tatin. Photo credit: If You Give a Blonde a Kitchen.

With only 5 ingredients, you can have a classic French dessert. Tarte tatin is made with caramelized apples and a flaky crust. It’s essentially an upside down apple tart!
Get the Recipe: Apple Tart Tatin

Apple Dutch Baby

Apple dutch on a round plate. — Apple Dutch Baby. Photo credit: If You Give a Blonde a Kitchen.

This classic dutch baby recipe is topped with a delicious apple compote. It’s an easy recipe for what is essentially a German pancake! This dish is ready to eat in 30 minutes and served hot out of the oven.
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Apple Oatmeal Cookies

Apple oatmeal cookie with toppings. — Apple Oatmeal Cookies. Photo credit: My Happy Bakes.

These Apple Oatmeal Cookies have crisp edges, chewy centers and apple pieces in each bite! They’re perfectly spiced and so easy to make.
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Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes

Apple Cinnamon cupcake withe icing on top. — Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes. Photo credit: My Happy Bakes.

These Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes are filled with homemade apple filling and covered in an easy cinnamon buttercream!
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Apple Hand Pies

These Apple Hand Pies are made with a homemade apple pie filling and a perfectly flaky buttermilk crust. They’re the cutest fall treat!
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Apple Galette

Easier to make than Apple Pie, this Apple Galette is filled with deliciously spiced apples and has the flakiest buttermilk crust.
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Dutch Apple Dumplings

Dutch apple dumpling poured with milk. — Dutch Apple Dumplings. Photo credit: Full of Plants.

Have you ever heard of Appelbollen (Dutch Apple Dumplings)? It is a dessert that I discovered last year in the Netherlands. It consists of an apple filled with almond paste and cinnamon sugar, wrapped in puffed pastry. It’s usually eaten warm during winter and is a super comforting treat!
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Apple Walnut Fruit Salad With Cinnamon Maple Coconut Whipped Cream

Apple salad with walnuts. — Apple Walnut Fruit Salad With Cinnamon Maple Coconut Whipped Cream. Photo credit: The Roasted Root.

Fall harvest fruit salad with apples, walnuts, grapes, and homemade coconut whipped cream. A marvelous paleo and vegan-friendly side dish to bring on your fall picnics.
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Gf Apple Cider Donut Cake

Slices of Apple cider donut cake. — Gf Apple Cider Donut Cake. Photo credit: Well Fed Baker.

Apple cider doughnuts, with their soft, spongy cake and delicious cinnamon sugar coating, are one of my favorite treats – especially in the fall. So, I couldn’t help but take the inspiration from their texture and flavor and transform the sweet donut into this apple cider donut cake.
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Easy Apple Crisp Bars

Apple crisp bar with toppings. — Easy Apple Crisp Bars. Photo credit: Well Fed Baker.

This easy apple bar recipe is the perfect way to capture that fall apple flavor. With a layer of apple butter, a crispy cinnamon streusel and a thick layer of fresh apples, these bars are simply fall in a bite.
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Apple Pear Pie

Pears are one of my favorite fruits for fall. I usually eat them sliced with some nuts or granola. It’s my go-to fall breakfast. So when I was looking at the pear display at the store, I thought to myself I wonder how those would taste with apples in a pie and voila, this apple pear pie recipe was born. Pair this filling with my perfect gluten free pie crust for a delicious dessert to add to your table this holiday season!
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Apple Fritter Cake Recipe

Apple fritter cake on a plate. — Apple Fritter Cake Recipe. Photo credit: Desserts & Drinks.

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!
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Vegan Apple Frangipane Tart (French Apple Tart)

Apple tart with slices. — Vegan Apple Frangipane Tart (French Apple Tart). Photo credit: Addicted to Dates.

With an easy shortcrust pastry, vegan frangipane filling, and apricot-glazed apples, this vegan French apple tart will have you feeling like you’ve just visited a boulangerie-pâtisserie. The perfect eggless and dairy-free dessert for apple season.
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Air Fryer Apple Roses

Apple roses on a nice white plate. — Air Fryer Apple Roses. Photo credit: Trop Rockin.

Air Fryer Apple Roses are sweet apple slices held together with fluffy puff pastry to form a gorgeous-looking apple dessert. With flavors of cinnamon, apples, powdered sugar wrapped in a golden brown crust, these air fryer apple roses taste amazing!
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Bisquick Apple Cobbler

Apple cobbler with spoon on the side. — Bisquick Apple Cobbler. Photo credit: Urban Farmie.

This delicious Bisquick apple cobbler is the perfect combination of tart apples, sweet cinnamon and buttery Bisquick. It’s easy to make, full of flavor and comes together in under an hour – a classic Fall dessert that will have your guests begging for more!
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